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Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)

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Municipality

The municipality of Santo Ângelo (76,275 inhabitants in 2010; 68,050 ha) is located 460 km of Porto Alegre. The municipality is composed of the districts of Santo Ângelo (seat), Buriti (est. by Municipal Law No. 7 promulgated on 17 July 1956), Comandaí (est. by Municipal Law No. 410 promulgated on 19 December 1978), Colônia Municipal (est. by Municipal Law No. 410 promulgated on 19 December 1978), Rincão dos Mendes (est. by Municipal Law No. 688 promulgated on 20 May 1982), Restinga Seca (est. by Municipal Law No. 815 promulgated on 25 September 1984), Lajeado do Cerne (est. by Municipal Law No. 815 promulgated on 25 September 1984), Atafona (est. by Municipal Law No. 1,103 promulgated on 9 August 1988), Ressaca da Buriti (est. by Municipal Law No. 1,402 promulgated on 25 July 1991), Cristo Rei (est. by Municipal Law No. 1,466 promulgated on 26 December 1991), Sossego (est. by Municipal Law No. 1,636 promulgated on 12 April 1993), Rincão dos Rorattos (est. by Municipal Law No. 1,636 promulgated on 12 April 1993), União (est. by Municipal Law No. 1,636 promulgated on 12 April 1993), Lajeado Micium (est. by Municipal Law No. 1,785 promulgated on 29 March 1994), and Rincão dos Meotti (est. by Municipal Law No. 2,566 promulgated on 27 August 2002).

Santo Ângelo was established in 12 August 1706 by the Jesuit missionary Diogo de Haze as a reduction dedicated to the Missions' Custodian Angel (Santo Ângelo Custódio). The seventh of the Seven Missions' Settlements, it was originally established near the confluence of rivers Ijuí and Ijuizinho and transferred in 1707 to the today's historical downtown. A flourishing mission counting up to 8,000 inhabitants, the town was destroyed in 1756 during the War of the Seven Reductions.
The municipality of Santo Ângelo was established by Law no. 835 promulgated on 22 March 1873, separating from Cruz Alta.

https://pmsantoangelo.abase.com.br/
Municipal website

Ivan Sache, 4 August 2020


Symbols

Divided vertically 1:2, the narrow stripe divided horizontally green-red-yellow, and the white field bearing the municipal arms.
Dirk Schönberger, 26 March 2012

The flag of Santo Ângelo is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 40 promulgated on 12 April 1972.

Article 1.
The municipal flag has for symbol the coat of arms of Santo Ângelo in its simplified version, located in the center of the 2/3 of the rectangle (argent), representing candor, the first rectangular third being made of the three stripes of the Ragamuffin flag.
a) 1st third, first stripe: vert (green), meaning abundance; second stripe, gules (red), meaning intrepidity; third stripe, golden yellow, meaning force.
b) the town's coat of arms in the center of the 2/3 white, meaning candor, in its simplified version, whose heraldic description is the following: A Portuguese shield, vert two wing stumps argent in chief a scallop of the same in base. A bordure per pale, 1. Red seven castles or masoned black, 2. Argent five blue escutcheons each charged with five bezants argent. The shield surmounted by a five-towered mural crown argent. A green scroll charged with the municipality's name argent surrounded by the dates "1707" and "1873" of the same.

Article 2.
The green field represents the municipality's natural resources and recalls that Santo Ângelo was the only reduction to have production of mate as its source of income. The wings and the scallop symbolize the missionary settlements established on the municipal territory, Santo Ângelo, São Miguel (the two angel's wings) and São João (the baptismal scallop). The municipal territory was located at the front of political expansion of Spain and Portugal, as recalled by the divided border charged dexter with seven castles and sinister with five "quinas", the heraldic symbols of the two peninsular kingdoms. The scroll is inscribed with the date of foundation of the missionary settlement and of municipal emancipation. The mural crown indicates the rank of "cidade" and municipal seat.

https://www2.leismunicipais.com.br/leismunicipais/originais/rs/santo-angelo/lei-ordinaria-40-1972.pdf
Leis Municipais database

The coat of arms of Santo Ângelo is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 2 promulgated on 7 April 1965.

Article 1.
Portuguese shield, green two wing stumps argent in chief a scallop of the same in base. A bordure per pale, 1. Red seven castles or masoned black, 2. Argent five blue escutcheons each charged with five bezants argent. The shield surmounted by a five-towered mural crown argent. A green scroll charged with the municipality's name argent surrounded by the dates "1707" and "1873" of the same.

Article 2.
The green field represents the municipality's natural resources and recalls that Santo Ângelo was the only reduction to have production of mate as its source of income. The wings and the scallop symbolize the missionary settlements established on the municipal territory, Santo Ângelo, São Miguel (the two angel's wings) and São João (the baptismal scallop). The municipal territory was located at the front of political expansion of Spain and Portugal, as recalled by the divided border charged dexter with seven castles and sinister with five "quinas", the heraldic symbols of the two peninsular kingdoms. The scroll is inscribed with the date of foundation of the missionary settlement and of municipal emancipation. The mural crown indicates the rank of "cidade" and municipal seat.

https://www2.leismunicipais.com.br/leismunicipais/originais/rs/santo-angelo/lei-ordinaria-2-1965.pdf
Leis Municipais database

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Ivan Sache, 4 August 2020