Heraldry of Trujillo

This past Monday, the tourism students of IES Turgalium hosted a walking tour in the old

part of Trujillo. This tour focused on the heraldry of the old city, and the students displayed a

wealth of knowledge about various important families of Trujillo’s past. The tour began with the

Chaves family’s coat of arms and concluded with the Virgen of Victory in the main square. It

was great to see the students display what they’ve learned in class, and it became quite clear that

there is a lot to know in order to give a tour of a city like Trujillo. The way in which the students

described each coat of arms and answered various questions shows the hard work they’ve put

into their studies this year. Going on this walking tour was fascinating, especially as the

Language Assistant at Turgalium. I felt like I had taken a step back in time, and it was

particularly interesting since Trujillo is older than the entire United States. Thank you, Turgalim

tourism students, for a wonderful tour of Trujillo!


Austin Marzano
Assistant teacher.

Local handcraft center and Town hall.

On March 17th, the tourism students, their teachers and I all went on an excursion through Trujillo to see the local handcraft center and the Town Hall. It was a fun trip, as we were able to see lots of local artisans' works at the center as well as a ceiling full of old families' coats of arms at the Town Hall. Trujillo has a lot of well-preserved buildings and walking through town was very enjoyable. 

Kelsey Kemp, Language Assistant in IES TURGALIUM.

Heraldry of Trujillo

Last Friday, we discovered Trujillo thanks to the students of the Upper Vocational Training Studies of Tourism Guide, Information and Assistance. 

The teacher, Nuria Mora, designed a rout in Trujillo explaining the meaning of the different coat of arms of the families.

Almudena and Jennifer, the second –year students, explained the shields using specific vocabulary: the tinctures (colours), the shape, the background...Moreover, they talked about the origin, the history, the leyends and some curiosities, like, why there is the Athletic Bilbao shield on the Julia´s Tower in María´s Church.