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by Pascal Gross, 26 September 2002
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From <larutadelsol.com>:
"El tricolor municipal de Lechería fue seleccionado a
travez de un concurso en cabildo abierto el 15 de Marzo de 2001.
El mismo fue ganado por Francia Zaurin quien diseño un
estandarte compuesto por tres franjas horizontales de igual
tamaño. La superior e inferior son de color azul oscuro y
representan el cielo y el mar respectivamente; la franja del
central es de color blanco y representa el desarrollo, la
juventud, el progreso y la pureza; y en está, destaca la
composición de un sol amarillo en semicírculo atravesado por la
figura marrón del Cerro Morro que representan el potencial
turístico y la esencia geográfica misma del municipio. "
Pablo Acosta Ríos, 26 September 2002
Diego Bautista Urbaneja is a municipality in Anzoategui State.
Capital: Lechería. Flag also at <www.lrs.com.ve>.
Dov Gutterman, 31 July 2004
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by Raul Orta, 11 May 2005
The new Coat of Arms consecrates Urbaneja Municipality as
first one of Anzoátegui State which completes its symbols and
until now unique in Venezuela by selecting its Coat of Arms by
popular way and also the first-born in Latin America elected by
consult on Internet.
Maximilian Kopp Marcano, 11 May 2005
After a long process, thanks to the neighbors of Lecherìa and
a Decree signed by Mayor Gustavo Marcano, since past May 6th of
present year, Urbaneja Municipality counts with an Official Coat
of Arms arose as a result of a consultation made by the
Chronicler of the City to the Symbollogist Raùl Orta, Chief of
Department of Heraldry of Venezuelan Military Aviation.
On a letter dated on October 9th , 2003 this specialist affirms
that the precedent Arms was "... an emblem whose composition
doesn’t fulfill the conceptual and technical rules of
HERALDRY."
The election process was this way: between March 10th and 20th,
2005 was distributed a part of 1000 vote forms for the selection
of the Coat of Arms between the assistants of 10 citizens’
assemblies which took place in several locations of Lecherìa;
between April 8th and May 5th contributors, police and all
personnel of Municipal Power of Lecherìa emitted their votes and
between April 18th and May 4th, 133 citizens did the
same thanks to the support of Web Site EnOriente.com.
Concluding the scrutiny, was selected Project Nº 2 with 440
votes followed by Project No 1 with 189 votes; Nº 3 with 174
votes and Nº 4 with 88 votes.
The new Official Coat of Arms of Lecherìa whose authors are Raul
Orta (design) and Maximilian Kopp (meaning) is described this
way:
Attributes: Field with German shape. First Quarter in Sky Blue
(variation of Azure or heraldic blue) presents the figure of
Nuestra Señora del Valle del Espìritu Santo (Our Lady of Holy
Spirit Valley) on a wood fishing boat disposed in front. Second
Quarter with field in Argent (white) shows a wood cross loaded
with a garland of flowers in Or (yellow), Argent (white), Gules
(red), Azure (blue) and Vert (green) accompanied by two fishes
disposed in pale (vertically). Third Quarter with field in Azure
(blue) presents a landscape where appears in first plane the sea
from which arises El Morro de Lecherìa (Lecherìa’s Ridge)
with a rising sun to the bottom, all in its colors. As external
ornaments, the blazon shows an Anchor in Silver put behind the
Coat of Arms and a ring in Argent (white) with borders in Azure
(blue) which contains the inscriptions: "MUNICIPIO TURISTICO
EL MORRO LICENCIADO DIEGO BAUTISTA URBANEJA" (Something like
“The Ridge Licenciate Diego Bautista Urbaneja Tourist
Municipality) on the superior part and " 1953 - LECHERÎA -
1992" on the inferior part, made in gothic capital letters
in Or and separated each other by means of circles with the same
metal.
Semiology: First Quarter symbolizes the ideals of good faith,
hope and protection that always has offered to the
citizens of Lecherìa their sentimental matron, Virgin of the
Valley (lovely called Vallita) who in her celebrations (September
8th) is followed by her parishioners in her already traditional
stroll in boat by the sea: most colorful marine procession of
Venezuelan Orient which distinguishes highly
Lecherìa of the rest of the region. Second Quarter, in
synthesis, is a tribute to Nature and an exaltation of the values
of Courage, Sacrifice and Valor which have the inhabitants of
Urbaneja Municipality. The field in Argent (white) represents the
ancient saline turned into city; flowery cross is the unitary
symbol of gratefulness to the bonanza and requests of
security granted by Mother Earth and Sea to fisherman pioneers of
Lecherìa. On the other hand fishes alludes to artisan fishing
like original sustenance source of the inhabitants of the
locality. Third Quarter represents the values of Justice, Loyalty
and Perseverance whose virtues shall to perpetuate the settlers
of Lecherìa. All it is represented by means of a marine
landscape with El Morro (the Ridge) because both graphical
elements are geographic icons par excellence of the zone,
identifying it with its economic essence, as it’s the
sustainable tourist activity. Finnally, the sun and
its rays constitutes an sample of the warm of Venezuelan Eastern
People and indicate the sense of integration from Urbaneja
Municipality to Anzoátegui State, because the sun is
represented like is showed on the State Coat of Arms. External
Ornaments: Anchor symbolizes future wishes of affirmation, peace
and progress for the Municipality; and the ring, with the
emblematic colors of municipal flag (white and navy blue) frames
the denomination of the Municipality, the name of its Capital and
dates of its elevation to the category of Civil Parish of Bolivar
District (1953) and to Municipality on 1992.
Raul Orta, 11 May 2005
Previous Coat of Arms
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from <urbaneja-anzoategui.gov.ve>