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by Eudhen Perdomo, 6 September 2002
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The Flag of Tinaco Municipality, located on Cojedes State,
Venezuela.
Attributes and Semiology - It consists in a divided field with
approximated ratio1:2 divided in three horizontal stripes with
equal size: blue, white and red. The Municipality Coat of Arms at
the canton completes the design. The blue stripe remembers the
limpid Tinaquerian sky, indicator of clear and firm horizons in
the progress ways for the integral development of the community.
The white one alludes to the spiritual purity of the people of
Tinaco, the neatness of the Tinaquerians in the performance of
its daily work and the remarkable honesty that as honorable
virtue distinguishes the sons and daughters of the Municipality
as well as the deep feelings of peace which they lodge in his
actions and thoughts. The red stripe recalls the blood spilled by
the Tinaquerians in its persistence to maintain the sacred
principles of freedom, independence, democracy and sovereignty in
national and international communities. Altogether, these
three colors honored the image of Our Lady of the Rosary of the
Chiquinquirá of Tinaco, Sacred Matron of the locality.
Historical Synthesis - It was created by means of Official
Agreement the 3 of March of 1993.
Sources: Mr Eudhen Perdomo, Webmaster of the Site
"Cojedes Virtual" <www.fortunecity.com/lavender/lumley/712/index2.htm>.
The graphics were provided by Mr. Perdomo on September 6th.,
2002.
Raul Jesus Orta Pardo, 10 September 2002
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by Eudhen Perdomo, 6 September 2002
The Coat of Arms - It is a English shaped field divided per
fess, the chief per pale. The dexter chief quarter presents the
reproduction of the image of Our Lady of the Rosary of the
Chiquinquirá according to establishes the corresponding
tradition. The sinister chief quarter, in Gules (red) charges a
silver parchment that loads the inscription SCIENCIARUM DOMINA
(Dominion of the Science) in golden capital roman letters all
supperposed to a Sword and a Lance in Sable (black) crossed in
saltire. The base quarter in Sky Blue, loads a natural landscape
in which predominates a mountainous area in Argent and Azur
(blue) accompanied by clouds and landed on Vert (green). As
ornaments, the Coat of Arms are inserted in a gold cartridge with
an Azur pennant that bear like mottoes the following inscriptions
in golden capital roman letters: TINACO, to the dexter; EDO.
COJEDES., to the sinister and 1.680 - 1.752 - 1.781, under the
base.
The image of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Chiquinquirá of
Tinaco that enriches the first quarter, symbolizes the spiritual
purity of Tinaco whose faith and hopes are inspired by the sacred
principles of the catholic religion. The second quarter, in Gules
for remember the Courage and the Valor of the inhabitants of the
region, shows a parchment for symbolize the delivery of been born
in Tinaco to the knowledge of science and its inclination towards
the letters and culture in general; on the one hand and by the
other the crossed sword and the lance represent the illustrious
participation of Tinaquerians in the independence of South
America and too that they stay in alert for combat anyone who
pretends strangle the freedom of the defenseless peoples. The
third quarter, in Sky Blue for symbolize the High Ideals, shows a
savannah portion that remembers the Cojedenian "llano"
(plane lands) and its prodigious fertility for Agriculture and
Cattle; to the bottom, is raises the Tiramuto Hill, majestic
geographic landmark of the locality, like determining expression
of the strong will of Tinaco and its sons and daughters for
conquer the economic, social and cultural progress of the region.
The gold cartridge, officially described with its equivalent
Italian word "cartiglio", recalls the light of the
beautiful sun of Cojedenian plane land and its capricious forms.
Pennant remembers the name of the Municipality, the Venezuelan
state to which belongs and its more important ephemeris.
Sources: Mr Eudhen Perdomo, Webmaster of the Site
"Cojedes Virtual" <www.fortunecity.com/lavender/lumley/712/index2.htm>.
The graphics were provided by Mr. Perdomo on September 6th.,
2002.
Raul Jesus Orta Pardo, 10 September 2002