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image by Eugene Ipavec, 29 October 2006
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Municipalities (Capitals):
The State of Falcon in Venezuela adopt a new flag. The full
story (in Spanish) and a photo
are at <driza.blogspot.com>.
Valentin Poposki, 9 August 2006
Falcón and Miranda, recently adopted
new flags. Both have in common to be derivates from designs
created by
Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda: illustrious Venezuelan Hero
and Precursory of Latin American independence whose memory has
received tribute two hundred years after his liberating
expedition in which, by the way, was affirmed the Prioritized
Flag of Venezuela (horizontal tricolor yellow, blue and red) in
the leader ship "Leander" on March 12th, 1806, in
Jacmel Bay, Haiti, already on the eve of taking coursec to
Venezuelan coasts at which he arrived following August 3rd.
This commemoration has given rise to symbollogical changes signed
by the "rapidity" with which it has taken place,
leaving in doubt its legitimacy and therefore its transcendence.
All began on last March 9th with the official publication of the
new Law where one eighth star was added to National flag and
modified substantially the Coat of Arms of the Republic, which
it's also described like "Bolivarian".
Past August 3rd Falcón State saw flame its new Flag raised by
its Governor: it consist in an adaptation of the Flagship that,
according it's says, Miranda hoisted on the masts of his ensign
ship: a blue cloth where appeared a rising sun on the lateral
superior canton (attached to the mast) and a full moon on the fly
inferior canton, both appearing "figured"; this is,
with human characteristics complementing itself with a pennant
with the war voice "DIE FOR TYRANNY AND LONG LIFE FOR
FREEDOM". New Falconian Flag incorporates the pennant as a
superior stripe whereas the sun and the moon appear streamlined
without greater characterization. The news that refers the
change, <www.rnv.gov.ve>,
also indicates: ""This flag is adapted to new times and
has an historical support that gives it greater property sense to
Falconians" assured regional Governor, Jesus Montilla,
before raising the new flag under the watch of different
authorities and communities presents on Falconian capital "
and more ahead continues " president of Legislative Assembly
of Falcón State, Eligio Rosendo, assured that the new flag is a
settled debt with Miranda and Falconians, being the
generalissimo's liberty and unitary ideal propitious at this time
of revolution adapted with reality of the Homeland (end of
mention)".
However, until the moment of the emission of this report it' s
had not data referring to the new meaning that would have to tie
directly the new flag with the region that represents and
therefore the only thing that would be possible to add about the
matter is the historical reference: the blue cloth, possibly
allusive to the sky and the sea, shows a rising sun which
symbolizes the American freedom rising on the horizon whereas the
full moon alludes to that the power of Spain begins to decline.
The red pennant and its war voice indicate clearly the intentions
of the expedition's commander.
Raul Jesus Orta Pardo, 22 August 2006
See also: Venezuela - Historical Flags
image by Jaume Olle'
I located Falcon State flag at <www.funflc.org.ve>
. Coat of Arms at the same page. The
inscription is Dios y Federacion.
Jarig Bakker and Pascal Gross, 20 September
1999
In the coat of arms of Falcón state it says "Dios y
Federación" (God and Federation), which is also the
official slogan of the Venezuelan Republic. The Federal
revolution begun in Coro, capital of Falco'n, in 1859, and the
state owe its name to Marshall Juan Criso'stomo Falco'n, the
victorious federal leader, first President of the former United
States of Venezuela.
Pablo Acosta Ri'os, 21 July 2000
The Flag - Attributes and Semiology: Falco'n is one of the
northwestern and coaster state of Venezuela and its flag consists
of three horizontal stripes with the same size: the green one
symbolizes faith, hope, friendship, service and respect; the
yellow one represents magnanimity, nobility, riches, power,
light, perseverance and wisdom; the blue one symbolizes justice,
truth, loyalty, charity and beauty. The red color of the pennant
symbolizes strength, victory, audacity, highness and artifice.
