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August 2020
The municipality of Santa Margarida do Sul (2,352 inhabitants; 95,615 ha) is
located 300 km west of Porto Alegre. The municipality is composed of the
districts of Santa Margarida (seat), Bolso, Canas, Serrinha and Cambaizinho.
The municipality was established by State Law No. 10,751 promulgated on 16
April April 1996, separating from São Gabriel.
Santa Margarida do Sul is
named for its patron saint, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690, canonized in
1920 by Pope Benedict XV), a French mystic nun who promoted modern devotion to
the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The town has a chapel dedicated to Pantaleão dos
Santos, a 12-years boy who was murdered and beheaded, his head being thrown down
into a hole.
Santa Margarida do Sul is the birth place of Colonel José
Plácido de Castro (1873-1908), who led the Brazilian troops during the Acre
Revolution; on 6 August 1902, he seized the town of Xapuri, which resulted in
the proclamation of independence of Acre from Bolivia. Appointed Governor of
Acre in January 1903, he signed in March in La Paz a modus vivendi that
ended war acts between Brazil and Bolivia; on 17 November 1903, the Treaty of
Petrópolis set up new borders between Bolivia and Brazil. Plácido de Castro was
appointed Prefect of Upper Acre in 1906. Murdered by his local enemies on 11
August 1908, Plácido de Castro was awarded the title of "Liberator of Acre",
while his name was inscribed on 17 November 2004 on the Book of Acts of the
Heroes of Motherland and Liberty Heroes in the Motherland Pantheon.
http://www.santamargaridadosul.rs.gov.br/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 4 August 2020
A rising north-south diagonal tricolour, red-white-green, with the
municipal arms in the centre.
Dirk Schönberger,
22 March 2012
The flag and arms of Santa Margarida do Sul are prescribed by
State Law No. 22 promulgated on 20 March 2001.
Article 1.
a) The coat
of arms shall have the following characteristics
I. Five towers separated by
a gate, gray, symbolizing the strength of the state in its historic formation
and of people through union of races that aspire to progress, knowledge and
emergence of a new struggling and enterprising race.
II. The blue sky,
charged with small white clouds, above green fields and hills, as well as the
crops, traditional like rice, soybean and maize and other plantations, represent
the protection of the resources. It is also the proper presence of religious
feeling in the municipality, tranquility, faith and future.
III. The animals
represent the potential of cattle breeding, a regional tradition, the herds'
resources and people's genuine pride.
IV. Attached to the shield, yellow
wheat plants, the symbol of the main cereal, represents regionally produced
food, symbolizing also other cereals.
V. The wheat plants tied by a red
scroll inscribed with the name of the municipality of Santa Margarida do Sul, in
bold black letters. Beneath, in smaller black letters on a white background, the
date of municipal emancipation.
b) The flag shall have the following
characteristics
I. The flag shall be in dimensions 1.60 m in length on 1.10 m
in width, composed of three panels, green, white and red, representing fields,
culture and sources of income.
II. The municipal coat of arms shall be placed
in the center, with the aforementioned characteristics, forms and colors.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/s/santa-margarida-do-sul/lei-ordinaria/2001/3/22/lei-ordinaria-n-22-2001-institui-os-simbolos-municipais
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://www.caderno7.com/2018/04/santa-margarida-comemora-22-anos-com.html
Ivan Sache, 4 August 2020