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In different buildings in Seville it is possible to see an inscription that says No Do Sevilla or NO8DO. This is a characteristic mark or hieroglyph that was integrated into the flag of Seville. To unravel the mystery of its origin, it is possible to resort to the knowledge of José Manuel, graduate in Art History, official guide of the city and creator of the website Your Guide to Seville , in which he explains where this symbol comes from. by Taboolayou may like The WHO warns of a new pandemic for which we are not prepared The No Do Sevilla is the city's flag and is present outside the City Hall and in different rooms, in other public buildings and also on the city's coat of arms. The first thing that José Manuel, an expert guide from Seville, maintains is that the traditional explanation is more legend than reality.
When tourists ask what the symbol that they have already seen several times means, they commonly turn to the story of the reign of Alfonso X The Wise. When Alfonso's natural heir, Fernando de la Cerda, died, the king clashed with Sancho, his second son, who claimed the throne and was disinherited . Alfonso promulgated a code so that the inheritance fell to the children of his deceased first-born son and not to Sancho, which produced a confrontation between those who Qatar Email List claimed their supposed rights as heirs. Seville declared itself loyal to Alfonso X and the No Do Sevilla emblem sought to symbolize that support. José Manuel, a guide from Seville who is an expert in History, maintains that there is no documentation to prove this story.
The oldest NO8DO symbol that is preserved is in one of the rooms of the City Hall and was made almost 300 years after the reign of Alfonso in 1284. Toints to a man named Francisco de Villafranca, a senior worker in the city from 1437 to 1474 and member of a linked family. to the Seville council . In this way, the No Do Sevilla would be a personal motto of this man who used it as his own brand. Being in charge of planning and supervising municipal works, Francisco de Villafranca used the NO8DO to sign his interventions. What happened is that the memory of this man was lost for a long time because he had no male heirs and his surname disappeared from the highest positions in the city . A few years after his death, almost no one remembered that NO8DO was his signature.
When tourists ask what the symbol that they have already seen several times means, they commonly turn to the story of the reign of Alfonso X The Wise. When Alfonso's natural heir, Fernando de la Cerda, died, the king clashed with Sancho, his second son, who claimed the throne and was disinherited . Alfonso promulgated a code so that the inheritance fell to the children of his deceased first-born son and not to Sancho, which produced a confrontation between those who Qatar Email List claimed their supposed rights as heirs. Seville declared itself loyal to Alfonso X and the No Do Sevilla emblem sought to symbolize that support. José Manuel, a guide from Seville who is an expert in History, maintains that there is no documentation to prove this story.
The oldest NO8DO symbol that is preserved is in one of the rooms of the City Hall and was made almost 300 years after the reign of Alfonso in 1284. Toints to a man named Francisco de Villafranca, a senior worker in the city from 1437 to 1474 and member of a linked family. to the Seville council . In this way, the No Do Sevilla would be a personal motto of this man who used it as his own brand. Being in charge of planning and supervising municipal works, Francisco de Villafranca used the NO8DO to sign his interventions. What happened is that the memory of this man was lost for a long time because he had no male heirs and his surname disappeared from the highest positions in the city . A few years after his death, almost no one remembered that NO8DO was his signature.