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by Raul Jesus Orta Pardo, 7 December 2000
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Portuguesa State flag is a triband of blue, white and green
(not an unusual combination for Venezuelan state flags, as it can
be seen). The widest stripe, blue, has a white and yellow, highly
stylised, sun of sixteen rays, which resembles a mechanichal
wheel (I asume it's because they try to picture Portuguesa as an
incipiently industrialised region, but the person who showed me
the model was not sure). The center band is very narrow, and
divides the blue, wide band from the narrower (but not as narrow
as the white one) green band.
Source: 1981 edition of "Los Simbolos Sagrados de
la Nacion Venezolana", by Francisco A. Vargas
Guillermo Aveledo, 4 October 1999
At <www.portuguesanet.vezla.com>
you can find Info in Spanish and the Coat of Arms.
Dov Gutterman, 2 December 2000
Portuguesa is a central western state of Venezuela and its
capital is the City of Guanare, place where appears on 1651 the
Celestial and Principal Matron of the Nation: Our Lady of
Coromoto. The Portuguesenian Flag consists of three horizontal
and unequal stripes. The blue stripe (above) represents the
celestial vault of the firmament, which serves of spiritual
reference to the "llanero" (the Venezuelan man of the
plains region) that populates the region and their human
dimension (their life, their customs and daily chore). The white
fringe (central) remembers the pristine purity and the harmony
where they unite the material world and the spiritual world for
reach the noblest purposes. The green fringe (below) it
represents the exuberant natural and agricultural wealth of the
State, scenery for the effort and the work of its inhabitants. On
the canton near to the staff in the blue fringe appears a Yellow
and White sun that irradiates rays of light for symbolize power,
wealth, dynamism and generosity. Their configuration is inspired
by a geometric figure of aboriginal root for represent the
historical continuity of the population of the State, also
constituting symbol of the creative energy of its inhabitants
like alive force that it guarantees the faith in the future.
Sources: Web Site "Portuguesa.Net" <www.portuguesanet.vezla.com>.
Produced by PUBLI WORLD NET, C.A., Portuguesa State, Venezuela.
Raul Jesus Orta Pardo, 7 December 2000
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by Raul Jesus Orta Pardo, 7 December 2000
The Coat of Arms - The Portuguesa State Coat of Arms presents
a quarterly field. The dexter chief quarter, in Vert (green),
contains a grain bundle like symbol of union and prosperity. The
sinister chief quarter, in Gold (yellow), loads a bull's head for
represent the cattle-rising riches of the State and the worthy
haughtiness of the "llaneros" - the Venezuelan men of
the plains. The dexter base quarter, in Gules (red) presents a
sailboat guided by a "llanero" on the waters,
representing the River that gives name to the State - Portuguesa
and mentions to the hydrological wealth of the region. The
sinister base quarter, in Azure (blue), contains an iris branch
hugged in saltire to a hoe for symbolizes the beauty of the
portuguesenian plains and the agricultural work that there is
developed. As external ornaments, the Coat of Arms shows like
timmer or crest two national flags, which symbolizes the Patriot
Spirit of the Portuguesa State sons and their sacrifices in favor
of the Cause of the National Emancipation. Among them, appears a
nascent sun for represents the Freedom shining on the fertile
plains of the State and like cimier it shows the inscription
ARAURE in memory of the celebrated battle that was verified near
the population of the same name, won by the Patriots under the
conduction of El Libertador Simon Bolivar during the Independence
War of Venezuela. As supports of the Shield appear two vigilant
white herons; this is, with an affirmed paw and the other one
raised holding the field in fishing attitude, for symbolize the
plumage riches of the region. Complete the group a symmetrical
base where besides being sustained the shield and their supports,
appear an Azure (blue) pennant which shows like mottoes the
ephemeris DICIEMBRE 5 DE 1813 (December 5th, 1813), date of the
Battle of Araure previously mentioned and the sentence HONOR Y
GLORIA (Honor and Glory), to the flanks that mentions to its
importance in the regional and national history.
Sources: Law of the Coat of Arms of the Portuguesa
State, dated on January 30th, 1935.
The Sacred Symbols of the Venezuelan Nation, Francisco Alejandro
Vargas; Caracas, 1981.
Raul Jesus Orta Pardo, 7 December 2000