La Laguna University (Municipality of La Laguna, Tenerife Island, Canary Islands, Spain)

Universidad de La Laguna

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by José Carlos Alegría

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A purple flag with the university seal as high as 2/5 of the flag's height, placed 1/2 the flag's height from the hoist. (...) The motto is + reg. sancti ferdinandi universitatis canariarum stemma and the image represents King St. Ferdinand.

José Carlos Alegría, 19-20 February 2002

St. Ferdinand (c. 1201-1252) was King Ferdinand III of Castile (1217-1252) and Leon (1230-1252) and played an important role in the Reconquista.

Ivan Sache, 19 February 2002

From the University's statutes, available at its website:

Artículo 8.- 1. (...) el escudo de la Universidad de La Laguna es rodado, de plata, con filiera de gules. En abismo, el rey San Fernando, en majestad, sobre trono de oro con almohad&oac