Salir By JAUME OLLE.
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THE ENGLISH VERSION IS ONLY A COMPUTER TRANSLATION OF THE ORIGINAL SPANISH VERSION
24 departments and one constitutional province: Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Cuzco, Huancavelica, Huanuco, Ica, Junin, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martin, Tacna, Tumbes, Ucayali , and constitutional province of El Callao.
By the1979 Constitution weere created 12 regions with 23 of the 24 departments: Amazonas (Loreto), Andres Avelino Caceres (Huanuco, Pasco, Junin), Arequipa (Arequipa), Chavin (Ancash), Grau (Tumbes, Piura), Inca (Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Apurimac), La Libertad (La Libertad), Los Libertadores-Huari (Ica, Ayacucho, Huancavelica), Mariategui (Moquegua, Tacna, Puno), Nord-Oriental del Marañon (Lambayeque, Cajamarca, Amazonas), San Martin (San Martin), Ucayali (Ucayali). The creation of another region with Lima and El Callao was hanged by the El Callao's opposition to merge with Lima.
The regions do not have flag and many either shield.
The departments used between 1945 and 1980 monocolor flags, to those which from 1946 were added the shields of the departmental capital. The progressive transfer of powers from the departments to the regions and to the provinces limited these flags to the provincial ambit.
The provinces (or provincial Municipalities) are inferior units of the departments , and they can adopt flag pursuant to the law. Nearly all they have an official or unofficial flag.
The known provincial Municipalities are the following (relationship based on an ancient provincial division; currently would have more provinces; for example in Cajamarca exist currently 14 provinces but alone consist nine in the relationship - in black letters those of those which the flag is know) :
TUMBES: Tumbes
PIURA: Piura, Paita, Ayabaca, Huancabamba y Sullana (actualmente son 7 provincias)
LAMBAYEQUE (actualizado) : Lambayeque, Ferreñafe y Chiclayo.
CAJAMARCA (actualizado) : San Ignacio, Jaén, Cutervo, Chota, Santa Cruz, Hualgayoc, Celendin, San Miguel, San Pablo, Cajamarca, Contumaza, San Marcos y Cajamba (en la vieja relación figuran Otusco y Patas que ya no son provincias)
LA LIBERTAD (actualizado): Chepen, Ascope, Viru, Gran Chimu, Otuzco, Julcan, Pacasmayo, Pataz, Trujillo, Bolivar y Santiago de Chuco (en la vieja relación figura.Huamachuco que ya no es provincia)
ANCASH: Pallasca, Poncabamba, Huaylas, Santa, Huary, Huaras y Cajatambo.
HUANUCO: Huanuco, Dos de Mayo, Marañon. Huamalies y Ambo.
LIMA: Lima, Canta, Cañete, Chancay, Huarochiri y Yauyos
ICA: Ica, Chincha y Pisco.
PASCO: Tapuc, Yanahuanca, Chacayan, Huariaca, Cerro de Pasco, Huayay, Huancabamba, Chaupimarca y Ninacaca.
JUNIN: Huancayo, Jauja, Pasco, Tarma y Yauli.
HUANCAVELICA: Moya, Conaica, Huando, Acoria y Huancavelica.
AYACUCHO: Huanta, La Mar, Ayacucho, Cangallo, Lucanas y Parinacochas.
CUZCO: Acomayo, Anta, Calca, Canas, Canchis, Convención, Cuzco, Chumbivilcas, Paruro, Paucartambo, Quispicanchi y Urubamba.
APURIMAC: Abancay, Andahuaylas, Aimaraes, Cotabambas y Antabamba
AREQUIPA: Arequipa, Cailloma, Islay, Camaná, La Unión, Condesuyos y Castilla.
PUNO: Puno, Asangaro, Ayaviri, Carabaya, Chucuito, Huanapané, Lampa y Sandia.
MOQUEGUA: Moquegua, Carumas, Ichuña, Ilo, Omate, Puquina, Torata y Ubina.
TACNA: Tacna y Tarata
AMAZONAS (actualizado): Bongara, Chachapoyas, Condorcanqui, Bagua, Utcubamba, Rodriguez de Mandoza y Luyas (Luya).
LORETO: Alto Amazonas, Bajo Amazonas (Maynas)
UCAYALI: Ucayali
SAN MARTIN: Huallaga, Moyobamba y San Martin
MADRE DE DIOS: Maldonado.
CONSTITUTIONAL PROVINCE OF EL CALLAO
Communication fromJorge Arturo Luna Feijoo, general secretary of the provincial Municipality of the Callao, 16 September 1997).
