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The municipality of Matarrubia (49 inhabitants in 2014; 2,821 ha) is located 40 km north-west of Guadalajara.
Ivan Sache, 7 September 2019
The flag of Matarrubia is prescribed by a Decree issued on 8 November
2011 by the Government of Castilla-La Mancha and published on 2 December
2011 in the official gazette of Castilla-La Mancha, No. 236, p. 40,026 (text).
The flag is described as follows:
Flag: Rectangular panel, vertically divided in the middle. Green at hoist with a yellow branch of kermes oak, blue at hoist with a white baptismal font and dog's head.
The coat of arms of Matarrubia is prescribed by a Decree issued on 8
November 2011 by the Government of Castilla-La Mancha and published on 2
December 2011 in the official gazette of Castilla-La Mancha, No. 236, p.
40,025 (text).
The coat of arms is described as follows:
Coat of arms: Per pale, 1. Vert a branch of kermes oak or, 2. Azure a baptismal font argent in chief a dog's head of the same. The shield surmounted by the Royal Spanish crown.
The memoir supporting the proposed symbols was redacted by José Manuel
Sanz García, with the help of Antonio Herrera Casado, Chronicler of the
Province of Guadalajara.
The first field of the shield represents the village of Matarrubia.
Green represents agriculture and the natural environment, recalling that
the villagers were once farmers and shepherds, and the Campiña district.
The branch of kermes alludes to the traditional etymology of the name of
the village, "mata rubias" (yellow plants), for the oaks that grew
commonly in the neighborhood.
The second field of the shield represents the deserted village of
Canrayado (lit. "striped dog"). Blue, representing the mountains' cold
and harshness, is the color of the seal of the Council of Uceda,
recalling that Matarrubia once belonged to the Community of the Town and
Land of Uceda. Blue also represents the Serranía district. The tradition
says that the baptismal font of Canrayado was transferred to the parish
church of Matarrubia when the village was deserted.
Accordingly, green and blue represents the geographical location of
Matarrubio, the last village in Campiña, and the gate to Serranía.
[Tierra de Uceda blog]
Ivan Sache, 7 September 2019
