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Topic: Coat of Arms of Guatemala


  
  Gallery of sovereign state coats of arms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Guatemala Flag - World Flags 101 - Guatemalian Flags
In the middle of the white stripe and flag is Guatemala's coat of arms.
The coat of arms consists of a shield with two rifles and two golden swords tied with laurel branches, on a light blue field.
In the Guatemalan flag's coat of arms, the crossed rifles indicate Guatemala's willingness to defend itself by war if need be; while the olive branches symbolize the preferred peace.
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 Flag of Guatemala   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Note: The flag of Guatemala is also available with the Guatemalan coat of arms.
The center region of the flag, which is white, plays host to the coat of arms of Guatemala.
At the center of the coat of arms, a golden scroll reads, "Libertad, 15 de Septiembre de 1821," which is the date of the Declaration of Independence of Guatemala.
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 boletin8-news-español-guatemala
Based on the mythical coat of arms of the city of Coban supposedly granted by Charles I of Spain.
The arms were recently revised by the lawyer Agustín Estrada Monroy, who included some quetzal bird feathers, a royal crown and a rope with knots on its ends, but his proposal was found too different from the original design from Charles I and rejected.
This coat of arms is placed on the flag between two laurel branches symbolizing the daily triumphs of the sons of Jutiapa.
www.ctv.es /USERS/jolle/guatema1.htm   (662 words)

  
 Background Notes: Guatemala   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Centered is a coat of arms with a green and scarlet quetzal bird perched on a scroll framed by a wreath.
Guatemala is a signatory to the Rio Pact and is a member of the Central American Defense Council (CONDECA).
Guatemala's return to civilian democratic rule in 1986 spurred a reversal of the steep economic decline that had reduced real per capita income by nearly 20% in the first half of the 1980s.
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Coat of Arms of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
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 Guatemala
An anectode we were told in primary school regarding the position of the colors in the Guatemalan and Central American flags said that the blue stripes with the white in between simbolized the land between the two seas.
Considering: That the lack of appropriate regulation on such an important question caused the symbols of the country to be represented in a whimsick and arbitrary manner, regarding both the colour shades and the drawing of the shield of arms of the Republic.
The lower leaves of the branches shall interlace with the hilts of the swords, and the uppermost leaves shall interlace with the bayonets.
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 Nicaragua   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The coat of arms is that inherited from the Central-american union, five vulcanoes, two oceans, freedom hat, sun-rays, rainbow, all within a triangle and surrounded with the name of the state.
The national coat of arms: The five volcanoes in the republic's coat of arms stand for the five Central American countries, the rainbow for peace and the Phrygian cap for freedom.
The coat of arms of Nicaragua was basically adopted on 21 August 1823 (as coat of arms of Central America), but it underwent several changes, until the last version (1999) was introduced in 1971.
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 El Salvador - Historical Flags (1865 - 1912)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Sometimes the great coat of arms was shown, sometimes a lesser version, sometimes within a white circle sometimes directy on the red field.
Guatemala wich belonged to the Virreinato of Mexico was called Capitanía General de Guatemala and this was divided in several Intendencias all the way to the Panama border (now Costa Rica).
The Spanish flag with the coat of arms of the period was the flag that flew at the time untill 1821.
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 Coats of Arms (Family Crests) & Surname Histories
Your source for surname ancient coat of arms and surname histories: House of Names features historically authentic arms prints and histories of last names, that are based on over 35 years of research.
Our coat of arms prints were drawn to heraldic standards, by artists, based on the blazon of the earliest known arms associated with a surname.
The source materials used for our coats of arms and histories were chosen for their reliability and authenticity.
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 Chimaltenango Department (Guatemala)
Blue in the coat-of-arms symbolizes justice, loyalty, truth and the strength of its inhabitants, as well as the sky of the department in the summer months, and the seas surrounding Guatemala; the country is represented by the flag in the upper part.
The colonial fountain is placed in the central park of Chimaltenango, head of the department, and unites both oceans with its drains: one that goes to the Pacific and the other to the Atlantic.
In the 18th century it constituting the corregimiento of El Valle, dependent of the city of Guatemala, and it was destroyed by an earthquake on 29 July 1773.
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 Frequently Asked Questions - Part 2
Mexico settled the confusion once and for all just before the 1968 Olympic Games by redesigning its coat of arms, placing it in the center of the green-white-red tricolor, and authorizing it as the one flag to be used for all purposes.
Many countries with flags charged with a coat of arms use that version as a state flag, but remove the coat of arms to make an easier to reproduce civil flag for their citizens.
Colours or Landesfarben, in their simplicity, can be counterposed to the complexity of coats of arms and it is not surprising that, after the French Revolution, the growth of national identities brought the recognition of colours as national symbols (so representing people instead of the sovereign).
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 Guatemala
Coffee is grown mainly on the Pacific slope and in the department of Alta Verapaz.
The remaining 15% are employed by industry with Guatemala City being the industrial and commercial center of the country.
Guatemala suffers from the regional legacy of the "banana republic": the inequitable distribution of land and wealth, uneven development, and the dependence on a few export crops for its economy mainstay.
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 Search on Wold Civic Heraldry Guide
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 Flag description - World of Facts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
three horizontal bands of yellow (top, double width), blue, and red with the coat of arms superimposed at the center of the flag; similar to the flag of Colombia, which is shorter and does not bear a coat of arms
three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red; the coat of arms (an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its beak) is centered in the white band
blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Montserratian coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms features a woman standing beside a yellow harp with her arm around a fl cross
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 A2Z Languages: Rome, Italy - Museums
The shape of the window was made to be consistent with the traditional shape of a coat of arms so that the afternoon sun would light up the bees of the Barberini.
The ceiling is decorated with the coats of arms of Alexander VI and of his uncle Calixtus III.
The main coat of arms of the pope is inside the loggia, but other coats of arms of Clemens 12th are at the bottom of the pillars and in the vault of the Portico.
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 Kids Culture Center - Guatemala - Culture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Flag Description: There are three equal vertical bands of light blue (hoist side), white, and light blue with the coat of arms centered in the white band.
The coat of arms includes a green and red quetzal (the national bird) and a scroll bearing the inscription LIBERTAD 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 (the original date of independence from Spain) all superimposed on a pair of crossed rifles and a pair of crossed swords and framed by a wreath.
Christmas trees first became popular in Guatemala following German immigration to the Alta Verapaz region of the country during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the arrival of Americans working for the local banana industry during the early 20th century.
www.kidsculturecenter.com /guatemala/guat_cult.htm   (249 words)

