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The municipality of Pizarra (8,254 inhabitants in 2006; 6,408 ha) is located on river Guadalhorce, 30 km north-west of Málaga. The municipality is made of the nuclei of Pizarra (5,777 inh.), Cerralba, Zalea and La Vega, and of the hamlets of Los Lagares, Rivera, Villalón and Los Malagueños.
Pizarra appeared as a place in the late 15th century but as a town only in the last third of the 16th century. Since then, the villagers of Pizarra have been in constant struggle with their neighbours, especially from Álora, from which they required their independence several times. The municipal independence was recognized by a Decree of the Parliament issued on 23 June 1813; on 19 January 1818, King Fernando VII signed Letters Patented granting to Pizarra the status of "villazgo" and the title of "Town of Pizarra." Challenged by the unhappy neighbours, the municipal status was eventually confirmed by the Supreme Court only in 1847.
On 5 February 1922, the Pizarra Conference was held in the palace of the Counts of Puerto Hermoso. Dignitaries of the government discussed there strategic aspects of the War of Morocco [1].
Ivan Sache, 03 Feb 2009
The flag of Pizarra was approved by the Municipal Council on 2 March 2005 and submitted on 9 March 2005 to the General Directorate of Local Administration, which confirmed it by Decree on 28 March 2005, published in the Andalusian official gazette (Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía, BOJA) No. 67 on 7 April 2005.
The relevant parts of the Decree are the following:
Flag: Rectangular panel in proportions 1:1.5, longitudinally divided in five parallel stripes perpendicular to the hoist, the first and the fifth celeste blue, measuring 1/4 and a half the hoist; the second, the third and the fourth purple, white and green, respectively, each 1/12 the hoist; charged with a vertical white stripe of 1/3 the hoist and, over it, fitted to the geometric axis of the panel, the coat of arms, in a proportion that shall be, including the Royal crown, the half of the flag hoist.
Centered and all over, the municipal coat of arms.
The symbols should be registered on the Andalusian Register of Local Entities, with their official written description and graphics (as originally submitted, but unfortunately not appended to the Decree).
Source: BOJA No. 6, p. 38, 11 Jan 2005
Ivan Sache, 26 Jul 2009
The Andalusian municipality of Pizarra has recently adopted a municipal flag, "blue, white, green and mauve". The municipal administration concluded from an heraldic study that Pizarra never had a flag, and decided to launch a flag contest. Within one year, 2.382 citizens of Pizarra have voted for one of the 26 flag proposals by the administration. According to Mayor Zacarías Gómez, the winning proposal was adopted with a wide margin. The municipal coat of arms is placed in the center of the flag.
Ivan Sache, 05 Mar 2006
The flag of Pizarra was approved by the Municipal Council on 2 March 2005 and submitted on 9 March 2005 to the General Directorate of Local Administration for registration on the Andalusian Register of Local Entities, which was performed on 28 March 2005, as published on 7 April 2005 in the official gazette of Andalusia, No 67/2005 [2]. The flag is officially described as follows:
"Rectangular flag in proportions 1:1.5, horizontally divided into five stripes, the first and the fifth of light blue colour and covering each 3/8th of the flag height, the second, the third and the fourth of colour purple, white and green respectively, and covering each 1/12th of the flag height, charged with a white vertical stripe of length 1/3rd of the flag height, on which is placed the coat of arms covering, including the Royal crown, the half of the flag height.
The flag is shown graphically and described in the leaflet released for the celebration of the 191st anniversary of Pizarra [3]:
As reported in "Málaga Hoy" on 28 February 2006 [4], the municipal administration concluded from an heraldic study that Pizarra never had a flag, and decided to launch a flag contest. Within one year, 2,382 citizens of Pizarra have voted for one of the 26 flags proposed by the administration. According to Mayor Zacarías Gómez, the winning proposal was adopted by a wide margin.
Ivan Sache, 03 Feb 2009