Flag:
Ratio 2:3
Shield. - In the city of El Callao is located the Castle of the Real Felipe, thus called in honor of the king of Spain Felipe V, that it was built in 1747. This castle constituted the last redoubt of the Spanish crown in Peru and in her is quartered the general Canterac, besieged by the liberating armies, until capitulated, after something which the General San Martín ordered to coin a medal, call "medal of El Callao" that it was granted to the soldiers that besieged the castle. El Callao adopted by shield such medal, that thereinafter incorporated the title that it would be conceded to her in the year 1834 of "Staunch and Generous City of El Callao, Asylum of Laws and of the Freedom". ( communication from Sir Jorge Arturo Luna Feijoo, general secretary of the provincial Municipality of the Callao 16 September 1997).
Communication from Lady Patricia Raggio de Canepa, general Directress of the Metropolitan Municipality, 29 August 1997.
Color banner ochre - reddish with the shield in the center. The shield presents differences with the customary that is used in the flag of the city.
Shield:
Communication from Lady Patricia Raggio de Canepa, general Directress of the Metropolitan Municipality, 29 August 1997.
Ratio Flag 2:3; colour ochre, with the shield in the center.
Shield.- The shield of the City of the Kings of Peru (today Lima) was conceded by the king Carlos I of Castille and of the kingdoms of the crown Catalan-aragonese (Carlos V Emperor of the Holy Roman German Empire ) through Real Certificate granted in Valladolid 7 December 1537. Contain in blue field three real wreaths (that take issue with the three you laugh magicians whose name was carrying the city) each one of those which touches some top of a star of eight beams (that mean the star that guided to the you Kings Magicians), and in the edge the motto "hoc signum vere regum est" of gold in colored field; for stamp two crowned black eagles being watched the a to the other (allusion to the King Carlos and the Queen Johanna) demonstrating the protection of the monarchy to the city; the I and the K are the initials of the you Laugh Carlos and his mother Johanna (Ioanna and Karolus). The star superior wants to represent the new guide of the King Carlos and Johanna in the new world. The currency translated by "This is the real sign of the Kings" alludes to the name of the city as well as to that of the own kings shield's granting.
The shield was modified in a date unsure subsequent to 1650, being put an only eagle (allusion to the imperial eagle) and two columns " Plus Ultra" symbols already used in its moment by Carlos V. Yet it suffered a new modification through Real Certificate in 1808, happening the initials to the center of the shield, and being put a second border on this, with the legend "The very noble, illustrious and very loyal city of the kings of Peru". Some years ago it was returned to the original design.
Old shield (scanned image):
Communication of the Provincial Mayor Sir Ricardo Flores 2 September 1997.
Tumbes, border department of the extreme north-west of Peru, cradle of the ancestral culture of the Tumpis, hurt for many years a precarious cultural identity that were conjectured, bertween other values, in the lack of own civic symbols, product of a popular agreement or of the majority approval of its population.
According to documental summaries, Tumbes, in spite of its long existence, never had official flag. It was over there by the year 1945 in which the government of Leguía imposed that Tumbes would have to be identified with the green color in the sports events that with participation of all the departments would be accomplished in Huancayo. The Tumbes delegation flew a linen green leaf color, the one which since then was catalogued as flag.
Communication of the Provincial Mayor Sir Ricardo Flores 2 September 1997.
To this linen thereinafter, to give to him greater own elements was included to him in the central part the shield of Tumbes. But this was not representing to feel it of the population, was very little known, and it was not symbolizing the natural resources fan that was patenting to this border zone, identifying so alone to a productive sector, the agriculture.
CCommunication of the Provincial Mayor Sir Ricardo Flores 2 September 1997.
Was necessary to create a symbol that expressed our multiple natural wealth and is identified with the people. It was as soon as in October of 1993 the Assembly of the provincial Municipality presided by the Mayor Arquitect Sir Ricardo Flores, approved at the request of the Education and Culture Commission an agreement by the one which were summoned to the creation of the civic symbols that identified fully the cultural features, natural i idiosyncrasy ( Municipal bill 26-MPT-SEC-G). They were carried contacts with authorities, historians, educating and pupils of the different educational centers and with the Tumbes population as a rule, where was decided unanimously that was prevailing count on an own symbol. The contest had domestic level and were received great quantity of creative projects.
