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image by Ivan Sache, 7 May 2017
Curuzú Cuatiá (Argentina) is located in Corrientes.
Flag adopted 7 April 1988.
J. J. Andersson, 04 Feb 2002
The town of Curuzú Cuatiá (36,390 inhabitants in 2001) is the capital of the Department of Curuzú Cuatiá (42,075 inhabitants in 2001; 8,911 sq. km. It is located in the south of the Province of Corrientes.
Curuzú Cuatiá is a Guarani name, which translates in Spanish as "Posta de Cruz" (The Cross' Post), a name used by the Spanish colonists and the Jesuits. The place was indeed a main road intersection, marked by a big cross surrounded by nine American carob trees, and a significant place of trade and exchange between Lower Paraná, Buenos Aires and Santa Fe.
The increase of the population around the crossroads caused a quarrel on the jurisdiction over the place between the administrations of Corrientes and Yapeyú, that started in 1797 when a chapel was built, attracting even more population.
On 14 November 1810, General Manuel Belgrano, Chief of the North Army, on his way to Paraguay, allocated the jurisdiction to Corrientes. Two days later, he proclaimed the Decree founding the town, arguing that the inhabitants deserved the erection of an independent parish as a reward to their merits, collaboration and service. The Decree fixed the limits of the town and the places where the school, the church and the administrative buildings were to be built. Respecting the local faith, Belgrano granted the name of "Nuestra Señora de Pilar de Curuzú Cuatiá" to the new settlement, which was granted on 9 October 1852 the title of "villa" and on 25 October 1888 the title of "ciudad". "Born with the Fatherland", Curuzú Cuatiá was proclaimed on 4 February 1942 an Historical Place (Decree No. 112.765).
The Municipal Decree prescribing the flag translates as follows:
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image by Ivan Sache, 7 May 2017
The flag seems to be used in proportions 7:10 and 1:2.
Photos
http://www.diariobicentenario.com.ar/2015/07/curuzu-cuatia-donacion-de-bandera-de.html
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http://www.curuzu.gov.ar/htdocs/noticias/2011/2011-10/2011-10-05/juegosevita.html
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Ivan Sache, 7 May 2017
![[Curuzú Cuatiá flag]](../images/a/ar-w@cc.gif)
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image by Ivan Sache, 7 May 2017
On 21 September 2016, Mayor Ernesto Lalo Domínguez offered to Daniel Ujhelly, a
local athlete competing in an international event in Dubai, a town's flag with
the writing "DIRECCIÓN DE DEPORTES / CURUZÚ CUATIÁ / GESTIÓN LALO DOMÍNGUEZ". On
his way back, the athlete had the flag blessed by Pope Francis in the Holy See.
Belén Blanco, President of the local Asociación Belgranista, accused the
Mayor of desecration of the municipal flag. The fact that the local flag is
similar to an historical flag used by Belgrano, the hero of the national
independence, may explain the complaint tabled by a cultural society defending
Belgrano's heritage.
http://rompecabezasdigital.com.ar/noti/1083-competira-en-dubai-con-la-bandera-de-curuzu
http://corrientesahora.com.ar/entrega-de-bandera-de-curuzu-cuatia
http://rompecabezasdigital.com.ar/noti/1083-competira-en-dubai-con-la-bandera-de-curuzu
http://www.eldiariodecuruzu.com/notix/noticia/53389/1/83/unatletaconlabanderadecuruzuenelvaticano.htm
http://diariolarepublica.com.ar/new/actualidad/2016/10/25/acusan-a-la-gestion-de-dominguez-de-profanar-la-bandera-de-curuzu
Ivan Sache, 7 May 2017
