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| by Francisco Gregoric, 05 Feb 2006 |
At http://www.municipiolarioja.gov.ar/escudo_bandera_municipal.html
we can find information about the flag and emblem of the municipality
Todos los Santos de La Nueva Rioja in the province of La Rioja.
At http://www.municipiolarioja.gov.ar/bandera_lar.html,
there’s more information about the flag (in Spanish). There we can read
that it has not been officially adopted but this should happen during the
next constitutional convention (no date quoted).
Pascal Gross, 08 Jan 2002
According to information provided by the municipal government, all the flags made are 0.90 m wide × 1.40 m long. This is the same ratio than Argentine Ceremonial Indoors Flags 9:14.
The coat of arms in the flag is the official symbol of the City of La Rioja. It was created by municipal decree No.372 on December 24, 1941.
It has a Spanish heraldic shape. Inside it and above the Velazco Hills that are located next to La Rioja City. Then the silhouette of the city appears. There is an Argentine ribbon that appears as a sash. The cross stands for the Christian faith, and the "falucho" hat recalls the old municipalities. The golden key recalls the traditional "cities keys" of ancient cities,
Francisco Gregoric, 05 Feb 2006
The flag is obviously inspired from the provincial flag of La Rioja.
Olivier Touzeau, 18 Oct 2005
The flag of the Chamical has the colours, the shape and the dimensions
of the flag of La Rioja Province, that is, a lower, celeste blue
stripe and an upper, white stripe, the two of them crossed by a red
diagonal stripe running from the lower left to the upper right part of
the flag.
In the middle of the flag is placed a datura (chamico*) fruit, the
municipality' namesake. The datura, abundant in the region, is the
proud emblem of the aridity of our land. The fruit is depicted open,
containing four parts representing the town's idiosyncrasy.
The white disk represents the town, with four divisions. In the
middle, a much smaller, yellow circle represents a light. Since
Chamical is a small town, everyone must keep the light on as a symbol
of life and culture.
In the upper left quarter is portrayed the local landscape, highlighting the beauty of the mountains.
In the upper right quarter are represented a red poncho, symbolizing
historical allegiance to Federalism, and a spear recalling the native
origin of the first inhabitants.
In the lower left part is represented Chamico culture, with a
bandoneon and a guitar, as symbols of melody, milongas, tangos and
chacareras. A piece of raw tilery represents the works of our craftsmen.
In the lower right part, religious feelings are evoked by the cross,
the main symbol of Christian faith, and a bell recalling the legendary
miracles of the Virgin of the Rosary of Polco**, a settlement to which
Chamical once belonged.
The seeds represented in the lower stripe mean "Things to be made or
dreamed, the message of a young generation for fertilisation and
progress of Chamical in future".
* The poison plant _Datura stramonium_ L. is called "chamico" in South
America. Its seeds are included in a capsule that splits at maturity
into four chambers.
** Polco is located 7 km of Chamical. The legend says that a lost
muleteer about to die form thirst invoked the Virgin, who caused water
to gush forth between the stones. As a reward, the muleteer brought to
Polco a statue of the Virgin, whose clothing has been renewed every
year for ages. The church housing the statue is registered as a
National Historical Monument and Marian Sanctuary. The Festival of the
Virgin of the Rosary is celebrated there on the first and second
Sundays of October.
Ivan Sache, 14 Aug 2013
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