  
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flag of the armed forces' chief of staff (germany)
peruvian coat of arms and national emblem
ottoman empire: flags and coats of arms shown in the topkapi museum (istanbul)
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 guatemala quiche, guatemala quiche destination   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The area, Boca Costa de Solola, is one of the poorest areas of Guatemala.
History notes on Antigua: The territory of Guatemala was explored by Pedro de Alvarado on Hernan...
C to have served in the blood soaked diocese of Quiche, to have closed the diocese in a fruitless...
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 ipedia.com: Honduras Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Honduras is a nation of northern Central America, bordered to the west by Guatemala and El Salvador, to the south by Nicaragua and the Pacific Ocean and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras and the Ca...
Honduras is a nation of northern Central America, bordered to the west by Guatemala and El Salvador, to the south by Nicaragua and the Pacific Ocean and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras and the Caribbean Sea.
The nation of Belize (formerly "British Honduras") is some 75 km away across the Bay of Honduras at the two nation's closest points.
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 Guatemala - Wikimedia Commons
en: Guatemala is a nation in Central America.
Seen from road from Chimaltenango traveling towards Antigua Guatemala, 1979
This page was last modified 10:08, 27 March 2006.
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 Castrellon Family Crest by Houseofnames.com
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Vaca de Castro, a judge, was sent from Spain to Peru in 1541 by Charles V to advise Pizarro concerning the government of his province.
We have researched the Castrellon family crest in the most recognized sources of coats of arms.
In the Castrellon coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement.
www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp.familycrest_details/s.Castrellon/Castrellon_family_Crest/Castrellon_coat_of_arms/qx/Castrellon.htm?a=54323-224   (486 words)

  
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 WHKMLA : History of Guatemala, ToC
Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Guatemala, from Kirken i Norge
Guatemala - Cultural Overview, from Bensenville Public Library
Flag, from FOTW; Coat of Arms, from Guatemala; from Wappenlexikon, comment in German, has history
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 OTUPAC Tours - Excellence in Tourism -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The capital of Alta Verapaz is the city of Coban, located 219 kms north of Guatemala City, situated along the banks of the Cahabon` river.
The Quetzal, one of the rarest species on earth were prized by the ancient Mayans for their brilliant green tail feathers which were used for their beauty, emblems of power and also traded for money.
The Quetzal is so admired that it was made an element in Guatemala's coat-of-arms and in 1926 embossed on the country's currency.
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 Molinas Family Crest by Houseofnames.com
We have researched the Molinas family crest in the most recognized sources of coats of arms.
In the Molinas coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement.
Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry.
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 Quetzaltenango Department (Guatemala)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Quetzaltenango is the second largest city in Guatemala located in the western part of the country.
The flag of Quetzaltenango is a vertical red-white-light blue flag with the arms in the center, like the historical flag of the Republic of Los Altos.
The flag seen on TVE coincides with the flag of the Republic of Los Altos decreed on 13 of September of 1848.
www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/gt-qz.html   (334 words)

  
 Search on Wold Civic Heraldry Guide
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 Guatemala
Despite low international prices for Guatemala's main commodities, the economy grew by 3% in 2000 and is forecast to grow by 4% in 2001.
Guatemala, along with Honduras and El Salvador, recently concluded a free trade agreement with Mexico and has moved to protect international property rights.
Guatemala periodically asserts claims to territory in southern Belize; to deter cross-border squatting, both states in 2000 agreed to a "line of adjacency" based on the de facto boundary, which is not recognized by Guatemala
www.highways.tv /countries/geos/gt.html   (1092 words)

  
 CONQUEST & REDEMPTION: XELA AND THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS
I had a great time in Quetzaltenango, also known as Xela, Guatemala´s 2nd largest city, which like Antigua, is surrounded by volcanoes and destroyed repeatedly by earthquakes and eruptions.
Unlike Antigua, this is a 'real' city, where the Mayans have integrated into the local economy as equals, rather than exotics parading around in native costumes for tourists.
Loyal) City of St James of the Knights of Guatemala.
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