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Tapestry of the Ceuta Inf. Reg. nº 54.

Tapestry who belonged to the Ceuta Infantry Regiment no. 54. The coat of arms is described as: On a silver field, five azure shields placed in a cross, each loaded with five silver bezants placed in a cross. Gules border loaded with seven golden castles. Pointed silver cartouche loaded with the motto, The Defender of the Faith in saber. The motto, The Defender of the Faith, has its origin in 1706, during the great siege that the city of Ceuta suffered. Two of its Captains, D. José Correa and D. Manuel Mora, were taken captives in Río Negrón and were taken to Mequínez. Sultan Muley Ismaíl offered them riches and honors, if they would convert to Islam; but they responded that they preferred to die for their faith and for their country, rather than renounce their religion. They were taken to a courtyard where the Sultan himself ordered their death, shooting at them. They both fell, but Captain Mora remained alive, the Sultan himself who finished him off with his cutlass. For these events, the Regiment was awarded the motto of THE DEFENDER OF THE FAITH, which it proudly displayed on its shield.