The main components of the Coat of arms of Madrid (the bear and the tree) have their origin in the Middle Ages.

[1] The different coats of arms have experienced several modifications, losing for example motifs often displayed in early designs such as water and flint.

[5] The image of the seven stars, the bear and the strawberry tree is also a component of the badge of the local football club Atlético Madrid.

According to chronicles, the militias of the council of Madrid carried a banner identified them in different battles of the early 13th century: a bear sable (prieto) on a field argent.

[6] In the early 13th century, the Clerical cabildo vied against the municipal council over the use of the fodder in the fields and forests of El Real de Manzanares [es].