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Municipality of Genalguacil (Andalusia, Spain)

Málaga Province

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image by Wikipedia Users:Nethunter and SanchoPanzaXXI, 08 Aug 2009

Introduction
Description
Coat of Arms

See also:

Málaga Province (Andalusia, Spain)
Andalusia (Spain)
Spain

Introduction

The municipality of Genalguacil (526 inhabitants in 2008; 3,100 ha) is located in the valley of the Genal, 155 km west of Málaga.

Gold silver and copper was extracted by the Phoenician and Greek colonists in the area; remains of hand mills used to triturate ore have been found in the place called Los Morteretes. Anyway, the name of the village is of Moorish origin, as "Genna al-Wacir," the Vizir's Gardens. A Muslim dignitary must have enjoyed the place. After the Christian reconquest, the village was granted to the Duke of Arcos. The Mudejar Muslims revolted in 1500; the next year, they defeated troops commanded by Alonso de Aguilar, so that King Ferdinand had to negotiate peace in personam. The Mudejar who refused to abjure Islam emigrated to North Africa, while those who converted and remained in Andalusia were called Moriscos. The revolted Moriscos were eventually expelled in 1570 and Genalguacil was resettled by Christians. The village was granted the rank of "villazgo" at a yet unknown date.

The "Encuentros de Arte" (Arts Meeting) were organized in Genalguacil for the first time in 2004. Every two years during the two first weeks of August, the village is transformed into a living museum, with original sculptures being placed in the streets and squares. Several of the sculptures shown during the festival have been offerred by the artists to the municipal museum.

Source: Municipal website

Ivan Sache, 08 Aug 2009

Description

The local flag (sic) of Genalguacil was approved by the Municipal Council on 31 March 2004 and submitted to the General Directorate of Local Administration, which confirmed it by Decree on 17 May 2004, published in the Andalusian official gazette (Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía, BOJA) No. 117 on 6 June 2004.

The relevant parts of the Decree are the following:

Rectangular panel, in proportions 2/3, horizontally divided in three equal parts, the upper and the lower white and the central itself horizontally divided in three parts, red, white and red, respectively. In the center the municipal coat of arms .

The flag should be registered on the Andalusian Register of Local Entities, with its official written description and graphics (as originally submitted, but unfortunately not appended to the Decree).

Source: BOJA No. 117, p. 13,330, 06 Jun 2004

Ivan Sache, 08 Aug 2009

Coat of Arms

The coat of arms of Genalguacil is described on the municipal website as:

Argent, a lion rampant, gules (red), "alterado" and crowned or, holding dexter a sword or, over it per saltire a palm of the same, in the quarters, three fleurs-de-lis azure (blue). The shield surmounted with a Royal Spanish Crown [lengthy description omitted].

Source: Municipal website

Ivan Sache, 08 Aug 2009