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Vasquez de Coronado (San Jose, Costa Rica)

Cantón Vásquez de Coronado

Last modified: 2021-08-25 by rob raeside
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image by Ivan Sache, 7 October 2010



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Overview

Vázquez de Coronado (55,750 inhabitants in 2002; 222.2 sq. km) is the northernmost canton in the San José Province. Founded on15 November 1910 by Decree No. 17, the canton is named for the Spanish conquistador Juan Vásquez de Coronado y Anaya (1523-1566).
The flag of Vázquez de Coronado was selected in a public contest involving the canton's schools. The winners are Róger Arias Zúñiga, Cristian Sánchez Cabrera and Cristian Rodríguez Brenes, from the Dulce Nombre de Coronado school. The flag is horizontally divided light blue-white-green with five yellow stars placed horizontally in the white stripe.
Light blue represents the limpid sky. White represents the milk industry. Green represents the pastures. The five stars represent the five districts forming the canton (San Isidro, San Rafael, Jesús / Dulce Nombre, Patatillo / San Antonio, and Casacajal).
Source: http://www.coromuni.go.cr/index.php?view=canton&secc=simbolos
Ivan Sache
, 7 October 2010


Coat of Arms


image by Fred Drews, 2 February 2006