CHIHUAHUA SHIELD: HISTORY AND MEANING - CULTURE VOCABULARY - 2024

The Chihuahua shield was created by León Barrí Paredes and adopted by the city council on September 30, 1941. This shield was officially accepted after the passage of 42 years, in 1983, when the State Congress decreed that the shield would be used to represent the values ​​of the Chihuahuan people.

The process of introducing the coat of arms began in 1938. Barrí, in joint collaboration with José Carlos Chávez Flores, began the process of preparing a proposal for a coat of arms that could be adopted by this society and represents part of the historical past of the Municipality of Chihuahua

The Chihuahua coat of arms has a gothic ogival character, which has a pointed ending in its lower part. The shape of this shield is influenced by the Spanish heraldic tradition, which defines its shape and outline.

There are records that indicate that the reasons for the ogival shape are due to the fact that its creator was a French citizen who resided in Chihuahua.

Meaning

At the top of the shield you can read the acronym Estado de Chih, which refers to the state of Chihuahua.

The words: Courage, Loyalty and Hospitality are incorporated on the sides of the shield as a motto that highlights its values. The subdivision of the blazon is made up of three barracks.

These barracks are completely asymmetrical, separated by sinople bay leaves represented in green.

The background of the outline of the shield is red, while the color that prevails in the upper barracks is the blue of the sky. The three hills represent the city of Chihuahua.

The intermediate barracks is checked in 16 sections, 8 silver and 8 red. The Indian and the Spanish soldier are located in profile looking at each other in the frontal way.

The third quadrant has the Cathedral of Chihuahua represented in gold with a blue background.

The Red color

Represents courage and strength.

The apple blossom

It represents the people of Chihuahua and its inhabitants as the center of culture.

Courage, Loyalty and Hospitality

They are incorporated into the shield to highlight the most characteristic qualities of Chihuahuas, remembering the values ​​that enhance them.

The three hills

They symbolize the main hills that are imposed on the landscape of Chihuahua. El Coronel, Santa Rosa and Grande.

Mine winch

This represents effort and hard work, remembering which was one of the main means of obtaining wealth

The aqueduct

It represents the first work carried out by the ancestors with an architectural character.

The Mezquite

It represents the nature and all the characteristic flora of this area.

India and the soldier

They represent the elements of miscegenation and colonization.

The 16 sections

Alternating in the colors red and silver, they symbolize the 16 votes necessary for the founding of the population of Chihuahua. She received 8 in favor and 8 against.

Cathedral

It represents the solid faith practiced by the Chihuahuan people.

Laurel

It symbolizes the victories and triumphs obtained in the different fields of human activities.

References

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4. «History of the coat of arms of the state of Chihuahua by Giselle Skuwhen on….» Feb 4, 2015, prezi.com. It was consulted on September 22, 2017.