He Ica coat of arms It is the representative coat of arms of the province of Ica, in Peru. This shield was adopted in 1935 by the municipal council of that time under the mandate of the mayor José Picasso Peratta.
This coat of arms was coined in honor of the founder of Ica, the Spanish soldier and conquistador Jerónimo de Cabrera.
History of the Ica shield
In colonial times, the Spanish practiced strict and rigid protocols to found their cities in Peru.
It required the execution of an apotheosis act presided over by some important personality of the viceroyalty, listing in the act the locals and Spaniards residing in the surroundings, sending said act to the center of the viceroyalty (located in Lima) and waiting for the approval of the viceroy, who was the one who awarded the representative coat of arms.
Ica was founded by Captain Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera y Toledo, accompanied by Pedro de las Casas, who established the town of Valverde in the Ica Valley.
However, despite the fact that all the protocols and acts were fully carried out, Ica was not assigned a coat of arms.
It is only since 1935 that Ica has a representative coat of arms, despite the fact that it is an entity founded more than 450 years ago.
The person responsible for the creation of said coat of arms is the municipal mayor of that time, José Picasso Peratta, who awarded the municipality of Ica its own coat of arms through its municipal council.
The heraldic coat of arms of the family of its founder, the Cabreras, was established as the insignia of Ica.
The discovery of the coat of arms did not occur in Ica. It was the historian from Ica Alberto Casavilca Curaca who discovered it in 1835, on a visit to the Imperial City of Cusco, accompanied by José Uriel García.
The shield was specifically found in the Plaza de las Nazarenas, in the ancestral home of a direct descendant of Jerónimo de Cabrera, where a stone model of the family coat of arms is still found today.
Description and meaning of the shield of Ica
The acanthus branches have a purely ornamental purpose and surround the shield. They complement your design.
There is a colorful and colorful rock with six feathers at the top, and it has six quarters with different elements and meanings:
first barracks
The first field shows a goat climbing a hill and a clenched fist. This symbolizes that the Cabrera family owned cattle and defended it with courage.
Second barracks
The second field has a fleur de lis and a crown. The flower refers to the nobility of the Cabrera family and the crown to the wealth of the Spanish monarchy.
Third barracks
It is characterized by a sword enclosed in a chain, which represents the unity of the Cabrera family and its warrior spirit.
fourth barracks
This field draws three rivers, symbolizing the different sources of the Cabrera’s opulence.
fifth barracks
This barracks has a lion and a laurel wreath. They represent the nobility and ferocity with which the members of the Cabrera family faced their battles.
sixth barracks
Finally, the sixth quarter has three olive branches that represent wealth, since olives and their oils are extracted from them.
References
The founding coat of arms of Ica shines again. Obtained from diariocorreo.pe
Civic Heraldry of Peru. Retrieved from ngl.nl
The shield of Ica. (nd). Recovered from Sol Eterno Ica.