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Valle Gran Rey (Municipality, Canary Islands, Spain)

Flag of Valle Gran Rey - Image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2014

Symbols of Valle Gran Rey

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Symbols of Valle Gran Rey

The flag of Valle Gran Rey is prescribed by a Decree adopted on 17 July 1998 by the Government of the Canary Islands and published on 19 August 1998 in the official gazette of the Canary Islands, No. 105, pp. 9,465-9,466 (text). The flag was proposed on 23 December 1997 by the Heraldry Commission of the Autonomous Community of the Canary upon request by the Municipal Council, approved on 9 February 1998 by the Municipal Council, as published on 9 March 1998 in the official gazette of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, and validated on 27 May 1998 by the Heraldry Commission of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands.
The flag is described as follows:

Flag: Rectangular panel [...] one and a half longer than wide, made of two right-angle triangles, green at hoist and blue at fly, highlighting the symbiosis between the agricultural and maritime cultures of the municipality.
When the flag is charged with the municipal coat of arms, this should be placed in the middle of the panel, preferably on both sides of the flag.

The coat of arms of Valle Gran Rey is prescribed by a Decree adopted on 4 November 1998 by the Government of the Canary Islands and published on 21 December 1998 in the official gazette of the Canary Islands, No. 159, pp. 15,400-15,401 (text). The coat of arms was initially adopted on 9 February 1998 by the Municipal Council, as published on 9 March 1998 in the official gazette of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, and validated on 27 May 1998 by the Heraldry Commission of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands.
The coat of arms is described as follows:

Coat of arms: Per fess, 1a. Vert three walls argent, 1b. Argent a palm tree proper surrounded by two fish gules nageant affronty, 2. Azure a rising sun or on the sea surrounding a rock sable. A bordure gules four gánigos argent two on each flank and 14 spears in pairs crossed per saltire six interpolated and one in base. Beneath the shield a phylacter argent inscribed with "Ya el gánigo de Quahedun se quebró". The shield surmounted by a Royal crown closed.

The rationale for the design is the following.
1st quarter. The matchless and powerful activity of the people of Valle Gran Rey in the building of bancales (terraces) to tame the blunt natural environment of the island.
2nd quarter. The secular dedication of the islanders to agriculture and fishery.
3rd quarter. The famous episode of rebellion of the islanders in 1487, which included the plot and the murder of Hernán Peraza el Joven, lord of the island.
The four gánigos and the 14 spears recall, respectively, the four districts (Orone, Mulagua, Ipalán and Agana) of the island in the pre-Hispanic period, and the 14 settlements found on the today's meunicipal territory.
The motto recalls the unanimous shout of the islanders after the death of Hernán Peraza.

Klaus-Michael Schneider & Ivan Sache, 24 May 2014