The flag of Tumbes was elected in contest 22 December 1994, being the winning Sir Alberto Herrera Costa that presented his work under the pseudonym "Hercos". The Juror was integrated by representative of the sub-region of Education, INC, Archaeologic Studies Circle, Tumpi Cultural Center, and Provincial Municipality of Tumbes.
It was approved officially in extraordinary meeting with unanimous vote 30 December 1994. It was promenaded for first time by the Central Plaza of Tumbes and thereinafter hoisted in the corresponding shaft 7 January 1995. Before numerous public, notable citizens of the city entered with the flag and delivered it to the excellence pupils of the state and particular associations of the provincial Municipality. From such date the flag of Tumbes is hoisted every day festive and in the traditional civic-patriotic ceremonies, and parades.
The creator of the flag is the Tumbes citizen Alberto Herrera Costa, of a recognized local family. Its parents are Juan Herrera Miranda and Martha Innocence Boyer. Studied primary school in the Association "Application Jose Antonio Encinas" and secondary in the " National Association the victory", until his fourth year, in which was moved to Puno where peaked its secondary studies in the GUE "Telesforo Catacora" July-Chucuito (1976). Emphasized always his ability in the drawing, having gained several premiums at scholastic level. Upon creating the flag of Tumbes had as greater inspiration the beautiful and abundant natural resources of the lands that saw to him to born and of those which was wanting to contribute to their diffusion and gratefulness. Attributed the authorship of the flag of Tumbes represents for him one of his larger laurels, and remain with this registered in the annals of the history of Tumbes.
The flag is formed by three principal elements: 2 blue color striping and one of green color divided mutually by the beams of the yellow sun, that born of the solar quadrant in the extreme superior left where is registered the word Tumbes in black. The flag carries in the central part the arms of Tumbes. The yellow represents the sun that irradiates heat and light in in the tropical lands of Tumnbes, and the sun, that is located in all the long and broad of the flag, born in the extreme superior left representing thus the natural Dawn. The four yellow thin striping represent the solar those which beams we enjoy in all the eras of the year (Tumbes is called the region of the eternal summer). The form of the king star in the flag represents also the style inca of our ancestral men and to the force live of the heroic Chilimasa, Inca from Tumbes. The blue color represents the evident clear of our sky that accompanies the natural landscape of our department in all the stations of the year. The blue inferior band represents the sea and the marine wealth, their/its waters that wet constantly the beaches of you Tumble, pride of the region. The green color represents the vegetable kingdom, with the agricultural productive extensions of the region, and also the forests and swamps and the National Park Hills of Amotape, ecological wealth the best one.
LEGISLATION:
Agreement of the provincial Municipality 026-MPT-SEC. G. of 10 October 1993 summoning the national public contest for the creation of the anthem and flag of Tumbes.
Agreement of the provincial Municipality 003-95-MPT of 7 February 1995, on official recognition of the flag of Tumbes, its meaning and arrangement on its official ondulating in given acts and centers; and for the grant of the civic medal, diploma, 1.000 new "soles", and the distinction of honorary councilman of the provincial Municipality to the creative Mr. Herrera. In the same agreement is had the shipment the resolution to the National Culture Institute for its registration and in the form and legal manner that corresponds.
Agreement of the provincial Municipality 007-95-MPT-SEC. G. of 10 March 1995 that approves the regulation for the official use, on the part of the authorities of the city of Tumbes as well as by those public and private Institutions that offer services and spectacles public in the area of the Province of Tumbes in civic-patriotic dates. The article 1 fixes the ondulating of the flag; the article 2 the ceremonial; the article 3 establishes a honor Committee; the article 4, fixes the persons that they can proceed to the official ondulating ; article 5 fixes the commissioned entity for transportation and custody of the flag; the article 6 fix the entities that they are obligated to use the flag; the article 7 establishes the official Ride of the flag for the day 7 of January of each year; the article 8 establishes the obligation for all the private and State educational institutions of hoisting the flag all on Mondays, and in the other ceremonies of the educational centers; article 9 fixes the tones of the colors (yellow "natural"; blue "electric" and green "leaf"); the article 10 forbids the use of the flag in demonstration against the political authorities and public organizations.
Accompany the agreement a graph with the measures of the flag, being its proportions of 3:5.
In Resolution 145 of 10 April 1995 Sir Pedro Gjurinovic Canevaro, Directing of the National Culture Institute, solves to recognize officially the flag of Tumbes and approves his arrangement, colors and meaning.
