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image by António Martins, 10 October 2003Callao, city and department use a light blue flag,
sometimes with
its coat of arms in the center.
Jan-Patrick Fischer, 15 March 2001
Is a plain light blue flag used on the other times?…
António Martins, 06 June 2001
Callao is not a department but a constitutional province.
Jaume Ollé, 07 June 2001
The flag is slightly different, the inscription of the shield is changed to
"Region Callao"
Ben Cahoon, 12 January 2011
image by Daniel
Rentería, 17 January 2024
It appears the provincial government uses a flag with simply the word "CALLAO"
below the shield. So what does this mean for the status on the flag with the
words "LA FIEL" in the ribbon? Does this mean the province/district has two
flags?
Daniel
Rentería, 17 January 2024
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image by António Martins, 06 June 2001
This coat-of-arms-like emblem consists of an ogival shield with
counter-curved top (the middle point higher), light blue charged with
dark blue wavy bendlets from the second third down, charged overall with
a trunco-conic (or rather anti-paraboloid) golden castle tower flagged
Peru plain and masoned gules enhanced with a
three-dimensional lighting effect, narrow dark blue border; as crest a
featureless Sun, with 28 visible rays, alternating golden yellow (the
longer ones) and light yellow (the shorter ones), enhanced with a
three-dimensional lighting effect; on a yellow scroll the motto «La
fi»d?«el y generosa Ciudad del Callao, Asilo de las Leyes y de la
Libertad» set in two lines of text with black sans capitals, flanked
by two groups of three leaves; scroll and leaves slightly overlap the shield.
The motto means «The loyal and generous City of »the« Callao, refuge of the
Law and of the Liberty».
António Martins, 6 June 2001
image by Daniel
Rentería, 15 January 2024
Probably the only spot where the flag of Bellavista actually flies appears to be
at the Plaza Isabel La Catolica. Here, based on Google Maps photos taken of it,
the flag of Bellavista has three variants: one which appears to be more recent
with name below, an earlier one with text arched above, and finally one without
text above/below.
Like other seaside districts of the Constitutional
Province of Callao (and the province itself), its background is light blue. The
most common interpretation of the symbolism of the background is for the
sea/sky, though it appears no document recognizes this (or the province's flag
for that matter). There is also a good chance the background was inspired by the
province's flag.
Note: The drawing for the version with arched text may
have its text incorrect, as images of it are rather blurry. Considering the
indoor flags used by the municipality though, it seems the version without text
above/below is the main version. The real version of the coat of arms on the
drawings may not be the same also because there are really no good images of it
from what I could find.
Daniel
Rentería, 15 January 2024
Indoor flag
images by Daniel
Rentería, 15 January 2024
Two indoor flags have been used by the municipality's government, one being the
same as the textless version and the other rotating the coat of arms by approx.
60 degrees to make it appear upright.
Daniel
Rentería, 15 January 2024
Coat of Arms
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image by Daniel
Rentería, 15 January 2024
Coat of arms
attached from
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Escudo_de_Bellavista_%28Callao%29.png and drawings of the flags created using this.
Daniel
Rentería, 15 January 2024
It appears the district of Callao is more for statistical purposes, since
there is no proper district government; the provincial government takes on this
role. Therefore, these two use the same flag.
Daniel
Rentería, 17 January 2024
image by Daniel
Rentería, 15 January 2024
image by Daniel
Rentería, 17 January 2024
At the Plaza Miguel Grau, in front of the district government's building, flies
the flag of Carmen de la Legua Reynoso. It has a green background with the
municipality's coat of arms centered.
Daniel
Rentería, 17 January 2024
Indoor flag
image by Daniel
Rentería, 17 January 2024
The municipality's government also uses an indoor flag, which has its coat of
arms rotated approx. 60 degrees to make it appear upright.
Daniel
Rentería, 17 January 2024
Coat
of arms
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image by Daniel
Rentería, 17 January 2024
image by Daniel
Rentería, 13 January 2024
At the "Monumento a Miguel Grau Seminario" flies a large flag of La Punta. It
uses the coat of arms on a light blue background. The background seems to be
clearly inspired by its provincial flag of Callao, and likely represents the
waters of the bay/sky.
This version appeared in the later months of 2023.
I am guessing this version might stay as it is not as easy to print words on
such a large flag and thus more costly. There does not appear to be any other
places where the municipality flies its flag besides using an indoor flag
version.
Daniel
Rentería, 13 January 2024
Earlier variant flag
image by Daniel
Rentería, 13 January 2024
Images taken of the flag on Google Maps also show that since the monument's
creation, the flag has used text below the flag reading "Municipalidad La
Punta". However, this seems to have fallen out of use in the later months of
2023.
Daniel
Rentería, 13 January 2024
Indoor flag
image by Daniel
Rentería, 13 January 2024
At
https://noticias.rse.pe/tag/municipalidad-distrital-de-la-punta-callao/, an
indoor flag of La Punta is visible. As with many other municipalities, the coat
of arms is rotated 45 degrees.
