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The municipality of Turón (330 inhabitants in 2007; 5,500 ha) is located in the mountain region of Alpujarra, 150 km south-east of Granada. In the Roman times, Turón was the mining colony Turobriga; the local lead mines have been abandoned long ago. Turón was one of the few villages where the Moors did not commit violence against their Christian neighbours, and even protected them, during the Alpujarra revolt (late 16th century); this noble gesture did not prevent them from being slaughtered by troops sent by King Philip II. The village was subsequently resettled by Christian colonists from all over Spain.
Source: Granada tourism website
Ivan Sache, 28 Jun 2009
The flag and arms of Turón were approved by the Municipal Council on 15 April 2009 and submitted on 20 April 2009 to the General Directorate of Local Administration, which confirmed them by Decree on 4 May 2009, published in the Andalusian official gazette (Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía, BOJA) No. 104 on 2 June 2009.
The relevant parts of the Decree are the following:
Coat of arms: Shield divided per fess, the lower part divided per pale. 1. Argent a polecat* gules. 2. Or a mass and a hammer sable crossed per saltire. 3. Vert a tree argent. The shield surmounted by a Royal crown closed.Flag: - Rectangular flag in proportions 2:3, made of two equal stripes, the upper red and the lower green, with a vertical stripe placed along the hoist and covering 1/3 of the flag length, yellow with a black polecat*'s head.
The symbols should be registered on the Andalusian Register of Local Entities, with their official written description and graphics (as originally submitted, but unfortunately not apprended to the Decree
Source: BOJA, No. 104, pp. 49-50, 02 Jun 2009
* the original says a (canting) "turón," that is an European polecat (Mustela putorius).
Ivan Sache, 28 Jun 2009