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image by Jens Pattke, 29 October 2002
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The canton was formed on 31 May 1938
Symbols are at the provincial
website: "The flag is of rectangular shape, divided into
two horizontal fields: the upper field is celeste while the lower
field is white."
Falko Schmidt, 29 October 2002 and Ivan Sache,
27 October 2008
Rumiñahui canton (13,415 ha) is located in the south-east of Pichincha
province. It is composed of the three urban parishes of San Rafael, San Pedro de
Taboada and Sangolquí, and of the two rural parishes of Cotogchoa and Rumipamba.
http://www.ruminahui.gob.ec/
Canton website
The canton's namesake is the Inca warrior Rumiñahui.
Rumiñahui was an Inca warrior after the death of Emperor Atahualpa. He led the
resistance against the Spanish in the northern half of what was the Inca Empire
and today is Ecuador. His real name is Ati Pillahuaso although he was given the
nickname Rumiñahui meaning “stone-eyed” in Quechua. Rumiñahui is said to have
been related to the late Atahualpa and although he tried to avenge Atahualpa’s
kidnapping by Francisco Pizarro, he was defeated in battle beneath Mount
Chimborazo. Inca historians believe Rumiñahui buried large amounts of gold in
outside of Quito, which he burned to the ground before the Spanish could take
siege. To this day, the whereabouts of the gold is unknown.
https://www.oas.org/children/heroes/EcuadorHeroes/Ruminahui.htm
The OAS
Children Corner, 9 April 2008
Ivan Sache, 30 July 2018
White is a symbol of peace enjoyed by the canton's inhabitants. Celeste blue
means the purity of water and of the sky that covers Rumiñahui jurisdiction.
http://www.ruminahui.gob.ec/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32&Itemid=180&lang=es
Canton website
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image from provincial
website