{"id":8743,"date":"2021-07-06T18:23:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T18:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/?p=8743"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:05:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:05:18","slug":"logo-real-companhia-velha-parte-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/en\/logo-real-companhia-velha-parte-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Logo Real Companhia Velha \u2013 3rd Part"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Dragon<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">As can be seen by analysing the Company\u2019s logo, on the left side and flanking the royal arms we have the figure of a dragon. This mythological being has a deep symbolic value, which will be analysed below. If you are interested in the theme, we invite you to explore other elements found in the Real Companhia Velha\u2019s emblem, such as the royal arms (<a href=\"https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/en\/logo-real-companhia-velha-parte-1\/\" target=\"_self\">click here<\/a>) and the figure of Santa Marta (<a href=\"https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/en\/logo-real-companhia-velha-parte-2\/\" target=\"_self\">click here<\/a>), both of which have already been discussed previously. To consult this information, please use the links provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this context, the use of the dragon presented on the Company\u2019s emblem has two explanations. On the one hand, this mythological animal figures in the arms of the House of Bragan\u00e7a, the last reigning dynasty in Portugal, to which D. Jos\u00e9 I belonged. However, it is also linked to the figure of Saint Martha. According to the legend, Martha landed in Tarascon, in Provence (South of France), an important wine-growing region, where a dragon named Tarasque terrorised the population, mainly the women and children. The saint is said to have encountered the dragon and managed to tame it. So, the figure of Tarasque became associated with various wine-growing regions, as is the case of Alto Douro, which may also explain why it was chosen to protect the national coat of arms set on the Company emblem, side by side with Saint Martha\u2019s figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue to follow us as we unveil all the symbolism present in the corporate logo of this century-old company. Very soon we will address the inscription <em>\u201cProvidentia regitur\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-19.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8744\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-19.jpeg 709w, https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-19-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-19-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-19-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-19-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-19-350x350.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-19-650x650.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-19-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-19-415x415.jpeg 415w, https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-19-250x250.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-19-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Graphic representation of the dragon\u2019s figure presented in the seventh area at the Museum of the Oldest Appellation in the World.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drag\u00e3o Como se pode percecionar analisando o logo da Companhia, do lado esquerdo e a ladear as armas r\u00e9gias encontra-se a figura de um drag\u00e3o&#8230;.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sem-categoria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8743"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10241,"href":"https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8743\/revisions\/10241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museurealcompanhiavelha.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}