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by Pascal Gross, 18 November 2003
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Iribarren Municipality (2,401,160 inhabitants in 2018; 27,600 ha) is named
for Juan Guillermo Iribarren (1797-1827), a hero of the Venezuelan Independence.
Iribarren fought under Generals Rafael Urdaneta and José Antonio Páez. After the
proclamation of th Republic of Gran Colombia, he was appointed Commander of the
4th Military District of the Venezuela Department in 1824 and promoted to the
rank of General of Brigade by Simon Bolívar on 18 March 1827.
The
Metropolitan Area of Barquisimeto (1,059,092 inh.; 353 sq. km) is shared between
two municipalities, Iribarren (7 parishes, out of 10), and Palavecino (3
parishes, out of 3; south-eastern part). It is therefore governed by two
municipal administrations located in Barquisimeto downtown and Cabudare,
respectively.
Ivan Sache, 25 October 2020
There is a flag for Municipio Iribarren's capital city,
Barquisimeto, which is the forth largest city in Venezuela.
Nestor Garrido, 21 July 2002
Recently we were in Irribarren Municipality whose Capital,
Barquisimeto, are it also of the Lara State. Taking into account
which we could observe directly in some monuments of the City, we
have made a sketch of Municipal Flag. In this case, we tried to
represent more than to reproduce it although fitting the maximum
possible to its design. You will observe a small Swiss Shield
divided per fess in Argent and Azure which represent the
Municipal Coat of Arms that appears on superior corner of the
hoist of the Flag.
In any case, it's a field divided diagonally on three stripe:
superior and inferior are gray and the central one, red and
yellow for represent the so called "Monumento al Sol"
("Monument to the Sun") tribute to the twilights of the
region made by the famous Venezuelan Plastic Artist Carlos Cruz
Diez, all superposed by a white outline which remembers the so
called "Obelisco" ("The Obelisk"): a monolith
erected in 1952 for commemorate the foundation of the City in
1652 and that with the time has become a Barquisimetanian icon
par excellence.
Raul Orta, 28 February 2003
The flag is clear gray in a side, and dark gray in the other.
the obelisk superposed to the "Monument of the Sun" has
the stylization of the "logotipe" that was adopted by
the Mayor Office of Iribarren, under control of the
"emeverrista" [member of the government party] Henry
Falcon.
Nestor Garrido, 28 February 2003
From
www.alcaldiadebarquisimeto.gov.ve:
"Rica en alegorías, la bandera del municipio Iribarren,
ondeó por primera vez el 14 de septiembre de 2001. El gris
representado en esta bandera representan las aguas cenizas del
Río Turbio.
Los colores amarillo y rojo desplegados en líneas diagonales,
simulan al Monumento al Sol Naciente y al tiempo hacen
alusión a los crepúsculos;
sobre ellos la imagen de El Obelisco, símbolo que desde hace 50
años se erige como emblema de los barquisimetanos, todos juntos
evocan las más puras representaciones de la idiosincrasia
barquisimetana".
Dov Gutterman, 15 September 2003
Translated:
Rich in allegories, the flag of Iribarren
municipality was hoisted for the first time on 14 September 2011. Gray represent
the gray water of river Turbio.
Yellow and red, arranged in diagonal lines,
represent the Monument of the Rising Sun and also refers to dawn.
Superimposed is the representation of the Obelisk; a symbol considered fro 50
years by the inhabitants of Barquisimeto as their emblem, the while design
evoking the purest representations of Barquisimeto's idiosyncrasy.
Ivan
Sache, 25 October 2020
The Barquisimeto Obelisk, designed by engineer María José Vásquez, was
erected in 1952 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the foundation of Nueva
Segovia de Barquisimeto. Of 75 m in height, therefore Venezuela's highest
monolith, the obelisk is equipped with a lift that serves its roof, offering a
circular view on the town and surroundings. Its location highlights the town as
a major road junction. The big clock placed in the obelisk's upper part was
added subsequently.
The erection of the obelisk and of several other
monuments in Venezuela was pushed by President Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1914-2001;
in office, 1952-1958) soon after its access to the presidency in the aftermath
of a military coup (1950) and of the cancellation of the general elections
(1952).
The Monument to the Rising Sun (official name, Cromointerferencia
Radial - Homenaje al Sol, Radial Chromointerference - Homage to the Sun) was
pushed by President Luis Herrera Campins (1925-2007; in office, 1979-1984) as a
democratic counterpart to the obelisk erected during the dictatorship.
The
artist Carlos Cruz Diez (1923-2019) was commissioned to design a monument of a
new style, "without either obelisks or equestrian figures". The building of the
monument started in 1982 but was stopped twice (1984-1985 and 1986-1987) for
administrative and funding issues. Eventually funded by private companies,
Seguros Lara and Pintura Montana, the monument was inaugurated on 24 September
1987 in an unofficial manner.
The monument is composed of 32 cantilever
units, each weighing 5.32 ton, with the base buried in the soil so that they can
resist wind blowing up to 120 km/h.
https://www.cinco8.com/periodismo/barquisimeto-en-tres-monumentos/
Barquisimeto en tres monumentos, C8, 18 September 2019
Ivan Sache,
25 October 2020
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image from
www.alcaldiadebarquisimeto.gov.ve,
located by Dov Gutterman, 15 September 2003
The coat of arms of Barquisimeto was selected in a public contest organized
by the Municipal Council for the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the
foundation of the town (1952). The winning design was proposed by the artist
José Requena.
The upper dexter quarter features on a blue field an effigy
of the town's founder, Juan de Villegas, supported by two lions rampant. The
upper sinister quarter features on a blue field a sisal plant, commonly found in
the region. The two quarters are separated by a golden stripe featuring the
symbols of commerce and industry. The shield is divided in the middle by the
national colors in a semi-circular pattern emitting sun rays that lit the lower
quarters.
The lower quarters feature the arms of the ton, represented dexter
by flags, halberds, a shining sword and a quiver filled with arrows, and,
sinister by symbols of arts and spiritual resources: a lyre, a painter's plate,
a pentagram, a compass and a laurel crown. The shield's perimeter is completely
surrounded by a Baroque arabesque, shaped in the upper part like a
fortress-shaped crown supporting a scroll inscribed "JUSTICIA" surmounted by two
billy-goat's heads emerging from a ring.
https://elcuji.comunicas.org/municipio-iribarren/
Comunicas El Cují
Ivan Sache, 25 October 2020