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by Pascal Gross, 28 January 2003
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At <www.alcaldianaguanagua.gov.ve>
we can see the Flag and the Coat of Arms of Naguanagua
Municipality, Carabobo State. The Coat of Arms is result of the
contest open aid promoted by the Naguanagua's Mayor Office on
March 20th, 1999. It was presented by the artists Jose Gregorio
Guevara and Víctor Martinez and approved according to verdict of
the Examining Jury integrated by Licenciate Tulio Ramirez P.,
Licenciate Loyal Israel, Professor Fredis Arms, Mr. Armando
Alcántara B. and Dr. Angel Maria Alvarado.
The Naguanagua's Coat of Arms is quartered in cross. First
quarter (superior left) on Or (Gold) shows the image of Our Lady
of Begoña, remembrance of the faith and devotion of the
naguanaguensians for their Matron and the protection of the
Divine Providence over the Valley of Naguanagua. Second quarter
(superior right) on Vert (Green) for represents the hope in the
future and profits derived from the moral and technical
illustration, charges a lamp on a book symbolizing the cultural
and scientific center of Carabobo University. Third quarter
(inferior left) on Gules (Red) shows a golden key for symbolize
the municipal autonomy and profits of our political system.
Fourth quarter (inferior right) charges a mountainous landscape
with a valley and a silvered river, represents the fertility of
the grounds as well as the ecological lung of the city, the
thermal water center of Las Trincheras (The Trenches) and one
battlefield of the Venezuelan Independence War. As external
ornament the crossed lances behind the Coat of Arms, like war
trophies, symbolizes the value and courage of the Patriotic Army
in the battles released on majestic hills of Naguanagua. The
Silver (White) and Azure (Blue) lambrequins (adornments generally
in form of maple leaves, which starting upward the Coat of
Arms, falls capriciously to both sides), symbolizes the qualities
and virtues of the citizens worthy to guide the Municipality
destinies. Two pennants completes the Coat of Arms: the superior
one in Gules (Red) with a golden inscription that recall the
battles of Bárbula, Trincheras and Naguanagua (verified in
Venezuelan Independence War), and the inferior one in Silver
(White) with ephemeris wrote in Gules (Red): "14 de Mayo de
1782" (May 14th, 1782), Foundational Date of the City;
"16 de Enero de 1994" (January 16th, 1994), Date of the
Municipal Autonomy.
Flag: Conceived and designed by Mr. Armando Alcántara Borges,
Official Chronicle of the City, it was presented with its
corresponding decree to the City Council and unanimously approved
in the Extraordinary Session N°. 22 on May 12th, 2000. Two days
later in the "Naguanagua´s Day" it was hoisted by
first time with the accords Naguanagua's Anthem. The flag is
rectangular with approximate ratio 2:3.
Meaning: Sky-blue represents the Carabobensian sky which covers
the Municipal scope and the sacred mantle of Virgin of
Begoña, under whose divine protection was yesterday, is today
and will be tomorrow and always the Naguanagua´s Valley. Green,
color of the hope, remember the agriculturist potential of
Naguanagua, generator of work and main source of life for the
villagers. Simultaneously that also denotes the ecological
potential of the municipality, represented by the majestic
mountains and forests that surround it and which bring forth the
springs that nourish the fluvial current of the Cabriales, the
most important river in the region. Yellow represents nobility,
justice, perseverance and the constance of the naguanaguensians
for obtain their autonomy. Simultaneously it symbolizes the
social and economic potentiality of the municipality,
characterized by the crafts and the commerce, generating
activities of wealth and well-being for those who assumes the
noble task of let grow and projecting the society and local
scope. Upward at the center, the flag shows the Naguanagua´s
Coat of Arms with all its attributes.
Pascal Gross (Translated by Raul Jesus Orta Pardo),
28 January 2003
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From <www.alcaldianaguanagua.gov.ve>,
located by Pascal Gross, 28 January 2003