Ratio 15:25 (3:5)
The shield of Tumbes is product of the modifications of the shields that granteed the kings of Castille and of the territories catalan-aragonese to the conquering Captain of the Peru , Sir Francisco Pizarro. Currently there is under way a contest to design a " Gaul shield" (probably a logo) taking as base the silhouette of the current shield, contest to celebrate between institutions and educational centers and that will will have as motive to identify fully the natural resources and moral values of the department.
The anthem of Tumbes was approved in contest 5 of January of 1994. Author of the Letter and of the Music was Eduardo Avalos Bustamante, language and literature teacher.
CHACHAPOYAS
Communication from Sir José Victor Fernandez Meta, political Governor of Chachapoyas in the sub - region V, region North-Eastern of the Marañon, 25 July 1997.
Article elaborated by Sir Luis Herrera Castro.
In the month of November1979, the Committee for the Progress of the Amazon was editing the FIAT LUX newspaper (Make it the light) and precisely upon celebrating 147 anniversary of the political creation of the department of the AMAZON a articulist was saying: "Upon sounding 12 hours of the day 20 November of this turbulent 1979, our aged department fulfils its 147 anniversary of political creation and of the musical staff certified by its five provinces, will bud the sweet symphony that as a means of meliflue serenade will be singing to him the Happy Birthday Amazon, as a message of sublime fraternity... but if all in this day will be apparently gabble, one must to warn that these 147 years have passed inadvertent, since our department with this chronological age is as a dwarf concerning its socio-economic development, because its life years in comparison with the others cities do not represent a reputable unless effective advance exceptions and this due perhaps to conformism of its inhabitants or to the nonchalance at domestic level with which always it has been treated to him ... the nonchalance of the different shift rates, and the desidy of the dwellers, they have delayed the takeoff of this vast zone, weigh to the enormous potential with the one which counts, and nailed thus in its ailments today we arrive at this new anniversary commenting and regretting us always of our eternal wrong, but to surpass all these human sluggishnesss, it is necessary to undertake the victorious march toward the reconquest of our department, conceited and haughty ondulating the FLAG OF THE AMAZON, that proud undulated in the skies of the Peruvian North-Eastern.
At that time alone the department was possessing flag but not the cities and provinces that were forming it. Because of this the organization COPRA ( Progress Committee of the Amazon) summoned with occasion of the 147 anniversary of the department (1979) a contest to endow to Chachapoyas of flag, shield and anthem. The contest was developed between the children of sixth degree of the regular basic education of all the educational center. The idea had emerged being President of the COPRA, reverend Father Pedro Pablo Reategui del Aguila, as proposal of the Profesor Luis Herrera Castro. The idea was accepted and were created the commissions to elaborate the bases of the contest and to carry it to practice.
In the month of December 1979 the same newspaper was offering the following news: "Such as were informing in our previous issue, COPRA effected the contest to endow to Chachapoyas of his flag and it was a child of sixth degree, that inspirational in the historical greatness of our province, I represent in colors striping a valuable symbol as the one which was not counting this four -cenntenial city. The child is Tomislave Vojvodic Vargas that using the celestial colors (that represents to the sky of Chachapoyas), green (The Pampass where fought the 6 June 1821 the Higos Urco heros ) and the red (the blood apportioned by these) created the Chachapoyas flag . The work was emphasized by its originality in the combination of the colors since these does not them has no flag".
COPRA transacted timely its official recognition, the one which was assigned to him by the Provincial Council of Chachapoyas when the city celebrated its 450 Spanish foundation anniversary being by then Provincial Mayor the dynamical Profesor Sir Humberto Marín Jiménez, who along with the other councilman issued the respective resolution.
Tomislave Vojvodic Vargas was studying in the seminar
association of Jesus María, being directing the extinct
religious Pedro Pablo Reategui del Aguila (President of COPRA),
and it was the father of the child who entertained to COPRA with
the first exemplary of the flag, the same that yet is conserved
in power of the ideologist of the contest, teacher Luis Herrera
Castro.
