Cross of Alcoraz

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The Cross of Alcoraz is a medieval Aragonese heraldic emblem featuring a red cross with four Moorish heads, traditionally associated with King Peter I’s victory at the Battle of Alcoraz.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Armas de Navarra 1
Cross of Alcoraz canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms element ⓘ
heraldic emblem ⓘ
medieval symbol ⓘ
associatedWith Battle of Alcoraz ⓘ
Peter I of Aragon ⓘ
Reconquista ⓘ
battleDateAssociated 1096 ⓘ
color red ⓘ
white ⓘ
country Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ
crossColor red ⓘ
culturalContext Aragonese medieval heraldry ⓘ
depicts four Moorish heads ⓘ
red cross ⓘ
fieldColor white ⓘ
headColor black ⓘ
headPosition in the four quarters of the cross ⓘ
heraldicCharge Moor's head ⓘ
heraldicTinctureCross gules ⓘ
heraldicTinctureField argent ⓘ
influenced Four Moors symbol ⓘ
linked to: Four Moors

coat of arms of Aragon ⓘ
coat of arms of Huesca ⓘ
coat of arms of Sardinia ⓘ
flag of Sardinia ⓘ
linked to: Sardinian flag
languageOfName Aragonese ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legendaryOrigin miraculous apparition of Saint George ⓘ
linkedToSaint Saint George ⓘ
materialForm armorial bearings ⓘ
namedAfter Alcoraz ⓘ
numberOfHeads 4 ⓘ
placeAssociated Huesca ⓘ
linked to: Huesca province
region Aragon ⓘ
religiousSymbolism Christian cross ⓘ
symbolizes Aragonese military prowess ⓘ
Christian victory over Muslims ⓘ
triumph in battle ⓘ
traditionallyDatedTo 11th century ⓘ
usedBy Aragon ⓘ
Aragonese monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Aragon

Crown of Aragon ⓘ
Huesca ⓘ
linked to: Huesca province

Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ
Sardinia ⓘ
usedOn banners ⓘ
municipal coats of arms ⓘ
seals ⓘ
shields ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arms of Navarre → languageVariant → Armas de Navarra ⓘ
linked to: Cross of Alcoraz