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The municipality of Arauzo de Miel (338 inhabitants; 5,710 ha) is located in the south of the Burgos Province, 70 km from the provincial capital.
Arauzo de Miel is located in a rocky, mountainous area; the Ventanilla hill is the site of a calvary where the youth of the village reenacts the Passion every year during the Holy Week. The village was mentioned for the first time, as Arabuc, in 993. Subsequent names of the village are Aravugio de Gemiel (1029), Arabuzo de Gemielle (1062), Arauz de Miel (1113), Arush de Mel (1136), Arabuzo de Gemiel (12th century), Araut de Miel (1217), Aruso de Miel (1245), Arauze de Miel (1337), Arus de Miel (1352), Araujo de Miel (1444), Harauz de Miel (1541). This name probably refers to the two lords Arabuzo and Gemiel, commissioned by the Count of Castile García Fernández, to resettle the area. On 26 March 1370, King Henry II of Trastamara granted the village to Lope Ochoa de Avellaneda, who was succeeded by his second son, Juan Álvarez Delgadillo (d. 1432), majordomo of King of Aragon Ferdinand I.
Source: Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 02 Dec 2010
The flag of Arauzo de Miel, designed by Friar Valentín de la Cruz, official chronicler of the Burgos Province, is prescribed by a Decree adopted on 16 March 2006 by the Municipal Council, signed on 17 March 2006 by the Mayor, and published on 19 April 2006 in the official gazette of Castile and Leon, No. 76, p. 7,108. The flag is described as follows:
Municipal flag: Square flag with proportions 1:1, white, charged with three gyrons of 0.2 in base and 0.8 in large. The first gyron, red; the second gyron, green; the third gyron, yellow. In the middle of the flag the municipal coat of arms.
Source: http://bocyl.jcyl.es/boletines/2006/04/19/pdf/BOCYL-D-19042006-23.pdf
Ivan Sache, 02 Dec 2010
The coat of arms of Arauzo de Miel, designed by Friar Valentín de la Cruz (document dated 26 July 1998), is
Per pale, 1. Gules a castle of Castile masoned sable port and windows azure ensigned with a hoe and a sword or, 2. Argent a pine vert terraced in chief five six-pointed stars gules 3 + 2. The shield surmounted by a Royal crown closed.The dexter part of the shield recalls the resettlement of the area, with pioneers involved both in agriculture and defence of the territory. The sinister field highlights the economical and ecological resources of the area; the five stars stand for the deserted villages of Bañuelos de Suso, Tejerina, Doña Santos, Plumarejos and Rubialejos, which once contributed to the greatness of Arauzo de Miel. To summarize, the dexter quarter is bellicose while the sinister quarter is peaceful.
Source: Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 02 Dec 2010