Resolution 53-88-APHC of 26 August 1988: "Considering that
in the month of November 1970 when the president of the COPRA,
Mr. Luis Marino Herrera Castro summoned to all the educational
centers of the locality to carry out a contest to endow to the
city of Chachapoyas of its flag, that symbolize it in all the
patriotic and civic acts. - That as consequence of the contest
accomplished 21 November 1979 resulted winning the pupil from
sixth degree of the CE number 18004 - seminar Association from
Jesus María, Tomislav Vojvodic Vargas, presenting the flag
fourcoloured meaning the red the blood apportioned by the
Chachapoyan, the green the Pampas of Higos Urco and the hills
that surround Chachapoyas, the blue celestial that means peace
and tranquility, and the sun that means the emerging sun. - That
for the approval effects of the accomplished contest acted as
juror the sirs Leopoldo Best Ramos, departmental Education
assistant director of Amazons; Pedro Zagaceta Vallejos,
lieutenant of the Republican Custody; Carlos Zubiate Zabarburu
and Victor Estudardo Poémape Abanto, educating. - That in last
meeting of the Council of the provincial Municipality of
Chachapoyas, unanimously was agreed to present the abovementioned
winning flag the day 5 September 1988 for fulfilling 450 years of
the Spanish foundation of the city of Chachapoyas.- And according
to the new organizational law of municipalities 23853/84 and
attributions conferred to the Mayoralty dispatch, is solved: 1.-
It's approved the flag before mentioned that symbolizes to
Chachapoyas "City of the Frontier". - 2.- Granted
diploma and medal of the 450 anniversary to the ideologist of the
approved flag Tomislav Vojvodic Vargas. - Signed: José Humberto
Marín Jiménez - Provincial Mayor.
Ratio 20:26
Escudo:
Communication from Sir Segundo R. Urteaga Villarreal, Directing of the provincial Municipality of Cajamarca, 12 September 1997.
The department of Cajamarca was created 11 of February of 1855. Cajamarca and their its influence zone constitute solely a province of the several that has the department (13), while the set of the department constitutes a sub - region.
Flag: the flag is blue celestial, and represents to the sky of Cajamarca. Carry in the center the shield of nobility.
Shield of nobility: The shield was officialized for Real Certificate signed by Carlos IV of Borbón, king of Spain, who recognized to Cajamarca as province with the title of "City of Cajamarca The large", granting its shield of nobility attended to the petition of the Bishop of Trujillo Sir Baltasar Jaime Martínez Compañon 19 December 1802. The granted shield had in one of its extreme the Spanish flag (today the provincial flag) and to the other a palm (symbolizing the loyalty to the kings); on the shield a real wreath; in the own shield divided per pale in two parts: in the left a black eagle (that symbolizes the readiness in the conquest) and and to the right a strength by an arm clutching a Spanish sword (that symbolizes the expulsion of the Indians by the Spanish and their establishment. Has in the position of the scutcheon a cross and under her the sun that expresses the victory of the Christian religion on the idolatry. In the upper part the initials of the kings C (Carlos V) and L (Luise Marie of Borbón). The ordinance does not specify the colors of the metals, being used generally sable eagle in silver (occasionally in azure), and gold strength in gules; also they are of gold the initials, the cross and the sun. The flag appears normally as a monocolor, blue pale (by Cajamarca) or red ( prevailing color in the Peru flag), and it had to be in old times white. The wreath is gilded and of gules and the palm of sinople.
Communication from Lady Margarita Olazabal, Directress of the general Secretary Office of the provincial Municipality of Huancayo, 8 September 1997.
The flag was officialized for Resolution
2292-94-A/MPH 24 December 1994. The text of the resolution says:
"Considering that from approximately 1970s is come using as
some of the symbols of the province of Huancayo the flag with the
characteristics that the province represents, without have
counted on the official approval of the Municipal Council. - That
it is constant preoccupation of current management major, to
recapture it and to value our cultural identity. - That it is
necessary that the province of Huancayo count on a symbol as is
the flag, that identify to the Huanca inhabitant and is yielded
to her the honors that she deserves , is officialized its
configuration and use. - That the provincial Municipality of
Huancayo organized the Forum - panel "Symbols of
Huancayo" whose conclusion indicates that the flag of the
city of Huancayo will be of two colors, green and white, disposed
in two vertical striping. - That in use of the attributions
conferred by the article 47 of the organizational law of
Municipalities is solved: 1.- Is officialized as of the date the
use of the flag of Huancayo, with the following characteristic:
that this will be of two colors, green and white, disposed in two
vertical striping. - 2.- To have that is modified the
characteristics of the flag of Huancayo that to date is come
using. 3.- To entrust to the office with the general secretary,
the diffusion with the present resolution to the public and
private entities, as well as to the citizenship in general. -
Signed. Pedro Moral es Mansilla, Mayor of the Provincial
Municipality of Huancayo.
Note: The tone of the green is highly bluish, according to two photographs that accompany to the communication.
Shield. The shield has not been officialized even though it is of general use.
Communication from Robalino Gonzalez, general Secretary of the provincial Municipality of Maynas, 10 September 1997.
