Province of Oviedo

Province of Asturias
Provincia de Asturias
Province of Spain
Coat of arms of Province of Asturias
Coat of arms
Location of Province of Asturias
CountrySpain
Autonomous community Asturias Principality of Asturias
Capital cityOviedo
Area
 • Total
10,603.57 km2 (4,094.06 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
500.000 in 1,833
1.120.000 in 1,983
Borders• Province of Cantabria
• Province of León
• Province of Lugo

The province of Asturias is a Spanish province, which since 1982 has formed the single-province autonomous community of the Principality of Asturias.[1] Between 1833 and 1983 it was called the province of Oviedo.

History

It was created in November 1833, with the name of its capital, the city of Oviedo, within the territorial division of 1833, which divided Spain into provinces.[2] In its constitution it included the territories of the historical comarca of Asturias de Oviedo, to which was added the territory of the current councils [es] of Ribadedeva, Peñamellera Alta and Peñamellera Baja. These municipalities previously belonged to Asturias de Santillana and, since 1778, to the province of Cantabria [es].

Its creation meant the end of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias [es] as the governing body of the province, which was left in the hands of the Provincial Deputation of Oviedo [es]. On 31 October 1835, the last minutes of the sessions of the General Assemblies and Provincial Councils of the Principality of Asturias were signed to give way to the Provincial Council.[3]

With Law 1/1983, of 5 April 1983, on the change of name of the current province of Oviedo to the province of Asturias,[4] the eighth transitory provision of the Statute of Autonomy of Asturias was complied with, changing its name to the current one. The number plates remained with the code O, although there were some moves to change it to AS.[5]

Coat of arms

The province of Oviedo already had as its coat of arms the current coat of arms of Asturias, with the Victoria Cross,[6] but with a princely crown.[7] This coat of arms was maintained, with minor variations, until its officialisation in 1984 as the coat of arms of the autonomous community, with a royal crown at the helm [es], according to Jovellanos' description, due to “the very condition of the territory of Asturias, always a land of royalty”.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Jefatura del Estado (April 7, 1983). "Ley 1/1983, de 5 de abril, sobre cambio de denominación de la actual provincia de Oviedo por la de provincia de Asturias" [Law 1/1983 of 5 April 1983 on the change of the name of the current province of Oviedo to the province of Asturias.]. Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). «BOE» no. 83, April 7 of 1983. p. 9482.
  2. ^ Real Decreto de 30 de noviembre de 1833 [Royal Decree of November 30, 1833] (in Spanish) in Wikisource; Real Decreto de 30 de noviembre de 1833 [Royal Decree of November 30, 1833] in the official website of Canarias:

    The Spanish territory in the Peninsula and adjacent islands is henceforth divided into forty-nine provinces, which shall take the name of their respective capitals, except those of Navarra, Álava, Guipúzcoa and Biscay, which retain their current names‘’.

    — Art. 1 of the Royal Decree of November 30, 1833
  3. ^ Friera Álvarez, Marta (2003). "Notas sobre la Constitución Histórica Asturiana: El fin de la Junta General del Principado de Asturias" [Notes on the Historical Constitution of Asturias: The End of the General Assembly of the Principality of Asturias]. Historia constitucional: Revista Electrónica de Historia Constitucional (4). ISSN 1576-4729.
  4. ^ "Ley 1/1983, de 5 de abril, sobre cambio de denominación de la actual provincia de Oviedo por la de provincia de Asturias" [Law 1/1983 of 5 April 1983 on the change of the name of the current province of Oviedo to the province of Asturias]. Boletín Oficial del Estado. April 5, 1983.
  5. ^ "Matrículas con la O" [Number plates with the O]. Matriculasdelmundo.
  6. ^ Sánchez Badiola, Juan José (2010). Símbolos de España y de sus regiones y autonomías: emblemática territorial española [Symbols of Spain and its regions and autonomous regions: Spanish territorial emblems] (in Spanish). Madrid: Visión Libros. p. 229. ISBN 978-84-9886-963-7.
  7. ^ de Miguel Vigil, Ciriaco (1887). Asturias monumental, epigráfica y diplomática : datos para la historia de la provincia [Monumental, epigraphic and diplomatic Asturias : data for the history of the province (vol. I)] (in Spanish). Vol. tomo I. pp. 259–260.
  8. ^ Comunidad Autónoma del Principado de Asturias (May 4, 1984). "Ley 2/1984, de 27 de abril, por la que se establece el Escudo del Principado y se regula su uso" [Law 2/1984 of 27 April 1984 establishing the Coat of Arms of the Principality and regulating its use] (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (103).