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Cañar is a province in central Ecuador in Sierra Region.
Capital is Azogues.
Željko Heimer, 15 July 1996
The flag, Coat of Arms, and legislation are
at <www.hcpcanar.gov.ec>.
The adoption date is 23 April 1954.
Falko Schmidt, 26 November 2003
The province was formed on 17 November 1880 with
territories detached from the province of Azuay.
Legislation translated from <www.hcpcanar.gov.ec>:
"Provincial Decree of 24 April 1954.
Article 1. Coat of arms
- The coat of arms of the province of Cañar shall be in
proportions 7:5 and divided by a chevron.
- In the upper dexter quarter, azure, is placed a moon argent,
symbolizing the god star of the Cañaris, the aboriginals of the
province; in the sinister quarter, azure, is placed a laurel
branch tied to a wheat stem, to highlight the agricultural
resources of the province and its glorious future. [The Cañaris
were the aborigenes of the today's provinces of Azuay and Cañar,
who were submitted by the Incas. The province of Cañar,
originally named after the capital, Azogues, was renamed as a
tribute to the Cañaris. I.S.]
- On the chevron, argent, are placed three stars or, all
five-pointed, representing the cantons of Azogues, Biblián and
Cañar, currently forming the province.
- In the lower quarter [the original text erroneously says
"superior". I.S.], also azure, is placed a capulí***
tree, symbolizing the love of the inhabitants of the province for
their birth land. [The capulí is Prunus serotina Ehrh.
subsp. capuli (Cav.) McVaugh, a subspecies of
P. serotina (black cherry) native from Mexico and
Guatemala, whose fruits were eaten by the Incas, who spread it
all over their empire. I.S.]
- Crowning the shield a stylized torch, representing the
aspiration to felicity and peace of the province and its daily
struggle to make of science and art means of surpassing.
Article 2. Flag
The flag of the province shall be made of three equal horizontal
stripes:
- The first, azure, symbolizing the highness of its ideals;
- The second, yellow, recalling the agricultural and mineral
resources;
- The third, red, representing the inhabitants' heart full of
enthusiasm and faith to the certitude of a glorious future.
Article 3.
The coat of arms shall be placed in the middle of the yellow
stripe of the flag and shall be used in all official acts of the
entities. The coat of arms shall also be used to seal the
official correspondence of the Provincial Council, as well as all
other documents when required."
Since the province has now seven cantons, the number of stars on
the chevrons was increased to seven.
Ivan Sache, 4 October 2008
image by Jaume Olle'
Plain flag without the coat of arms could be seen at <www.explored.com.ec>.
Jarig Bakker, 26 January 2001
image by Željko Heimer, 15 July 1996
Flag according to W.Smith
f.jpg)
image from <www.hcpcanar.gov.ec>,
located by Falko Schmidt, 26 November 2003