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Municipality of Rincón de la Victoria (Andalusia, Spain)

Málaga Province

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image by Ivan Sache and Wikipedia User: Davidente, 15 Jul 2009

Introduction
Description

See also:

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

Introduction

Basic data:

Size: 27.50 Km²
Population: Approx. 25,000
Residents known as: Rinconeros
Monuments: Cueva del Tesoro, Casa Fuerte (fortress) de Bezmiliana, Torres Almenaras (beacon towers) Cantal and Torre Benagalbón.
Geographic location: At the entrance to the Axarquía, on the eastern Costa del Sol, 12 kilometres from Malaga, at sea level.
Tourist information: Town Hall, Plaza Al-Andalus, 1. 29730.
Phone: 952 402 300
Fax: 952 402 900
On the Internet: www.rincondelavictoria.com

Rincón de la Victoria was a fishing town up to twenty years ago, but at only 12 kilometres from Malaga, it has now become an important centre of both residential and seasonal tourism. One arrives on the Autovía del Mediterráneo, heading towards Motril and turning off at La Cala del Moral, or keeping to the autovía. The N-340 road passes through the town, and even from here one can see that this was once a typical fishing town on the coast.

The municipality covers an area of 30 square kilometres, and offers something for everybody: lots of hotels, restaurants and bars, ten kilometres of coastline for water sports or simply lying in the sun, an excellent golf course and other sporting facilities. The 18-hole Añoreta Golf Course, designed by Jose María Cañizares, is on the border with Torre de Benagalbón, and is considered one of the best in Spain. The paseo marítimo (esplanada) that links La Cala del Moral with Rincón is seven kilometres long, and from here there are wonderful views over Malaga Bay. There are chiringuitos (beach bars and restaurants) on the beach, where one can eat fresh fish or have a drink.

One of the old traditions that has not yet been lost in Rincón de la Victoria is net fishing on the beaches in the early morning. A net of about 40 or 50 metres long is thrown into the water by a group of men, who make a wide circle with it, gradually pulling it in to the beach again full of fish, if they are lucky. This is a sight that is seldom seen in other parts of Europe, and well worth getting out of bed early for.

Blas Delgado, Oct 15 2005

The municipality of Rincón de la Victoria (locally known as El Rincón; 37,145 inhabitants in 2008; 2,751 ha), located on the Costa del Sol, is part of the metropolitan area of Málaga.

Until 1949, the municipality was named Benagalbón after its main settlement, known in antiquity as Bezmiliana. The seat of the municipality was then transferred to the village of Rincón de la Victoria, a former fishing village built on a beach flanked by two rocky spurs (therefore its name, in Spanish, "the nook"); the Minims owned there a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin of the Victory (in Spanish, "victoria").

Source: Municipal website

Ivan Sache, 15 Jul 2009

Description

The official flags, since December 2004, of the municipality of Rincón de la Victoria, Málaga Province, Andalusia Aut. Comm. They are two flags, one of them with the city shield among the stars, making the star nearer to the hoist to move further toward the hoist.

Blas Delgado, Oct 13 2005

The flag of Rincón de la Victoria was approved by the Municipal Council on 29 November 2004 and submitted on 17 December 2004 to the General Directorate of Local Administration, which confirmed it by Decree on 24 February 2005, published in the Andalusian official gazette (Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía, BOJA) No. 52 on 15 March 2005.

The relevant parts of the Decree are the following:

Rectangular flag in proportions 3 x 2, divided in two equal vertical stripes, golden yellow at hoist and sea blue at hoist. In the blue stripe are three white stripes of 1/9 the hoist, the first 2/9 of the border and 1/9 between each. In the middle of the yellow stripe is the municipal coat of arms surrounded by four five-pointed blue stars. The size of the shield is so that it can be inscribed in a ring whose diameter is 1/4 the hoist ; the size of the stars is so that each can be inscribed in a ring whose diameter is 5/16 the hoist. The placement of the centers is at 0, 45, 180 and 315 degrees, taken as the origin the extreme line of the ring. The star placed at hoist has its horizontal placement at 1/32 from the hoist. The colours are yellow PMS 109c on the Pantone scale, blue PMS 287c and white. The reverse is the inverted image of the obverse, except the coat of arms that is represented as it is.

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 appended to the Decree).

Source: BOJA No. 52, p. 77, 15 Mar 2005

Coat of Arms

The heraldic coat of arms (sic) of Rincón de la Victoria was approved by the Municipal Council on 28 May 2004 and submitted to the General Directorate of Local Administration on 9 June 2004, which confirmed it by Decree on 2 July 2004, published in the Andalusian official gazette (Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía, BOJA) No. 143 on 22 July 2004.

The relevant parts of the Decree are the following:

Shield divided per fess the upper half divided per pale. First, or a cliff mountain proper on waves azure and argent with the opening of a cave or flanked sinister by a wild figtree vert. Second, gules, a mountain proper on waves azure and argent a fishing boat proper in waves azure and argent with three oars into the water, surmounted by a moon argent in the fourth crescent, itself surmounted by planet Venus as a bezant azure. The moon fimbriated sable. The shield surmounted with a Royal crown closed [lengthy description omitted].

The coat of arms 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. 143, p. 16,325, 22 Jul 2004

According to WebMalaga, the coat of arms was designed by the heraldist Mateo Gallego. The tower on the mountain in the second quarter, not mentioned in the blazon, represents the Castle of Bezmiliana and the cave represents the Treasure's Cave.

The Castle of Bezmiliana was built in 1766 by King Charles III on the ruins of an old tower watching the coast. It is used today as an exhibition center. (Concecer Málaga No. 59, January-February 2009)

The Treasure's Cave is a famous marine cave: "This marine cave, with a main gallery of 500 metres, is believed to have started life as a prehistoric sanctuary of the Moon Goddess Noctiluca, Goddess of fertility, life, death and hunting. Cave drawings of animals and ceramics from the Neolithic period have been discovered there. Tesoro means treasure in Spanish, and legend has it that in the 7th century a certain Emperor Tasulin Ibn hid his fortune within the cave's salty walls. Since then countless treasure hunters have tried in vain to discover the booty." (www.andalucia.com)

Ivan Sache, 09 Aug 2009