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Castle of silver tucked between two hills, with a green cellar at the foot of each of them, and also on top of said castle an or cross with a green foot held by two black eagles, cracked with or, at the sides, put in flight, all in a red field, and by border a cord of St. Francis of or in blue field.
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Spanish presence. The cross is a Christian symbol put over the castle and that is held by its foot by two black eagles. The eagles are
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