Coat of arms of Michoacán
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The Coat of arms of Michoacán (Spanish: Escudo de Michoacán, lit. "state shield of Michoacán") is a symbol of the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán.[1]
Symbolism
[edit]In the first compartment there is a gules field that denotes strength, victory, daring, the equestrian statue in gold of D. José Ma. Morelos y Pavón, the greatest leader of the struggle for Independence. Gold in heraldry symbolizes nobility, wealth, power, light, constancy and wisdom. The horse, symbol of aggressiveness in war, promptness, lightness, empire and command. It is inspired by the monument of the capital, located in the civic square "Morelos".
In the second compartment there is a gules field, three indigenous royal crowns in gold, symbolizing the three lordships into which Michoacán was divided before the Conquest. When Tariácuri died, he divided his reign into three lordships, which he divided between his son Hiquíngare, who was given Pátzcuaro, and his nephews Tangáxoan and Hiripan, who were given the government of Tzintzuntzan and Ihuatzio respectively. Each crown bears a medallion with the distinctive color of each lordship.
Historical coats
[edit]The symbol is used by all successive regimes in different forms.
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Coat of arms from 1582 to 1979. -
Coat of arms from 1979.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Coat of arms of State of Michoacán" (PDF). Michoacán State government council. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
External links
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- CRW Flags, coat of arms of Michoacán.
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