The Province of Maynas, in the region of the Napo, has as capital to Iquitos. The Municipality of Iquitos has jurisdiction above all the province that counts on eleven districts. The provincial flag, according to the legal regulation, it is used it by the provincial Municipality, and by identical so much to that of the city of Iquitos. It is of green color, symbolizing the jungle, and contains the shield. The city was founded in 1864 in a hamlet inhabited by the Iquitos Indian , that gave to her their name.
Flag:
The provincial shield contains a gilded cross that represents the christianization of the Jesuits in the era of the colony, and within her the machete, principal tool of the peasants of the Amazon. About the cross a blue color space symbolizing to the river and that contains a representation of the means of river transportation, as the canoe, the launch, the motoship, the slider, etc... and in the upper part the profiles of the wild banks, appearing in the semicircle the name of the provincial capital, Iquitos. In the red edge the registration Carpent tua poma nepotes, that means "your children harvested your fruits"; in the lower part is read the name of the province (Municipality of Maynas, abridging the complete name of provincial Municipality of Maynas that it can be used equally) and up the emerging sun under the word Peru. The sun can be represented in red or yellow. The edges of the shield and the machete (silverings in the image) can be represented equally gilded.
The province counts furthermore with own anthem.
Communication from Sir Tito Chocano Olivera, Mayor of the provincial Municipality of Tacna.
Flag: The flag of the province of Tacna is used by the public institutions in the public holidays, especially in the anniversary of the reincorporation of Tacna to the Peru (28 of August). Undulate always to the side of the Peruvian flag. Lack official approval. It is of a color identified as " old gold" carrying the shield in the center.
Standard of Tacna:
The banner is portable in its shaft, being of silk fabric with a long of 1,40 m. for 0,93 m. of broad. The shaft has a length of 1,20 m. and carries a tip. The leaf or tab of the tip is of four strings and cane hosieries of 0,18 m. without "crucetas", understood tip and retailing. The shield that carries the banner occupies a space of 0,42 m. in its greater sides and 0,31 m. of width. The Banner carries the registration, below of the shield, that indicates the name of the Institution.
Shield: the shield of Tacna was designed by the Dr. Enrique Gamarra Hernandez in 1945 to suggestion of the academic of Tacna Dr. José Jiménez Borja. The shield yet it has not been officialized.
TRUJILLO
Communication from Sir José Murgia Zannier, Mayor of the Provincial Municipality of Tacna, dated 17 February 1998.
The flag of the provincial Municipality is white and contains in its center the arms of the city of Trujillo conceded in 1537.
Sir José Murgia had the gentility of transmitting a photograph of the flag, as well as a copy to color and great size of the Real grant Certificate of the Shield, of which all the trujillan are sat especially proud.
The grant of a shield on the part of king was conferring prestige to the city that it receipt. The shield request was formulated by Sir Hernando de Zevallos in name of the Council of the Town. 23 November 1537 the Town ("Villa") obtained the city range by initiative of the same Zevallos, and alone fourteen days after, 7 of December of 1537, the Emperor Carlos V of Germany and I of Spain, signed the Real Certificate conceding shield to the city. In the shield are contained two columns on blue and white waters, and above of they a real wreath of fenced gold of pearls and stones with two canes that embrace said columns; leaving by within the wreath and in the middle of the columns a K of gold that it is the first letter of the name of the king (Karolus) in blue field; for stamp above of the shield a faucet or griffin that watches to the right and embraces the shield.
The blue represents to the justice, the praise, the perseverance, beauty, zeal, loyalty and obligation of aiding to the staunch serving that they have not been remunerated; the blue waves and silver the dominance of the misterious sea; the white columns, the real wreath with precious stones and the K, they are symbols of the King that was conceding them very limitedly. The canes of gules represent to the weapons of the primitive man and symbolize the strength, value and victory by blood and the valor of the men. The faucet or griffin , mythological animal, with lion body and eagle head and wings, represents to the audacity, the force, the rapidity and the fierceness.
Sir Manuel Godoy, prince of the peace, duke of Alcudía and almighty minister of the king Carlos IV was elected First Vote Mayor of Trujillo and procured of the king that are added three circles of gold on the columns; the metal on metal was meaning that the inhabitants of Trujillo "yield so much or but that be cousins of God " and that the trujillan "blazon and with reason of be so noble as the king"
The provincial Municipality counts also with own anthem compound by Ramiro Herrera Orbegoso, and letter from Sir Ramiro Mendoza Sanchez.
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