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by Thanh-Tâm Le' , 28 January 1999
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This city of 19,891 inhabitants was founded in 1811. The four
green rectangles symbolize our valleys and mountains. The golden
cross represents the fidelity to the Patron Saint, Santo Cristo
de la Salud. At the centre of the cross, the elongated octogonal
design stands for an emerald, since our town is known as the
"Emerald of the South".
Thanh-Tâm Le' , 28 January 1999
The flag from Pueblos-de-puertorico.com site (defunct) differs
slightly from the one on top. In the center is a green emerald
which looks a bit like a handgrenade . Although the description
at lexjuris
site states that it is octogonal the images on both sites
have the emerald rounded. Patillas is southeast Puerto Rico just
east of Guayama.
Jarig Bakker, 3 Febuary 2000
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by Nelson Román, 4 August 2004
The crow with a piece of bread in its beak, bird that saves
the life to San Benito Abad, patron of the town, from being
poisoned with a piece of bread. The castle with three windows
symbolizes the captivity of Santa Barbara, matron of Patillas in
the first years of the foundation and the devotion to the
Santísima Trinidad. The cross represents Santo Cristo de la
Salud. The two crossed machetes underneath the cross represent
the peasants struggle in the sugar cane plantations and the
origins of economic development. T he three towers in the
superior part mean that Patillas is categorized as a town. The
watermelon leaf, fruit that abounded in the west of Patillas, is
the reason for the name of the town. The motto "Ora Et
Labora", means Pray and Work; motto of the religious order
of San Benito Abad. The shield of Patillas was drawn by Pedro de
Pedro. The symbols and the history are a creation of Pedro J.
Rivera Arbolay and the heraldic adviser was Lic. Robert
Beascochea Lota.
Nelson Román, 4 August 2004