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by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, December 2008.
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The municipality of Tlaquepaque (aka San Pedro Tlaquepaque or San
Pedro; 563,006 inhabitants in 2005; 542,051 inhabitants in the town of
Tlaquepaque proper; 270.88 sq. km) is part of the Guadalajara
Metropolitan Area, State of Jalisco. The name of the town is derived
from a Nahuatl word meaning "the place above clay land". Tlaquepaque
is indeed known as "The Potters' Town", a nickname illustrated in the
municipal coat of arms.
Ivan Sache, July 21, 2008.
Milenio reports on 2 December the inauguration of the flag of Tlaquepaque. The flag is quartered yellow-blue with the municipal coat of arms in the middle. This was proposal #3 in the competition.
Tuesday, 2 December 2008. Guadalajara.- Hernan Cortes Berumen, mayor of Tlaquepaque, accompanied by the municipal coucilors, unveiled, in a solemn session of the council, the new flag that will give identity to the pottery village. The new banner of Tlaquepaque will consist of four quarters; two in gold and two in blue, with the coat of arms in the center, which represents the Municipal Government as well as all its citizens. It should be noted that the four proposals that were put to the vote were designed with respect to the Heraldry rules, and had in common the gold color that symbolizes purity and royalty, while the blue color symbolizes depth and clarity, all and each of them with the coat of arms of the municipality in the center. The event was marked by the presence of authorities such as the local deputy for the XVI District, Jose Garcia, and the Colonel of Military Justice of the XV Military Zone, Hilario Mejia Garcia.
From Milienio.com
Reported by Ivan Sache, 4 December 2008
Translated by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán
Tuesday, 2 December 2008. Hernan Cortes Berumen, mayor of Tlaquepaque, accompanied by the municipal coucilors, unveiled, in a solemn session of the council, the new flag that will give identity to the pottery village. Thus, the new banner of Tlaquepaque will consist of four quarters; two in gold and two in blue, with the coat of arms in the center, which represents the Municipal Government as well as all its citizens. The mayor mentioned that this flag is part of the identity of the Tlaquepaque people, part of the essence of all those who were voting and participating, it is a historic moment, because each person who cast their vote is being represented with this flag. It should be noted that the four proposals that were put to the vote were designed with respect to Heraldry rules, and had in common the gold color that symbolizes purity and royalty, while the blue color symbolizes depth and clarity, all and each of them with the municipality coat of arms in the center. In this democratic exercise carried out by the Transitory Commission for the Creation of National Symbols, chaired by Councilor Maria del Carmen Jimenez Martinez, more than 27 thousand votes were registered, out of which 14,755 were in favor of this standard, that is, 55%. Voting was always guarded by personnel from the Electoral Institute of the State of Jalisco; which was in charge of ensuring that the votes were cast legally, in addition to carrying out the total count and presenting the final decision to the municipal authorities. It also lent material and technological resources; like the traditional ballot boxes that are placed in the various elections and that registered 90% of the total vote. In addition, it provided the new electronic ballot box system, with which different neighborhoods of the municipality were visited in the frame of the citizen attention program "Yes, I believe in my neighborhood" as well as schools, delegations and government agencies. And to have a greater participation, the Municipal Government of Tlaquepaque implemented within its official portal www.tlaquepaque.gob.mx another electronic voting system, in which citizens could cast their vote and immediately get the results at the moment. The event was marked by the presence of authorities such as the Local Deputy for the XVI District, Jose Garcia, and the Colonel of Military Justice of the XV Military Zone, Hilario Mejia Garcia.
From The official web-site of Tlaquepaque
Located and translated by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán December, 2008.
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by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, December, 2008.
"A quartered coat of arms symbolizing both the prehispanic and colonial regional cultures.
1. Azure a basin, a jar, a cup and a plate or fimbriated sable.
2. Or two crossed arms, the bare arm of Christ proper and the clad arm of St. Francis, in base a cross of Jerusalem sable.
3. Or a potter's oven gules
4. Azure the keys of St. Peter or the rooster of the Passion argent.Azure symbolizes justice, zeal, truth, loyalty, charity, dignity and serenity. The clay ustensils represent pottery. Or symbols nobleness, maganimity, richness, power, consistency, strength, faith and purity. The crossed arms represent the adhesion to the Christian doctrine brought by the Franciscans. Sable is a symbol of prudence, sadness, rigour, honesty and obedience, represented by science and affliction. Gules is a symbol of merit, boldness and intrepidity. The oven represents the mean by which the clay artefacts reach their final stage in the traditional manufacturing process to which the inhabitants of the potter's town dedicate themselves. The keys recall that the town was dedicated to St. Peter, who has been its patron saint since the Conquistadores' times. The shield has on its crest the [Latin] motto "ARS FIGULI", meaning "The Potters' Art". The scroll below the shield bears the [Latin] municipal motto "PRIMA OPERA FIGLINAE HOMO", meaning "The First Pottery Artwork was Man"."
From The official web-site of Tlaquepaque
Reported and traslated by Ivan Sache. July, 2008.
This coat of arms was designed by Father Jose Trinidad Laris in 1940, when the town was known as San Pedro. In the shield are represented symbols of the pre-Hispanic cultures and of New-Spaniard times that bloom in this region (...) The shield is surrounded by a mantling and it is topped by a helmet with three bars crowned by plume and a Latin cross withe the motto "ARS FIGULI" (The potter's art), while in the point a scroll withe the motto "PRIMA OPERA FIGLINAE HOMO" (The very first workart made out of clay was the man).
From
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
Located and translated by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, December 2008.
The municipal administration of Tlaquepaque has launched an online contest for the adoption of a municipal flag, to be held from 13 June to 27 September 2008. The four proposals are combinations of light blue and yellow fields with the municipal coat of arms, as follows:
Vertically divided blue-yellow-blue (~1:3:1) with the coat of arms in the middle.
Ivan Sache, 21 July 2008
Vertically divided yellow-blue (1:1) with the coat of arms in the middle of the yellow stripe.
Ivan Sache, 21 July 2008
Quartered yellow-blue with the coat of arms in the middle.
Ivan Sache, 21 July 2008
Horizontally divided blue-yellow-blue (~1:4:1) with the coat of arms in the middle
Ivan Sache, 21 July 2008
Oddly enough, anybody can vote and the results of the vote are
available in real time. Proposal #4 currently has a large majority of
the votes.
Ivan Sache, 21 July 2008
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