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House of the Brotherhood of Black Heads

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The Brotherhood of the Blackheads...

La Hermandad de las Cabezas Negras...

La Hermandad de las Cabezas Negras surgió en el año 1399. La Hermandad unió a los jóvenes, comerciantes antes de poder ser aceptado en el gremio de los Grandes, así como los comerciantes extranjeros que residían en Tallinn. El nombre de la Hermandad se asocia con su patrón, el negro San Mauricio, un mártir de los primeros cristianos que murieron en Suiza en torno a 280-300 dC Su cabeza es la imagen del escudo de armas de la Hermandad. La Hermandad estaba sólo en Estonia y Letonia, y era desconocida en el resto de Europa. En la primera mitad del siglo 16, los cabezas negras lo compró y construyó una nueva sala. Fue reconstruida en el siglo XVI
The Brotherhood of the Blackheads emerged in 1399. The Brotherhood joined the youth, traders before they can be accepted into the guild of the Great, as well as foreign merchants residing in Tallinn. The Brotherhood's name is associated with his patron, St. Maurice black an early Christian martyr who died in Switzerland around 280-300 AD His head is the image of the coat of arms of the Brotherhood. The Brotherhood was only in Estonia and Latvia, and was unknown in the rest of Europe. In the first half of the 16th century, the black heads bought and built a new room. It was rebuilt in the sixteenth century
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