CANARIAS
Origin/meaning:
The arms show the different islands of the group. The dog supporters are a canting element, as Canarias is derived from the Latin Canis, or dog. The motto Oceano, symbolises that the islands are in the Atlantic Ocean.
Literature : de Cadenas, A. A. and de Cadenas, V. : Heraldica de las comunidades autonomas y de las capitales de provincia. Hidalguia, Madrid, 1985; Louda, J. : European Civic Heraldry. Hamlyn, London, 1966.