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The municipality of San Pedro de Gaíllos (326 inhabitants in 2010; 2,608 ha; municipal website) is located in the center-east of Segovia Province.
San Pedro de Gaíllos was incorporated to the Community of the Town and
Land of Sepúlveda, first resettled by Count Fernán González after the
Battle of Simancas, then ruined by Al-Mansur's raids and eventually
resettled a second time by Count Sancho Garcés in the early 10th
century, following the fall of the Amir dynasty.
The village houses the Centre for Interpretation of Folklore, which
manages a museum dedicated to traditional dances, especially to
palo, a local dance performed using stocks (palos), publishes the
Lazos review, maintains a school of traditional music, and organizes
the Planeta Folk festival.
Ivan Sache, 10 March 2011
The flag and arms of San Pedro de Gaíllos, designed by Instituto Borbone de
Heráldica Municipal, are prescribed by a Decree adopted on
15 June 2000 by the Municipal Council, signed on 19 June
2000 by the Mayor, and published on 22 September 2000 in the official gazette of
Castilla y León, No. 185, p. 11,801 (text).
The symbols are described
as follows:
Flag: Quadrangular flag, with proportions 1:1, red with a yellow cross. In the middle of the flag is placed the crowned coat of arms of the municipality of San Pedro de Gaíllos. As shown in attached drawing No. 3 [not attached to the electronic version of the source].
Coat of arms: Per pale, 1. Gules two keys or crossed, symbolizing St. Peter [San Pedro], 2. Argent a tower azure. The shield surmounted with a Royal crown or. As shown in attached drawing No.3 [not attached to the electronic version of the source].
Ivan Sache, 10 March 2011
