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San Estanislao (officially: San Estanislao de Kostka, a.k.a
Arenal (Sand)) is a municipality located in the Bolívar
Department. It was founded on 13 November 1650..
The flag of San Estanislao
is horizontally divided green-blue and is charged with a dove
inside a disc in its center.
Sources: municipal
web site, wikipedia.
Dov Gutterman, 1 September 2008
Translated from municipal
web site:
"The colours of our flag have the following meaning: - Green
means hope. - Blue represents the waters of the Dique Canal,
which waters the municipality of San Estanislao de Kostka. - The
dove represents the peace enjoyed by the municipality."
The municipality is named after St. Stanislas Kostka (1550-1568),
born in Rostkow (Poland). Invited by the Blessed Virgin to join
the Jesuits, Stanislas was rejected by his family in 1567,
travelled across Germany and was welcomed in Rome by St. Francis
Borgia. Canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726, St. Stanislas
Kostka is celebrated on 13 November. See: Catholic
Encyclopaedia.
The village was founded by the Jesuits in 1650; the Dique Canal
was built the same year. In 1960, the Canal flooded the village,
which was rebuilt in a safer, sandy place called Arenal (from
"arena", sand).
Ivan Sache, 22 September 2008
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image from municipal
web site
