What does «cierra» mean in Spanish?
- (¡cierra!) Ancient Spanish war cry, sometimes used together with other voices such as Santiago (patron saint of Spain) and España. In the work of Don Quixote de la Mancha, it appears in the codified form "Santiago, y cierra España", which astonishes Sancho Panza who asks if Spain is open and it is necessary to close it. In the conquest of America, the form "Close, close! Spain, Spain!" was used, as documented by Alonso de Ercilla, without allusion to the saint.
Examples of use in Spanish: "¡Cierra, España!".
"¡Santiago y cierra, España!".
"¡cierra, cierra! ¡España, España!".