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The municipality of Santa Clara de Avedillo (210 inhabitants in 2009; 1,700 ha) is located 20 km from Zamora.
Santa Clara de Avedillo is the seat of a Viscounty; the most famous Viscount was José de Yanguas y Messía, 11th Viscount of Santa Clara de Avedillo (1890-1974), State Minister and President of the National Assembly (1927-1929) during Primo de Rivera's rule and Ambassador at the Holy See (until 1942) during Franco's rule.
Ivan Sache, 25 December 2010
The flag and arms of Santa Clara de Avedillo are prescribed by a
Decree adopted on 5 February 2004 by the Municipal Council, signed on 29 March 2004 by
the Mayor, and published on 16 April 2004 in the
official gazette of Castilla y León, No. 72, p. 5,185 (text).
The symbols are described as follows:
Flag: Formed with the colors of the coat of arms, with three equal transversal stripes and the coat of arms in the middle.
Coat of arms: Per fess, 1a. Per fess azure a star or or a crescent inverted azure, 1b. Gules a bishop's mitre argent adorned purpure, 2. Vert sinister a Santo Cristo del Humilladera chapel dexter the fountain of the former Roman villa [Crown not mentioned].
The star and the moon symbolize the Avedillo family, founders of the
village, then named Avedillo.
The bishop's mitre symbolizes the Bishop of Zamora, subsequent owner
of the village, which was granted a charter in 1176.
The Santo Cristo del Humilladera chapel and the Roman fountain are
main components of the local history.
Ivan Sache, 25 December 2010