Daniel
Rentería, 13 January 2024
Coat of Arms
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image by Daniel
Rentería, 13 January 2024
The coat of arms depicts a
typical seaside view, with boats, water, birds, and a bright sun shining. The
municipality's name of La Punta is above these elements within the coat of arms.
No further information.
Daniel
Rentería, 13 January 2024
image by Daniel
Rentería, 13 January 2024
The official flag of Mi Perú is 7:12, with the height of its coat of arms
taking up 70% and 35% of the width of the long side, according to an image of
the flag in Ordinance N° 015-MDMP. This same ordinance recognizes the official
adoption of the flag (and coat of arms) on April 28, 2017. However, unofficial
use of the flag dates back to late 2016.
The ordinance also recognizes a
contest, its winning design being created by Rubén José Martínez Flores, whose
design was unveiled on July 8, 2016. Sometime in the earliest months of 2016,
the base of the contest was approved, simply entitled "Concurso para la Creación
del Escudo y la Bandera" (Contest for the Creation of the Coat of Arms and
Flag). However, the district's government changed its mind and stuck with the
coat of arms previously used.
The ordinance adopting the flag may be
viewed at
https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/2788278/Ordenanza%20municipal.pdf?v=1692377475
(if not, this is also archived on the Wayback Machine).
Daniel
Rentería, 13 January 2024
Variant flag
image by Daniel
Rentería, 13 January 2024
It seems all over Latin America, municipalities use an indoor flag with its
emblem rotated 45 degrees to appear upright. The district of Mi Perú is one of
them. Note that the flower is not used in this flag and that the placement of
the text is different.
Daniel
Rentería, 13 January 2024
Coat of Arms
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image by Daniel
Rentería, 13 January 2024
The coat of arms contains two
red ribbons. Centered is a map of Peru with the municipal name in its center,
outlined in white. On its sides are yellow triangles. In the center of the lower
ribbon is a flower, however this is sometimes left out in other versions of the
coat of arms. "CIUDAD MODELO" sometimes is also left out in place of "UNIDO -
EMPRENDEDOR". Below is the text in white translated:
MI PERÚ - the name
translates to "My Peru" in English
Unido - Emprendedor - means "United -
Entrepreneur"
NUEVO DISTRITO - means "NEW DISTRICT" and pays tribute to the
friends who participated in the districtization process of Mi Perú.
CIUDAD
MODELO - "MODEL CITY" in English, which shows the people of the district must
continue working to make it great
The white of the text with red is a
representation of the Peruvian flag. The triangles represent the effort and work
of the residents who first arrived in 1985. The map of Peru shows that the
district is inhabited by compatriots from all over the country.
The
coat of arms was created and proposed by the municipality's Institutional Image
Management and provisionally adopted on January 22, 2016; of course, it was
adopted as official on April 28 the next year because the district's search for
a different coat of arms did not work out, and so they thought it represented
the municipality well enough to truly adopt it.
Daniel Rentería, 13 January 2024
image by Daniel
Rentería, 13 January 2024
At the Civic Plaza of Ventanilla flies the flag of Ventanilla. The flag is
light blue, most likely inspired by its provincial flag of Callao. The
background likely represents the sky/water of the district. Over it is the coat
of arms of Ventanilla.
Daniel
Rentería, 13 January 2024
Indoor Flag
image by Daniel
Rentería, 13 January 2024
The municipality's government also uses an indoor flag, with the coat of arms
and text below it reading "MUNICIPALIDAD DE VENTANILLA", both rotated 45
degrees. A clear image of it can be seen at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BAgBfWmxws.
Daniel
Rentería, 13 January 2024
Coat of Arms
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image by Daniel
Rentería, 13 January 2024
The coat of
arms was created by Samuel Guzmán Mendoza.
The white V stands for the
municipality's name, Ventanilla, as well as for victory. Surrounding it is red,
and with the white V it is a representation of the national flag. The wall
represents unity, which must exist to give strength and a solid ground to
Ventanilla's people. The sun appears on the horizon, characteristic of the
district with its immense sea and land. On this land sits the silhouette of a
house, appearing to be protected by the "V". Housing gave rise and a shape to
the municipality.
The name "VENTANILLA" appears above these elements. It
is also described that the name on it exists not only to identify but also
enunciate it, making sure it is remembered wherever the coat of arms is seen.
The ribbon above has the words "LIBERTAD", "UNIÓN", and "JUSTICIA", translated
meaning liberty, union, and justice. This is the motto of the district of
Ventanilla. These are the three basic principles for a prosperous human
community.
The laurels are a symbol of glory, which shall not leave the
district of Ventanilla.
Source:
https://simbolosescudosbanderas.blogspot.com/2012/05/simbolos-de-ventanilla-escudo-y-bandera.html
Daniel Rentería, 13 January 2024
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