Army and Navy

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Alcantara, Cavalry Regiment

Argent, a cross of Alcantara.

Coat of arms of the Armored Cavalry Regiment Alcantara No. 10, RCAC-10, in 2016.

Argent, a cross of Alcantara.

Escudo de plata, una cruz de Alcántara.

Coat of arms interpreted in the following manner: the shape of the shield is of a semicircular arch; the field is illuminated in the metal Argent; the cross of Alcantara is outlined in Sable and illuminated in Vert; and the whole has a raised stroke finish.


Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Cross of Alcantara, Cross couped and Cross.

Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.

Classification: Interpreted, Military, Army and Navy and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Alcantara, Cavalry Regiment.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Berry, John

Or, three fesses Gules.

Admiral Sir John Berry (1635-1690)

Or, three fesses Gules.

Escudo de oro, tres fajas de gules.

Coat of arms interpreted as follows: the shape of the shield is pointed; the field is plain metal Or; the fesses outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules; and the finish is watercoloured.

Sir John Berry bears the arms of the Berry of Molland family of Devonshire. He was born in Knowstone, North Devon, the second son of Reverend Daniel Berry, and served in the British Navy.


Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Fess and Gules.

Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.

Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Army and Navy.

Bearer: Berry, John.

Blazon equivalent to: Clement V.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

BPAC I

Argent, a fleur de lis Gules.

Flag «Roger de Flor», Paratroopers I, assigned to the «Almogávares» VI Paratrooper Brigade of the Spanish Army.

Argent, a fleur de lis Gules.

Escudo de plata, una flor de lis de gules.

Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; a fleur de lis outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules; and an overall lightly-hammered metal finish.


Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Gules and Fleur de lis.

Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.

Classification: Interpreted, Military, Army and Navy and Coat of arms.

Bearer: BPAC I.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

BPAC, Roger de Lauria II

Argent, three bendlets sinister Azure. Motto: «BPAC. Roger de Lauria II».

Parachute Light Infantry Unit.

Argent, three bendlets sinister Azure. Motto: «BPAC. Roger de Lauria II».

Escudo de plata, tres barras de azur. Divisa: «BPAC. Roger de Lauria II».

For this interpretation, I have used: a shield with a pointed shape; the angle of the main diagonal of a rectangle with a 5x6 proportion, which is 50.2o; a recreation of the division that I deduce seems to be used by the Spanish Army for this coat of arms; and for the whole, a rough finish.


Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Azure, Bend sinister and Motto (identification).

Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Rough.

Classification: Interpreted, Military and Army and Navy.

Bearer: BPAC II.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Cavalry Regiment Montesa, royal crown

Argent, a cross of Montesa. Crest: A closed royal crown Or, with eight arches, visible five. Motto: «In hoc signo vinces».

In this sign, you shall conquer.

Argent, a cross of Montesa. Crest: A closed royal crown Or, with eight arches, visible five. Motto: «In hoc signo vinces».

Escudo de oro, una cruz de Montesa. Timbrado de una corona real cerrada. Lema: «In hoc signo vinces».

Coat of arms interpreted as follows: the shape of the shield is a semi-circular arch; the field has been illuminated in metal Or; the cross of Montesa is outlined in Sable and illuminated in Sable and Gules; the royal crown is closed, outlined in Sable and illuminated the metal in Or, the pearls in Argent, the orb in Azure and Or, the gemstones in Gules and Vert, the inner cloth in Gules, and the visible hollow at its base in Sable; and the whole has a slightly beaten metal finish.

Regimental Motto

The Latin motto «In hoc signo vinces» is translated as «In this sign, you shall conquer».

Globus cruciger ~ Orb

It is called orb ~ «globus cruciger», the first in Spanish and the second in Latin, referring to the part of the royal crown, a jewel, or a jewel itself that recreates the shape of the globe topped with a cross.


Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Cross of Montesa, Cross couped, Cross, Crest, Closed royal crown, Crown and Motto.

Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.

