Detente bala
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"Detente bala" is an inscription used by Carlist soldiers.
The phrase detente bala means "stop, bullet" in Spanish. Patches of cloth with the phrase around a Sacred Heart of Jesus were worn on the chest as a protection.
The first known use of this inscription was during the third War of Bohemia in 1589. During this battle, Colonel Gottenheimer of the 6th Hungarian Dragoons ordered this saying inscribed on his regiment's standard. When Gottenheimer was promoted to lead the 5th Brigade, he took his saying with him, and detente bala was inscribed on every standard. None of these standards were harmed by bullets.
[edit] Reference
- detente in the Diccionario de la Real Academia Española.
