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image by Ivan Sache 28
December 2020
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Falko Schmidt, 5 July 2007
The municipality of Salcedo (58,216 inhabitants in 2010; 48,400 ha) is
located 20 km south of Latacunga.
Salcedo canton was established by a
Presidential Decree issued on 19 September 1919, elevating the San Miguel de
León parish to a new canton named for Manuel Salcedo, a famous Augustinian
orator from Latacunga.
The symbols of Salcedo are prescribed by an
ordinance issued on 30 December 1961 by the Municipal Council.
Article 1.
The canton flag shall be made of three colors arranged horizontally. In the
upper part, green represents the canton's agriculture and cattle-breeding. In
the second place, white represents the purity of the feelings of the
inhabitants. And, finally, again, green.
Article 2.
The shield proper
is rectangular in shape, rounded-off in base, divided in four quarters that form
its main body.
In the central part, a castle with crenellated towers,
recalling the status of bridgehead and Spanish foundation dated 1573. From the
center start four narrow stripes that frame and separate the quarters. On top,
the date of elevation of the canton, "19 DE SETIEMBRE 1919", in base, the year
of the Spanish foundation, "1573". On the flanks, the historical symbol related
to the legend of the "royal lineage" once living in the fertile valley limited
by Panzaleo and Tiobamba, known for the toponyms Yarchil, Molleambato, Tigualo
and Tiguajalo, represented by the indigenous faces.
The upper left quarter
features on a golden background an open book over two hills that represent the
valiant, self-abnegated, altruist and illustrious history of the inhabitants.
The upper dexter quarter features on a blue background a molle tree [Peruvian
pepper, Schinus molle L.], representing the fertile plain originally
known as Yarchil or Molleambato.
The lower left quarter features on a blue
background three wheat garbs ("golden grain") representing the region's
agricultural resources.
The lower right quarter features on a green background a white
diagonal stripe meaning aspiration to travel to all directions of the national
territorial, also recalling the canton's colors.
The shield is surmounted by
a torch meaning permanent aspiration to progress of a community represented by
its institutions.
The lambrequins surrounding the shield mean all kind of
triumph for the members of the Salcedo community.
The name of the institution
is inscribed on a scroll placed beneath the shield, as "CONCEJO MUNICIPAL DEL
CANTON SALCEDO".
https://www.salcedo.gob.ec/informativo/salcedo-y-sus-simbolos-patrios
Municipal website
The flag in official use is charged with the coat of
arms in the center.
Photo
https://www.corape.org.ec/satelital/noticia/item/cotopaxicoe-cantonal-de-salcedo-aplicararestricciones-de-movilidad-en-navidad-y-fin-de-ano
Ivan Sache, 28 December 2020