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by Antonio Martins, 30 April 2000
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Flag and Coat of arms of the city of San José de
Cúcuta, capital of the department of Norte de Santander in
Colombia can be found at: http://www.cucuta.com/historia/general.htm
together with info in Spanish
Jarig Bakker, 28 November 1999
From the Cucuta site, following Jarig's link:
FLAG : Recognised officially through the Decree #106, May 3rd
19988 (???). On its second article it reads: "This flag will
bear the same proportions as the national flag (Colombian flag)
and it will consist of: two equally wide horizontal stripes;
being the upper one black, as a symbol for the hidden riches of
our soil and the latent riches of our people; the lower one being
red, symbolising the blood shed by our independence martyrs, the
sacrifice and tenacity of the rebuilders of the city, it will
sport on its centre as a symbol of the union and continuity
between the past and the future the coat of Arms of the City
COAT OF ARMS : Adopted by decree #032 on February the 3rd of
1958. It's oblong and bears as motto the title granted to the
City by Cédula Real of the Emperor Carlos IV ["Much noble,
brave and loyal city of San Jose de Cucuta"]. On the
superior canton of the shield, a brown field, we find the Arms of
Doña Juana Rangel de Cuéllar, who founded the city the 17th of
June, 1733. Her Arms were fleurs de lis shown as asps in argent
and red. The lower canton bears the arms that by law of October
6th, 1821, adopted the National Congress gathered at Villa del
Rosario for the Great Colombia [two upward looking cornucopias,
blossomed with tropical fruits, and the fasces with the
left-facing ax; see the Great Colombia and
the Colombia pages for more info]."
Guillermo Aveledo, 24 November 1999
by Guillermo Aveledo, 24 November 1999
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