Boadilla del Monte
town of Spain
Boadilla del Monte (Spanish: [boaˈðiʎa ðel ˈmonte] ) is a Spanish town and municipality located in the west of the Community of Madrid, inside its metropolitan area. It has the second highest level of income per capita in all of the country of Spain. In 2017, it had a population of 51,463.
Symbols
The escutcheon representing the municipality was approved by Real Decreto on October 6, 1977:
«In a golden background, five green hoalm oaks in a sotuer position; surrounded by a black chain. On top, the royal crown»
The textual description of the flag, approved with an agreement on February 22, 2007, is the following:
«2:3 rectangular flag, divided vertically in two equal parts, green the left one and yellow the right one. In the middle, Boadilla del Monte's municipal escutcheon with its colors.»
History
The placename could come from the Arabic "Boadil-la", showing a Saracen domain of the territory. Another option is that the name comes from "boa", word that in the 13th century meant "rush-like plant".
In the 15th century, the Catholic Monarchs gave Don. Andrés Cabrera and his wife, Doña Beatriz de Boadilla, the noble rank of Count and Countess of Chinchón, being Boadilla part of their territory. The "Señorío de Boadilla del Monte" had owners such as the Count of Toreno and the Marquess of Mirabal.
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