The Jalisco flag was promulgated by the State Congress on May 7, 2011, through the Law of Official Symbols of the State of Jalisco.
In its 10th article the banner is described, stating that it is made up of two vertical stripes: one blue and the other gold. In the center is the state shield.
With the designation of the first version of the later approved, Jalisco became in 2008 the first state in the entire country to have its own flag.
Federal laws do not provide for the appearance of state flags. The reason, according to some experts, is to avoid the appearance of separatist movements such as those that occurred in Yucatán or Tabasco during the 19th century.
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History of the flag
Historical background: Kingdom of Nueva Galicia
The first flag that has evidence in the area is that of the Kingdom of Nueva Galicia, an entity that appeared in the year 1532.
It was when the capital city moved to Guadalajara, today the capital of Jalisco, when this banner appeared, which has served as inspiration for the creation of the current flag.
The first flag proposal did not emerge until the independence of Mexico. It was the Governor of the State in 1825, Prisciliano Sánchez, who suggested a transitional banner with three horizontal stripes: the upper and lower in blue and the center in gold. This ends up being the first insignia of the City of Guadalajara.
It was not until much later, in 1972, when the first state flag was designed. It would be the same as the national flag, with a writing at the bottom that says "Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco."
In 1998 a new state flag began to be used by the institutions, although it did not enjoy legal recognition. It is totally white and has the shield that refers to the flag of Nueva Galicia in the center.
Already, finally, in 2008 a flag approved by Congress is adopted. A year before, its design began to be discussed, a process that ended on February 22, 2008.
This design underwent some small change, especially in the shield that appears in the center, until reaching the flag that today is considered official.
The public presentation took place in September 2010, during the celebration of the Bicentennial of Mexico.
Meaning of the flag
The Jalisco flag is made up of two vertical stripes of different colors: one is blue, while the second is gold.
The set has its origin in the one created during the period of the Kingdom of Nueva Galicia. It also recalls the one in force in Guadalajara, its capital.
However, the shade of blue is different in both banners, since the legislators did not want there to be any confusion between the two.
As for the meaning, gold represents the will to do good to the most disadvantaged. Blue, for its part, symbolizes serving its rulers with loyalty.
This color also indicates the desire to promote agriculture as a common good of the entire State.
For its part, the central shield has, in general lines, the function of symbolizing the nobility and lordship of the city, apart from the secondary meaning that each of its components presents.
References
- It is Academic. Jalisco flag. Obtained from esacademic.com
- Government of Jalisco. Law on the shield, flag and anthem of the State of Jalisco. Recovered from view.officeapps.live.com
- History Channel. Jalisco. Retrieved from history.com
- Gabino, Juan Manuel. Jalisco Mexico. Retrieved from crwflags.com
- The Columbia Encyclopedia. New Galicia. Retrieved from encyclopedia.com