The inscription DIOS Y FEDERACION (God and Federation) it is the
motto of the liberal band on the Venezuelan War of the
Federation, which exploded on February 20th, 1859 in the city of
Coro, capital of the State. The stars, which represent the union
of the twenty-five municipalities that conform the state, are
image of the happiness and they symbolize greatness, truth,
light, majesty, peace and prudence. Their white color represents
purity, integrity, obedience, firmness, vigilance, eloquence and
victory. The bird belongs to the group of natural figures that
the Heraldry admits and generally is symbol of the active and the
contemplative life also that they represent nimbleness, readiness
and dexterity; but its characteristic meaning is the freedom. In
this case it is a hawk and is a directly mention of Latin name of
the State: Falcon
Historical Synthesis: Miss Marielys Isaura Oduber Camacho
conceived the Falconian flag design. She was the winner of a
concourse that was being convoked for the effects and that had an
examining jury compound by remarkable historians of the Falcon
State. It was hoisted for the first time on June 17th, 1997.
Raul Jesus Orta Pardo, 24 November 2000
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image by Raul Jesus Orta Pardo, 24 November 2000
The Falconian Coat of Arms is tierced per fess. The first
quarter or chief is enameled in gules (red) and shows two golden
thrones: the dexter one with a staff of command and the sinister
one with a bishop's staff for indicate that the city of Coro,
capital of the State, was where had its seat for the first time
on the national territory so much the Spanish colonial government
as the first Bishopric of Venezuela. The central quarter or fess,
in Sky-blue, presents a marine landscape in which highlights a
silver brig on which waves the National Flag to the dexter and a
nascent sun from a series of "Me'danos" or the
characteristic dunes of the Falconian geography that represents
the arrival of the Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda, one of the
most illustrious heroes of Venezuela - to their costs
on August 3rd, 1806: day when the sun of the American Freedom
greeting from the Venezuelan ground the glorious Iris of the
Homeland. The quarter of the base or inferior, in gold, shows a
mountainous pick on sable (black) crowned by an silver eagle
rising whose beack holds a golden banderole that brings inscribed
the words DIOS Y FEDERACION (God and Federation) in sable (black)
and whose claws subject a naked silver sword garnished of gold
and decked out with another banderole of gold which presents the
ephemeris "20 de Febrero de 1859" (February 20th,
1859), all that which symbolizes the Eagle of the Freedom that
walks on triumph through the refulgent sky of the immortality the
flashing sword of the Federal Cause, leaving from the summit of
the symbolical Mount Aventino of the Venezuelan Federation. As
External Ornaments appear the "war voice" ESTADO FALCON
(Falcon State) like crest and how cimier an eleven stars
constellation which remember as much the gentile one as the
municipalities of this federal entity. To the dexter flank a
nopal tree branch that represents the aridity of the Falconian
plains and the sinister flank a coffee branch that remembers the
fertility of its opulent mountainous landscape, which are
connected under the base of the Coat of Arms by means of a
pennant with the national colors where appears like mottoes the
following ephemeris: to the center 5 de Julio de 1811(July 5th,
1811), date of the Signature of the Act of the Independence of
Venezuela, as homage of gratitude to the memory of the eminent
patricians to who the sacred inheritance of a free and
independent Homeland is owed; to the dexter side, 24 de Marzo de
1864 (March 24th, 1864), date when the Decree by means of which
was abolished forever the slavery in Venezuela was dictated and
to the sinister side 18 de Agosto de 1863 (August 18th, 1863)
date when was emitted the "Decreto de Garanti'as"
(Ordinance of Guarantees) that is the highest summit in which
highlights the magnanimity of the Venezuelan Federalism.
Sources: Los Si'mbolos Sagrados de la Nacio'n Venezolana
(The Sacred Symbols of the Venezuelan Nation), Francisco
Alejandro Vargas, 1981.
Raul Jesus Orta Pardo, 24 November 2000
