Editing Valencia CF (section)

===Crest===
[[File:Escut de València.svg|thumb|120px|Coat of arms of the city of Valencia]]

Valencia and the Balearic Islands were conquered by King [[James I of Aragon]] during the first half of the 13th century. After the conquest, the King gave them the status of independent kingdoms of whom he was also the king (but they were independent of Aragonese laws and institutions). The arms of Valencia show those of James I.

The unique crowned letters "L" besides the shield were granted by [[Peter IV of Aragon|Peter IV]]. The reason for the letters was that the city had been loyal twice to the King, hence twice a letter "L" and a crown for the king.

There are several possible explanations for the bat; one is that bats are simply quite common in the area. The second theory is that on 9 October 1238, when James I was about to enter the city, re-conquering it from the Moors, a bat landed on the top of his flag, which he interpreted as a good omen. Following his victory, the bat were then added to the coat of arms.

In May 2013, it was reported that [[DC Comics]] had started a legal case against the club, claiming that the new bat image design was too similar to [[Batman]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Keegan|first1=Mike|title=Holy Trademark! Batman creators DC take on Valencia over logo|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30143924|work=BBC Sport|access-date=21 November 2014|date=21 November 2014|archive-date=21 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141121171927/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30143924|url-status=live}}</ref> The club issued a statement clarifying that it had intended to use a revised version of its bat logo for a line of casual clothing and applied for permission from the [[European Union Intellectual Property Office|Office of Harmonisation of the Internal Market]] but the application was dropped after DC Comics filed an ''objection'', not a lawsuit.<ref>{{cite news|title=Club Statement — DC Comics|url=http://en.valenciacf.com/ver/39273/club-statement--dc-comics.html|publisher=Valencia CF|date=25 November 2014|access-date=25 May 2017|archive-date=30 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630174649/http://en.valenciacf.com/ver/39273/club-statement--dc-comics.html|url-status=live}}</ref> DC Comics again filed a complaint with the EU's office of IP opposing the trademark application made by Valencia for its [[centennial]] logo, claiming there is likely to be confusion with its Batman’s symbol.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/e2ac81becacb45bc89067fce38ca68ed|title=Valencia again targeted by Batman creators for bat logo|last=Azzoni|first=Tales|date=21 March 2019|website=AP NEWS|access-date=18 April 2019|archive-date=18 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418225423/https://apnews.com/e2ac81becacb45bc89067fce38ca68ed|url-status=live}}</ref>