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by Pascal Gross, 14 April 2000
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The flag of the state of Anzoategui, adopted on June 16, 1999.
Source : <www.larutadelsol.com>.
Pascal Gross, 14 April 2000
Here is a translation of the information from this site:
History of the flag:
"By initiative of historian Maximilian Kopp Marcano, on
February 25th, 1999, the State governor of Anzoategui, through
the state's Direction of Culture presideded by Enrique Hidalgo,
declared open a contest through which a design for a Official
flag of the state would be found.
The contest was closed on May 19th, 1999, and on that same day
the verdict was announced. The jury, led by Judge-rector of
Anzoategui state, Zoraida Achicar de Lindo; the director of the
Estable Theatre of Barcelona, Kiddio Espana; the director of the
network of National Libraries, Anzoategui state, Cesar
Paraqueima; artist Regulo Lopez, derecitor of the Armando Reveron
School of Fine Arts of Barcelona, Antonio Sanchez; the presidents
of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Anzoategui, Marco
Tulio Salazar; the CHiefo of the 7th Regional Command of the
National Guard, General Carlos Bazzanella; the Secretary of the
Governor, Jose Sabino Mora; historian Oscar Parella; the state's
Director of Culture, Enrique Hidalgo, and historian Maximilian
Kopp Marcano: estudied the 152 proposals that contestants handed
in, and it was unanimously voted as winner the sketch presented
under the nom-de-plume 'Maria Isabela', by the Puerto La
Cruz-born Lemarys del valle Rincones, whon the received the award
of two million Bolivars.
The design of the state's flag, as set by decree #138 from the
regional executive signed by the state's governonr, Alexis Rosas,
has three horizontal stripes of the same width [height]. A blue
one, representing our heavens, seas and rivers. A yellow one,
standing for the warmth of our climate and people. A green one
for all the riches of our nature and, on its centre, an oputline
of Anzoategui state's map, crossing the three stripes and
embroidered in black, as a symbol of oil rich soil."
by Maximilian Kopp M. and translated by Guillermo
Aveledo, 14 April 2000
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from <www.larutadelsol.com>
The actual Anzoateguensian CoA was adopted by Regional
Executive Decree on September 9th, 1933. The information about
who was its designer is not available, but it is known that the
graphic composition is the same as used during the existence of
the Barcelona State between 1864 and 1881. According to the
Anzoategui State's CoA, Seal and Anthem Law in force, published
in the Official Gazette of the State on November 30th, 1976, the
Coat of Arms of this Venezuelan State is divided per fess and
charges on the upper quarter in Or (yellow), a Gules (red)
fortress with four merlons of battlement and a Phoenix Bird
looking to the right side of the shield, their wings displays and
surrounded by flames at its top. At both flanques of the fortress
and vertically emplaced, appears two silvered and broken chains,
with six links each one. This symbological elements represents
the "Casa Fuerte de Barcelona" (The Fort-House of
Barcelona) where the heroically patriots of these lands battled
for the triumph of the freedom in the Independence War of
Venezuela. The Phoenix symbolizes the fatherland reborn of their
own ashes and the broken chains, the emancipation of the Spanish
yoke and the liberation of the slaves, decreed by General Jose'
Gregorio Monagas, illustrious son of the State, when he was
President of Venezuela in 1854. The lower quarter of the CoA
shows a silvered bull stand on a natural landscape and looking to
the right of the shield on azure (blue) ground, for represents
the cattle-rising riches of this federal entity. The cimier it's
a naissant sun in Or (yellow) for represent the geographical
situation of the state: the eastern region of Venezuela. Its rays
reminds the municipalities of the Anzoa'tegui State. The cannons
crosses in saltire at the back of the shield and jointed to a
laurel crown laced by a silvered pennant with the motto
"TUMBA DE SUS TIRANOS" (Tomb of their tyrants)
symbolizes the glories obtained by the Anzoateguensians in the
Independence War of Venezuela. The motto, properly, remains the
bloody Battle of Urica which was verified in these lands on 1814
and where died the dreadful Spanish General Jose' Toma's Boves
who devastated a great part of the Venezuelan patriot territories
in these times. The name of this State is an tribute to General
Jose' Antonio Anzoa'tegui, one of the Venezuelan patriot heroes
of the Independence War and its Capital is the City of Barcelona.
Raul Jesus Orta Pardo, 10 August 2000