Coat of arms of Castile and León

Seal of City of Los Angeles

The coat of arms of Castile and León depicts the traditional arms of Castile (the yellow castle) quartered with the arms of León (the red lion). It is topped with a royal crown.

The lion design is attributed to Alfonso VII of León,^[1] who became king of León and Castile in 1126. The castle symbol is attributed to his grandson Alfonso VIII of Castile,^[1] In 1230, Ferdinand III of Castile united the two kingdoms and quartered the arms as a symbol of the union.^[1] Until the sixteenth century, a full castle, with walls and three towers, rather than the current town design, was used. ^[2]

Its original elements are used not only in the current autonomous community of Castilla y León, but also in the coats of arms of many places which belonged to the kingdom of Castile and León, like Jaén or Los Angeles, California.

Coat of arms of the Spanish East Indies, the historical coat of arms of the Philippines

The arms of Castile and Leon are the symbols of the Philippines historically, but still used in Philippine heraldry.

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