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| | Salta province (Argentina) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | The "honour piece" [centered, not in "honour place"...] is the coat of arms of the Province of Salta, with its azure field and the six pointed star, without the external ornaments [meaning crown, crest, tenants etc.]. |
 | | Much have been said about the oirgin and reason of the color: The gauchos were lead by a Martin Güemes, which many venture to say that his name is from Wymess from nearby Dundee, County of Fife, Scotland, and the color of the poncho, is derived from the tartan from the Wymes / McDuff clan. |
 | | However archeaologist from Salta, theorize that ancient aboriginal cultures from the Calchaqui region of Salta, used this type of dark red already since it was made from local roots. |
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