Classification: Interpreted, Military, Army and Navy and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Montesa, Cavalry Regiment.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Central Military Region

Coat of arms (1984-1997 and 1997-2002) of the former Central Military Region, where I serve. I interpreted now this coat of arms with a pointed shape. This kind of shape for this coat of arms are not usual.

Party per pale: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Gules, crowned Or.

Coat of arms (1984-1997 and 1997-2002) of the former Central Military Region, where I serve. I interpreted now this coat of arms with a pointed shape. This kind of shape for this coat of arms are not usual.


Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Gules, One, Castle, Or, Port and windows, Azure, Masoned, Sable, Argent, Lion, Rampant and Crowned.

Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Metal beaten.

Classification: Interpreted, Military, Army and Navy, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile and Leon.

Bearer: Central Military Region.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Cerda, Carlos de la

Quarterly: 1 Azure semé of fleurs de lis Or; 2 and 3 Gules, a castle triple towered Or, the port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 4 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or.

Known in England and France as Charles of Spain ~ Charles d'Espagne.

Quarterly: 1 Azure semé of fleurs de lis Or; 2 and 3 Gules, a castle triple towered Or, the port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 4 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or.

Coat of arms of Charles de la Cerda (1326-1354), this coat of arms also could be blazoned as «Quarterly: 1, Francia; 2 and 3, Castile; 4, Leon.».


Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Azure, Semé, Fleur de lis, Or, Gules, Castle, Port and windows, Masoned, Sable, Argent, Lion, Purpure, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Crown and Crowned.

Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.

Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Army and Navy and Kingdom of France.

Bearer: Cerda, Carlos de la.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Flor, Roger de

Argent, a fleur de lis Gules.

Leader of the almogávares in the service of the Crown of Aragon, born in Brindisi, southeast Italy, in 1266, and assassinated in Adrianople, European Turkey, in 1305.

Argent, a fleur de lis Gules.

Escudo de plata, una flor de lis de gules.

Coat of arms interpreted with: the pointed and rounded form; the field in flat Argent; the fleur de lis illuminated in Gules and outlined in Sable; and an overall rough finish.


Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Gules and Fleur de lis.

Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Rough.

Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Army and Navy and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Flor, Roger de.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Roger de Lauria

Argent, three bendlets sinister Azure.

The 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Brigade of the Spanish Army bears its name and its coat of arms.

Argent, three bendlets sinister Azure.

Escudo de plata, tres barras de azur.

For the interpretation of this coat of arms, I have used: a rounded mouth; the angle I use most often, for example in bends, bendlets, bends sinister, or bendlets sinister, which is 50.2o, resulting from calculating the arctangent of 6/5, that is, the opposite side 6 divided by the adjacent side 5; with a division of the main diagonal into 7 equal parts, resulting from crossing this diagonal with the 6 lines that will form the edges of the 3 bend sinisters; and for the whole, a finish of lightly hammered metal.


Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Azure and Bend sinister.

Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.

Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Army and Navy.

Bearer: Lauria, Roger de.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Sir Robert Knollys (1325-1407), first post

Gules, on a chevron Argent three roses Gules, barbed Vert, and seeded Or.

Sir Robert Knollys ~ Sir Robert Knolles (1325-1407).

Gules, on a chevron Argent three roses Gules, barbed Vert, and seeded Or.

Escudo de gules, un cabrio de plata cargado de tres rosas de gules, barbadas de sinople y botonadas de oro.

Coat of arms interpreted with: the rounded form; the field illuminated in Gules; the chevron illuminated in Argent metal and outlined in Sable; the roses illuminated in Gules, Vert and Or and outlined in Sable; and the whole with a raised-stroke effect.

Sir Robert Knollys was an English man-at-arms who was born in the County of Cheshire in 1325 and died in Sculthorpe, Norfolk, in 1407, and whose military career was framed within the Hundred Years' War between England and France.


Blazon keywords: Without divisions and Gules.

Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.

Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Kingdom of England and Army and Navy.

Bearer: Knollys, Robert.

 

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