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Mora Canton (26,993 inhabitants, 16,204 ha) is made of the six
districts of Colón (14,925 inh., 578 ha), Guayabo, Tabarcia, Piedras
Negras, Picagres and Jaris.
Mora Canton remotely originates in the establishment of Pacaca
Province by Governor Francisco de León in 1604. The capital of the
province was the village of Asunción de Pacaca de la Real Corona,
named for the native cacique Pacacua.
Pacaca Canton was established by Law No. 7 of 23 May 1883 and renamed
Mora Canton by Law No. 37 of 4 July 1896. The name of the canton is a
tribute to two former heads of state, Juan Mora Fernández (1784-1854,
1st head of state of Costa Rica, 1825-1833) and Juan Rafael Mora
Porras (1814-1860, 2nd Constitutional President of the Republic,
1849-1859).
The town of Pacaca was renamed Colón by Law No. 14 of 6 June 1916, as
a tribute to Christopher Columbus.
Source:
Cantonal website
Ivan Sache, 22 July 2013
The flag of Mora is horizontally divided purple-green. In the middle of the
flag is placed an orange lozenge charged with the cantonal coat of arms. Purple
represents the sky, orange represents the mountains, and green represents the
natural environment.
Sources:
Flag page, cantonal website and
image of the flag, cantonal website
Ivan Sache, 22 July 2013
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image contributed by Fred Drews, 30 March 2006
The coat of arms of Mora is made of a shield framed by a red bordure. The
shield is "Quarterly, 1. Azure the bust of Juan Rafael Mora, 2. Gules the bust
of Juan Mora Fernández, 3. Gules the bust of Christopher Columbus, 4. Azure the
bust of Antonio Hernández, the busts sable and argent captioned in letters
argent, overall a rectangular cartouche representing a landscape with a tree, a
river and pre-Colombian ruins (?). The shield surmounted by a crown or and a
scroll azure inscribed with 'MORA' in letters sable. The shield supported by two
branches of coffee fructed proper Beneath the shield a scroll azure inscribed
with '1883' in numerals sable."
Ivan Sache, 21 July 2013