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Flag of Lima. The flag of Lima (and the surrounding province) consists of a gold background.The city seal is shown in the center of the flag. The motto on the coat of arms is "Hoc signum vere regum est", loosely translated from Latin as "Truly this is the sign of the king", referring to Christ's dominion.
English: Flag of Lima. Used throughout the Province of Lima by the Metropolitan municipal government. Used throughout the Province of Lima by the Metropolitan municipal government. Español: Bandera de Lima.
Flag Date Use Description 1950 - State Flag (National Ensign) of Peru (Pabellón Nacional)Red-white-red triband defaced with the Coat of Arms (Escudo de armas) of Peru. [1]1950-
According to early Spanish articles, the Lima area was once called Itchyma, [citation needed] after its original inhabitants. However, even before the Inca occupation of the area in the 15th century, a famous oracle in the Rímac Valley had come to be known by visitors as Limaq (Limaq, pronounced , which means "talker" or "speaker" in the coastal Quechua that was the area's primary language ...
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The province was part of the department of Lima, which was formed by the territories of present-day Lima, Callao and Ica regions, and the provinces of Casma, Huarmey and Santa, which later would be part of the La Costa Department. [citation needed] The department was further subdivided as time passed but the province of Lima kept being part of it.
The Flag of Peru (Spanish: Bandera del Perú), often referred to as The Bicolour (la Bicolor), was adopted by the government of Peru in 1825, and modified in 1950. According to the article 49 of the Constitution of Peru, it is a vertical triband with red outer bands and a single white middle band. [1]
The rest of the viceroyalty dependent upon Lima in administrative matters, in a pattern that persists until today in Peru. By the start of the 18th century, Lima had become a distinguished and aristocratic colonial capital, seat of the 250-year-old Royal and Pontifical University of San Marcos and the chief Spanish stronghold in the Americas.