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Mineiros do Tietê was founded in the middle of the 19th century by
colonists from Minas Gerais ("mineiros", lit. "miners"), especially
the Corrêa de Mello, Dutra Lopes, Gomes and Alves Pereira families.
Around 1875, one of the inhabitants of the Bairro dos Mineiros
(Miners' Borough), Vicente Valério dos Santos, offered a piece of land
to establish a new town and erected a chapel dedicated to the Holy
Cross. The district of Capela de Mineiros (Miners' Chapel) was
established in January 1891, as part of the municipality of Dois
Córregos.
The municipality of Mineiros was established by State Law No. 581 of
29 August 1898 and renamed Mineiros do Tietê in 1944.
http://www.mineirosdotiete.sp.gov.br - Municipal website
The symbols of Mineiros do Tietê are prescribed in Article 2 of the
Municipal Constitution, adopted on 5 April 1990, as "the coat of arms,
the municipal flag and the anthem, representative of its culture and
history".
http://www.camaramineirosdotiete.sp.gov.br/index2.php? - Municipal Constitution
The symbols of Mineiros do Tietê are prescribed by Municipal Law No. 49 of 12 August 1974.
The flag is prescribed as yellow with a blue wavy bend charged with
the municipal coat of arms and surrounded by two five-pointed blue
stars.
The dimension of the flag is 14 units x 20 units. The width of the
bend is 6 units. The diameter of the coat of arms is 4. 5 units.
http://www.mineirosdotiete.sp.gov.br/arquivos/leisbrasao.pdf -
Original, hand-written text of the Law on the symbols
The flag in actual use is yellow with a blue bend and a blue star in upper fly.
Photos
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/15703904
http://www.jaumais.com.br/?pg=not%EDcia&id=1542
http://www.camaramineirosdotiete.sp.gov.br/galerias/fotos/61/DSC_8657.JPG
The coat of arms was designed by Lauro Ribeiro Escobar, as imagined by Reverend Father Francisco de Sales Buck Ferreira. "A rounded-off shield or, a bend sinister wavy or charged with an Imperial crown surrounded by two stars of the first in chief a Latin cross in base two palm trees vert per bend. The shield surmounted by an eight-towered mural crown argent ports sable. The shield supported dexter by a branch of coffee and sinister by a sugarcane the two proper. Beneath the shield a scroll azure inscribed with the motto 'VIRTUS EX HONORE' in letters or".
The rounded-off, or Iberian shield, used in Portugal at the time of
discovery of Brazil, is a tribute to the first colonizers and builders
of the nation.
Or is a symbol of wealth, splendour, glory, nobleness, power, force,
faith, prosperity, sovereignty and rule.
The fess wavy represents the water resources of the municipality,
especially the legendary river Tietê and the Peter II waterfall. Azure
is a symbol of justice, beauty, sweetness, nobleness, incorruptible
firmness, virtue, dignity, zeal and loyalty.
The Imperial crown evokes the visit made by Emperor Peter II the
Magnanimous. The stars are a symbol of splendour and nobleness, light
through the night, safe guidance, aspiration to highness and to a
bright future; they recall the colonists from Minas Gerais, the town's
founders and namesake.
The Latin cross evokes the deep Christian faith of the people and the
chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross. The cross and the palm trees make
the arms canting, recalling the first name of the place, Santa Cruz
das Palmeiras. The cross recalls also Jesus Christ, the patron saint
of the municipality.
The mural crown is a symbol of municipal emancipation; the open ports
are a symbol of hospitality.
The branch of coffee and the sugarcane highlight the fertility of the
generous soil of Mineiros do Tietê, being main sources of income for
the municipality.
The Latin motto reads "Virtue Comes from Honour".
http://www.mineirosdotiete.sp.gov.br/arquivos/leisbrasao.pdf -
Original, hand-written text of the Law on the symbols
Ivan Sache, 19 May 2013
