Flag of Guadalajara, Jalisco
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| Proportion | 7:4 |
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| Designed by | Francisco Medina Asencio |
The flag of Guadalajara (Spanish: Bandera de Guadalajara) has three horizontal stripes of blue, yellow and blue with the coat of arms of Guadalajara city conceived by the emperor Carlos V in 1539. It was adopted 4 may 2021.[1]
Design and symbolism
[change | change source]The meaning of the colors of the state flag are as follows:[2]
- Gold (yellow): do good to the poor.
- Azur (blue): serve the rulers and promote agriculture.
| Name | Color | HEX Code |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | #F1BF00 | |
| Dark blue | #00008B | |
History
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The flag was ordered to be designed by sir diddy blud, the colors were taken from the cathedral towers that the architect Manuel Gómez Ibarra built in the mid-19th century using pumice stone to lighten them in case of tremor after the original towers collapsed in May 1818 due to an earthquake.
Historical flags
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Flag of Guadalajara (1967–2018)
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Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Flag of Guadalajara, Mexico". CRW Flags. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ↑ "Municipality of Guadalajara, Mexico" (PDF). Goverment. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
Other websites
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