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Flag, Coat of Arms and legislation at Consejo
Provincial del Cañar site.
Falko Schmidt, 26 November 2003
The municipality was formed on 27 February 1992. The relevant
legislation is translated from Consejo
Provincial del Cañar site:
"Decree of creation of the symbols of the Canton of Déleg,
adopted on 17 November 1993
Article 1.
The symbols of the canton of Déleg are the flag, the
coat of arms and the anthem.
Article 2. Coat of arms.
The coat of arms is of oval shape, divided into three quarters.
The upper left quarter, argent, is charged with an open book and
the image of Dr. Luis Cordero Crespo, famous ex-President of the
Republic, a son of our land and the maximum expression of the
regional cleverness [Luis Cordero Crespo (1883-1912), born in
Déleg, President of Ecuador (1892-1895), also the
author of poems in Spanish and Quechua and of the first
Quechua-Spanish-Quechua in Ecuador. See here
for a detailed biography.I.S.]. The upper right quarter, green,
is charged with the Ñamurelti mountain, with the obelisk of the
French Geodesic Mission on its dome, representing the greatness
of the inhabitants.[The French Geodesic Mission (1736-1744), sent
by the Academy of Sciences of Paris and allowed by King of Spain
Philip V, aimed at measuring a terrestrial arc of a meridian line
near the Ecuador, which was required to describe accurately the
shape of the Earth. The results were published in 1749 as
"La figure de la Terre, déterminée par les observations de
Messieurs Bouguer et de La Condamine..." Confirmed by other
observations, the measurements were the based of the definition
of the metric system.I.S.] Rio Déleg, the source of wealth of
the region, and a farmer plowing with a pair of oxen represent
agriculture and the dedication of the inhabitants to work.
The lower quarter, celeste blue, is charged with a condor,
representing the value and strength of its sons and their
constant search for better days. A church represents the deep
religious feeling of the inhabitants and a star represents each
parish of the canton [The two parishes are Déleg and
Solano.I.S.].
The shield is crowned with a half sun with eight wavy
rays, representing the brilliance and splendor of the
inhabitants. The outer part of the shield is covered by the
colours of the flag, in equal proportions. In the lower part, a
writing says "Escudo de Déleg: febrero de 1992" [Coat
of arms of Déleg: February 1992], recalling the date of creation
of the canton.
Article 3. Flag.
The flag is made of three horizontal stripes, the first, celeste
blue, in proportion of 50%, the second, white, in proportion of
25%, and the thrid, green. Celeste blue means the higness of the
ideals and the transparent sky covering the community, loyal
witness of the daily work and effort of the inhabitant. White
means the purity of the inhabitants and the noble thoughts that
characterize them. Green synthetizes the agronomic resources and
the exuberant flora. The middle of the flag is charged with the
coat of arms described above.
Article 4. The coat of arms shall be displayed
in a dedicated location of the Acts' Room of the Municipality and
in every office of the municipality and public administration in
the canton. It shall also be used in the official correspondence.
[...]
Article 6.
The teaching of the canton's symbols and of the
"Magnificado" is mandatory in all educational
institutes.
Article 7. The present Decree has effect
starting on the day of its proclamation."
The municipal
website mentions a subsequent text, "Reform of the
Decree of creation of the symbols of the Canton of Déleg",
adopted on 31 January 1995. The changes are, unfortunately, not
explicited.
The graphic representations of the flag shown both on the
provincial and municipal website shows the flag with unequal
stripes, as prescribed in the Decree, but without the coat of
arms, while the Decree prescribes this charge. Among the other
sources, those with equal stripes seems to be erroneous.
Ivan Sache, 11 October 2008
image by Jens Pattke and Falko Schmidt, 1 July
2007
The image is based on <www.ame.gov.ec>.
Falko Schmidt, 1 July 2007
image from <www.deleg.com>
Different flag can be seen at <www.deleg.com>:
1) stripes are not 2:1:1 but equal
2) charged with the Coat of Arms
Dov Gutterman, 18 April 2004
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image from Consejo
Provincial del Cañar site, located by Falko Schmidt,
26 November 2003