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Cojedes State has a tricolor of the same proportions as the
classical Miranda tricolor (three
stripes, wider as the go up). The first stripe, on naples yellow,
houses a black circle wherewhich a naples yellow sun, of sixteen
irregular (as the model I saw) rays, glow. The following stripes
are black, and blue.
Source: 1981 edition of "Los Simbolos Sagrados de
la Nacion Venezolana", by Francisco A. Vargas
Guillermo Aveledo, 4 October 1999
The Cojedes State Flag - Attributes and Meaning : Cojedes is a
central-western state of Venezuela and its flag is divided on
three horizontal stripes. The orange stripe which occupied 4/6
parts of the field, is a combination of the values represented by
the colors yellow and red: the region ground richness, the
purity, the people faith, the constancy, the strength, the
courage, the valor and the intrepidity of the heroes which leaked
their blood on these land and the historical facts that happens
there. The black stripe is occupied 1/6 part under the orange
stripe and symbolizes the ferreous temper of the metal, the
science, the industry and the fortitude to the Cojedenians, as
remind of the laborious pledge of their ancestors. It also
represents too the tenacity and spiritual values of the people
and besides, their effort for the conservation and multiplication
of the natural wealth of the state. The blue stripe which
complete the remaining sixth and the same colored circle
symbolizes the realism, the majesty and the beauty, while it
represents the firmament covering that covers the Cojedenian land
and the characteristic values of its stock. At the same time,
reminds the water in time of abundance alluding to the generosity
of the hydrological sources of the State that do not only calm
thirst, but the one from the region to which belong. The yellow
gold sun remembers the heroic gest of the Battle of Taguanes in
1813 and the preparations of the Battle of Carabobo in 1821: its
aglow rays evoke the lances of the "llaneros"
(Venezuelan plain men) of the emancipation war and the flaming
rays remember the patriotic fire that burned and will burn in the
heart of the Cojedenian people.
Historical Synthesis: The Cojedenian flag was designed by the
Professor Pedro Gramcko and it was approved on April 3rd, 1997 by
the Special Commission designated to the effects by Mr. Alberto
Galíndez, Governor of the State, by means of the Decree Nº 300
on February 28th,1997.
Raul Jesus Orta Pardo, 23 August 2000
image by Raul Jesus Orta Pardo, 23 August 2000
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image by Raul Jesus Orta Pardo, 23 August 2000
The Cojedenian CoA - According to the investigator and
Chronicler of San Carlos' City - capital of the State- Jose'
Antonio Borjas; the Professor Adolfo Salazar Quijada and other
historians, the name of the Cojedes State that was attributed to
the river of the same name, has Caribbean origin and it comes
from two words: "COA" that means "people",
"nation" and "HERI" which is equal to say
"cooked pots", from which one can deduce that Cojedes,
in the natives' tongue of the Caribbean family, means
"ceramic people". Probably, this name remembers a human
group that inhabited the region and that manufactured pots or
ceramic recipients. From the original name "Coaheri",
was derived the names "Coxedes", "Cogede",
until becoming the current name "Cojedes".
The Cojedenian Coat of Arms, created by Decree of the Regional
Executive on January 1st, 1910, consists on a circular seal with
a simple field enameled on azure (blue) where appears a semblance
of the predominant landscape in the region. On the fine carpet of
the "llanos" (the Venezuelan plains) groups of palms
and diverse trees stand out on intervals for reveal the fecundity
of the Cojedenian ground. Crossing on counterbend (from the
sinister to the dexter of the shield) its shows an undulant
silver tape that represents a navigable river for where the force
that impels the trade of the federal entity circulates. There, a
magnificent black bull with the horns and hooves in gold, stands
out on its foot for dominates with their look the immensity of
the llanos, to symbolize the prosperity of the cattle raising:
main source of the wealth of the Cojedes State. On direction to
the upper dexter canton and over the horizon, two white herons
lift the flight in the face of the first radiances of the dawn,
while on the upper sinister canton it stands out the
constellation of Orion which dominates the Venezuelan and
Cojedenian sky the most part of the year, to represent the heroes
of this land that contributed with their courage and with their
blood to forge the destiny of Venezuela. As external ornaments,
the shield presents a resplendent sun like a cimier, symbol of
Glory, which illuminates the Latin war cry "AD SUM" (I
am Present) as timmer, that represents the attitude of the
Cojedenians in front of the history: ready and sign to spill its
blood Iike yesterday to defend the causes of the Right and of the
Freedom. The laurel crown that surrounds the field as a border
and the war trophies, four lances and two rifles with soaked
bayonets crosses on saltire behind the shield, symbolizes the
victories that the Cojedenians reached in the fight for the
national emancipation. The scarlet pennants that wrap the crown
and hold it under the shield, presents like mottoes the ephemeris
"28 de Marzo de 1864" (March 28th, 1864), date when the
Federal Constitution of Venezuela was sanctioned and "4 de
Agosto de 1909" (August 4th, 1909), date of the creation of
the State and also, the names of the municipalities that
integrate it "LIMA BLANCO", "ANZOATEGUI",
"TINACO", "PAO","SAN CARLOS",
"FALCON", "GIRARDOT", "RICAURTE"
and "GALLEGOS".
The Flag, the Coat of Arms and the Anthem of this federal entity
have been officially adopted by means of the Law of Symbols of
the Cojedes State, sanctioned by the Legislative Assembly on July
30th, 1997 and published in the Official Gazette of the Cojedes
State No. 23 (Extraordinary) of the same date.
Sources: - Law of Symbols of the Cojedes State, Official
Gazette of the Cojedes State No. 23 (Extraordinary), July 30th,
1997.
- Los Simbolos Sagrados de la Nacion Venezolana (The Sacred
Symbols of the Venezuelan Nation) by Francisco Alejandro Vargas,
1981.
- Web Site Cojedes Virtual: Mr. Eudhen Perdomo, Webmaster and
Owner
Raul Jesus Orta Pardo, 23 August 2000
On the site of Virtual
cojedes, I have found this photo.
I can identify the municipial flags of Falcón,
Tinaco and San
Carlos de Austria . Unfortunately, the other municipal flags
are unknown to me.
Jens Petke, 10 August 2004
