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by Ivan Sache, 12 September 2018
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Olmedo canton (6,368 inhabitants) was established on 24 February 1997,
separating from Paltas.
The canton's namesake is the lawyer Joaquín de Olmedo
(1780-1847), first President of the Free Province of Guayaquil (1820-1822) and
first Vice President of the Republic of Ecuador (1830-1831). A noted poet,
Olmedo wrote several patriotic works (Canción del 9 de octubre [1821],
considered as the first Ecuadorian anthem; Canto a Bolivár [1825]; Canción del
10 de agosto [1837], which inspired the present-day national anthem; Obras
poéticas [1848]); he is also credited the design of the flag of Guayaquil.
Ivan Sache, 12 September 2018
The flag of Olmedo is horizontally divided green-yellow-green.
http://molmedo.gob.ec/index.php/el-canton/simbolos
Canton website
Ivan Sache, 12 September 2018