Patricia Pilar (Los Rios, Ecuador) (original) (raw)

Patricia Pilar parish was established on 19 September 1996 as part of Buena Fe canton (Los R�os).

Patricia Pilar is named for the school established in 1963 by landlord Demetrio Encalada to educate his employees' children. As a reward, the parents named the school for his two daughters, Patricia and Pilar.

On 20 September 1973, a group of local inhabitants set up a committee to acquire plots and establish a settlement near the school. One year later, they purchased 4 hectares from Severo Baja�a, which allowed 68 poor families to settle, with the support of the municipality of Santo Domingo de los Colorados. More plots were acquired the next years from Compa��a Monapel. More than 500 children attended classes in the old school, which was soon deemed too small.

Since the Los R�os provincial authorities did not care of them, the inhabitants of Patricia Pilar offered their manpower to the Pichincha province, which resulted in a renewed interest from Los R�os. With the support of the Mayor of Quevedo, six classrooms, streets and wells were established for the community. Due to demographic increase, Compa��a Monapel offered more plots.

The flag of Patricia Pilar is horizontally divided green-yellow-blue with the parish coat of arms in the center.

http://gadpatriciapilar.gob.ec/simbolos-patrios/
Parish website
Ivan Sache, 28 December 2020