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The municipality of Peraleda del Zaucejo (530 inhabitants in 2017 vs. 2,181 in 1950; 16,370 ha; municipal website) is located 160 km south-est of Badajoz and 40 km south of Castuera, on the border with Andalusia (Province of Córdoba).
Peraleda del Zaucejo, reconquered in the middle of the 13th century, was the seat of a commandery of the Order of Alcántara, depending on the Priory of Magacela. In 1472, Commander Diego de Córdoba was allowed by Master Gómez de Cáceres y Solís to establih a new settlement. The founding charter prescribed the number of households to 75, that is, 300 inhabitants, none of them coming from other possessions of the Order. The colonists were exempted of tax for 10 years. Peraleda del Zaucejo was granted the status of villa in 1748 by King Ferdinand VI.
Ivan Sache, 16 March 2020
The flag of Peraleda del Zaucejo, adopted on 9 December 2003 by the Municipal Council and validated on 29 April 2004 by the Assessing Council of Honors and Distinctions of the Government of Extremadura, is prescribed by an Order adopted on 25 May 2004 by the Government of Extremadura and published on 22 June 2004 in the official gazette of Extremadura, No. 71, pp. 7,953-7,954 (text).
The flag is described as follows:
Flag: Rectangular, in proportions 2:3. Divided yellow-white-yellow by a bend. Charged in the center with the municipal coat of arms in full colors.
The coat of arms of Peraleda del Zaucejo, adopted on 23 June 1988 by the Municipal Council and validated on 5 December 1989 by the Royal Academy of History, are prescribed by an Order adopted on 12 March 1990 by the Government of Extremadura and published on 29 March 1990 in the official gazette of Extremadura, No. 26, p. 527 (text).
The coat of arms is described as follows:
Coat of arms: Per fess, 1a. Argent the cross flory of the Order of Alcántara vert, 1b. Argnt a pear tree [peral] vert, 2. Or a rockrose. The shield surmounted by a Royal crown closed.
Ivan Sache, 16 March 2020