The
____________________
of
arms
of
the
Catholic
____________________
is
designed
with
elements
to
show
their
cooperation
and
____________________
in
tandem
.
Their
joint
____________________
was
"
Tanto
monta
,
monta
tanto
"
.
The
motto
was
created
by
Antonio
de
Nebrija
as
an
explanation
of
the
____________________
of
the
monarchs
:
Tanto
monta
,
monta
tanto
,
Isabel
como
Fernando
(
"
It's
one
and
the
same
,
Isabella
the
same
as
Ferdinand
"
)
.
The
royal
motto
came
to
signify
their
____________________
in
the
government
.
Their
emblems
or
____________________
devices
,
seen
at
the
bottom
of
the
coat
of
arms
,
were
el
yugo
y
las
flechas
,
a
yoke
,
and
a
sheaf
of
arrows
.
Y
and
F
are
the
initials
of
Ysabel
and
Fernando
.
A
double
yoke
is
worn
by
a
team
of
oxen
,
emphasizing
the
couple's
cooperation
.
Isabella's
emblem
of
____________________
showed
the
armed
power
of
the
crown
.
St
John
?
s
____________________
in
gold
(
Isabella
I
of
Castile
was
crowned
on
the
feast
of
this
saint
)
,
holds
in
its
claws
the
monarchs
?
coat
of
arms
surmounted
by
a
crown
.
The
first
and
fourth
quarters
of
the
shield
are
occupied
by
the
castles
and
____________________
which
represent
Castile
and
Leon
for
Isabella
.
In
the
second
and
third
quarters
the
arms
of
____________________
and
Sicily
appear
for
Ferdinand
.
Finally
,
the
____________________
badge
of
Granada
occupies
the
point
of
the
shield
.
