Victor From University Of Salamanca Editorial Photo

The vitreous or victor, 1 in addition to the interjection used to cheer equivalent to the viva!, Is a symbol derived from the crismón of the Low Roman Empire. It was adopted by some Spanish universities since the fourteenth century, especially that of Salamanca, 2 that of Alcalá de Henares, that of Seville3 and those of the Indies, 4 as a commemorative emblem of those who obtained the title of doctor, in wall inscriptions with red or black paint that are preserved today. After the Spanish Civil War it was chosen to be used in the Victory Parade May 19, 1939 and, thereafter, throughout the Franco dictatorship, as the own emblem of Francisco Franco.