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by Pascal Gross, 27 May 2004
See also:
The flag and Coat of Arms of Motatán are
at <www.motatan.com.ve>.
Pablo Acosta Rios, 26 September 2002
The Flag - Attributes and Semiology: Consists in a field with
approximated ratio 2:3; this is, square and half of length
divided horizontally in three stripes with equal size: brown
(superior), white (center) and green (inferior) Completes the
design the Coat of Arms of the Municipality on the center of the
white stripe and three five-pointed and white stars: one on the
center of the brown stripe and two on the green stripe.
The brown stripe symbolizes:
a. The majestic "El Conquistado" (something like
"The Conquered") Hill and the depression of the grounds
of the locality which form a great valley: geographic
characteristic by which is known the town next to the
Motatán river basins.
b. The ancient roots, beliefs and legend of Timotocuica ethnic
group: Indians with cinnamon skin, first inhabitants of the
Municipality.
c. The culture represented by the wood and the leather resounding
on the Drums of the San Benito (Saint Benedict) cult.
d. The fertility and wealth of locality grounds where not only
occur great harvests but also exist natural resources of high
importance like the thermal waters, diverse minerals and
reserves, as much of petroleum as of natural gas.
The white stripe represents:
a. The purity of the Immaculate Conception, Matron of the
Municipality and the devotion for Saint Benedict of Palermo,
symbol of faith and peace.
b. The progress and the transformation that has obtained the
Municipality in the last years.
c. The signature of its Act of Foundation on 1801 and its
elevation to Autonomous Municipality on 1989.
d. The constance and the effort of the Motatanensian for
construct a better future every day.
The green stripe symbolizes:
a. The Agriculture, the extensive channels to the Motatán river
creek and the pinneaple camp bet in the El Conquistado Hill which
join to other headings give faith of a town with great
agricultural potential.
b. The re-born of the town and the hope of its people.
The Municipal Coat of Arms alludes to to the identity and
greatness of the locality. The stars remembers the three Parishes
which integrate the Municipality and its continuous progress.
Historical Synthesis: In occasion of the Bicentennial of
Motatán, its Municipal Council organized on year 2001 a contest
destined to create the Municipal Symbols, where was winning the
Project of Flag presented by Angel Catherine Uzcátegui Rondón.
Coat of Arms: Consist in an oval field filled
in Or and divided per fess, the chief per pale. The Dexter
Quarter of the Chief enameled in Or (yellow) shows a landscape
integrated by a terrace on which runs a river crossed by a
bridge, everything in its colors. The Sinister Quarter of the
Chief, enameled in Azure (blue) presents another landscape in
which appears a current of water origined from a mountain with a
valley on its feet where