Editing Castilla–La Mancha (section)

=== Coat of arms ===
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The coat of arms of Castilla–La Mancha is based on the flag of the region, and not the other way around, as is more typical in heraldry. Article 1 of the law 1/1983 describes it as follows:

:The coat of arms of the Communities of Castilla–La Mancha is party per [[pale (heraldry)|pale]]. On the [[Dexter and sinister|dexter]] [the statute literally says "On the first [[quartering (heraldry)|quarter]]"], on a field [[gules]] a castle [[Or (heraldry)|Or]], [[Line (heraldry)#Embattled and variants|embattled]], port and windows of azure and masoned [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]]. On the [[Dexter and sinister|sinister]] [the statute literally says "The second quarter"], a field [[argent]]. On the [[crest (heraldry)|crest]], a royal crown enclosed, which is a circle of Or crimped with precious gems, composed of eight [[finial]]s, of ''[[Acanthus mollis]]'', five visible, topped by pearls and whose leaves emerge from diadems, which converge in a globe of azure or blue, with a semimeridian and the equator Or topped by a cross Or. The crown lined with gules or red.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pagina.jccm.es/aapp/PortalElecciones07/jccm/indexb8b5.html?option=com_content&task=view&id=351&Itemid=151|title=El Escudo de Castilla–La Mancha|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720141635/http://pagina.jccm.es/aapp/PortalElecciones07/jccm/indexb8b5.html?option=com_content&task=view&id=351&Itemid=151|archive-date=20 July 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=17 November 2009|quote=Article 1 of the law 1/1983: {{bullet list|El escudo de la Junta de Comunidades de Castilla–La Mancha es partido. En el primer cuartel, en campo de gules un castillo de oro almenado, aclarado de azur y mazonado de sable. El segundo cuartel, campo de argento plata. Al timbre, corona real cerrada, que es un círculo de oro engastado de piedras preciosas, compuesto de ocho florones, de hojas de acanto, visibles cinco, interpolado de perlas y de cuyas hojas salen sendas diademas sumadas de perlas, que convergen en un mundo de azur o azul, con el semimeridiano y el ecuador de oro sumado de cruz de oro. La corona forrada de gules o rojo.}}}}
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Some institutions of the region have adopted this coat of arms as part of their own emblem, among these the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha, the Consultative Council and the [[University of Castilla–La Mancha]].