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The coat of arms of Jalisco (Spanish: Escudo de Jalisco, lit. "state shield of Jalisco") is a symbol of the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco in Mexico. [1]This shield symbolizes the nobility and lordship of the city of Guadalajara; virtues that the Spanish crown recognized in the work and dangers that the city's inhabitants had endured in the conquest and settlement of the city. [2]
The flag of the city of Guadalajara is the emblem of Guadalajara and is used by the town hall as representative symbol of the city. [3] The flag consists of 3 horizontal stripes, blue, yellow and blue respectively, [4] in the central part of the yellow stripe is the Seal of Guadalajara conceived by the emperor Carlos V in 1539.
Aztec or Mixtec frog ornament necklace from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15-16th cent. Frogs are associated with the earth. Metal working in Mesoamerica, especially of silver, gold and copper was advanced by the time the Spanish arrived, mostly concentrated in the modern states of Michoacán, Oaxaca and Guerrero.
English: Blue with border divided into two: the first (from inside to outside) in gold with seven red dots and the second in blue. It has in the center a holm oak with exposed roots with the dome enhanced in green and the trunk and roots in gold; On the top of the trunk, two lions stand in a jumping position, opposite each other and gold in color..
Guadalajara (/ ˌ ɡ w ɑː d əl ə ˈ h ɑːr ə / GWAH-də-lə-HAR-ə; [5] Spanish: [ɡwaðalaˈxaɾa] ⓘ) is a city in western Mexico and the capital of the state of Jalisco.According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 8th most populous city in Mexico, while the Guadalajara metropolitan area has a population of 5,268,642 people, [6] [7] making ...
Metals include iron, gold, tin, copper, and silver to make fine and everyday objects. Tin is worked from sheets to make decorative objects such as mirror frames and Christmas decorations. Wrought iron is principally worked in Guadalajara, and in Sayuda where they make knives, blades and machetes and is home to the Knife Museum.
He proposed the old flag of Manuel Rodríguez, consisting of two blue stripes and a stripe of gold with the State Emblem in the center; it resembled the flag of the New Galicia or Intendence of Guadalajara. A flag was adopted in February 2008, which was then replaced by the current one on 7 May 2011.
In 1987, the Expo Guadalajara Convention Centre was created and has since been recognized as the most important centre of its kind the country. [citation needed] Guadalajara has more than 25,000 lodging rooms. The city is the national leader in investment of shopping malls. Many shopping centres have been built, such as Plaza Galerias, one of ...