Dukes Of Arcos
Duke of Arcos ( es, Duque de Arcos) is an hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, granted by Isabella I in 1493 to Rodrigo Ponce de León, then 4th Count of Arcos. The dukedom is among the first 25 titles which reached the rank of Grandee of Spain 1st Class, in 1520. Nowadays however, all Grandees are of the same class. The title makes reference to the town of Arcos de la Frontera in Cádiz. The 4th Duke of Arcos was a character in the opera called ''Salvator Rosa'' (1874) by Antônio Carlos Gomes. Counts of Arcos (1431) * Pedro Ponce de León, 1st Count of Arcos * Juan Pérez Ponce de León, 2nd Count of Arcos * Rodrigo Ponce de León, 3rd Count of Arcos * Francisca Ponce de León, 4th Countess of Arcos: * Rodrigo Ponce de León, 5th Count of Arcos (1488–1493). 1st Duke of Arcos (since 1493) Dukes of Arcos (1493) * Rodrigo Ponce de León, 1st Duke of Arcos (1493–1530) *Luis Ponce de León, 2nd Duke of Arcos (1512–1573) *Rodrigo Ponce de León, 3rd Duke of Arco ...
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Escudo De Grazalema
The escudo (Portuguese language, Portuguese: 'shield') is a unit of currency historically used in Portugal and its Portuguese Empire, colonies in South America, Asia, and Africa. It was originally worth 16 silver . The Cape Verdean escudo and the former Portuguese escudo (PTE), each subdivided into 100 , are named after the historical currency. Its symbol is the , a letter S with two vertical bars superimposed used between the units and the subdivision (for example, ). Other currencies named "escudo" Circulating *Cape Verdean escudo Obsolete *Angolan escudo *Chilean escudo *Écu, French écu *Mozambican escudo *Portuguese escudo *Portuguese Guinean escudo *Portuguese Indian escudo *Portuguese Timorese escudo *São Tomé and Príncipe escudo *Spanish escudo References

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