Veraguas Province (Panama) (original) (raw)

The Province of Veraguas (226,642 inhabitants in 2010; 112,393 ha), the only province in the country spreading coast to coast (Atlantic - Pacific), is composed of 12 districts: Atalaya, Calobre, Ca�azas, La Mesa, Las Palmas, Mariato, Montijo, R�o de Jes�s, San Francisco, Santa Fe, Santiago, and Son�. The provincial capital is Santiago de Veraguas.

The province�s official date of foundation is 9 June 1508. The original Duchy of Veraguas, part of the Vice Kingdom of New Spain, was transformed in 1560 in the Governorate of Veraguas, with Francisco V�zquez as its first governor. It was subsequently transferred to the Vice Kingdom of Peru.
The first settlements - Santa Cruz (subsequently renamed to Villa de Los Santos), Santa Elena (Santo Domingo de Parita), and Santiago de Ol� (close to Nat�) - were established between 1550 and 1570 with the support of the Dominican Friar Pedro de Santa Mar�a.

During the wars of independence, Veraguas first remained loyal to the Spanish crown, serving with Panam� as a base for the war fought against the patriots in Quito and the Atlantic coast of New Granada, and to rescue Santa Marta. Conquered in 1815 by Jos� de F�brega, the province proclaimed its independence in 1821 and joined the Republic of Colombia organized by Sim�n Bol�var.
http://www.mingob.gob.pa/gobernacion-la-provincia-veraguas/
Ministry of the Government
Ivan Sache, 3 June 2019

The flag of Veraguas is prescribed by Resolution No. 12, adopted on 18 March 2019 by the Provincial Council and published on 13 May 2019 in the Panam� official gazette, No. 28772-A.
1. The flag of the Province of Veraguas, which had not yet been recognized as the Province�s official flag, is approved.
2. The late Manuel Salvador �lvarez is recognized as the designer of the flag of Veraguas, which was created on 24 February 1993.

The flag is described in the Resolution�s Preamble:
The flag designed by the late Manuel Salvador �lvarez is an emblem of deep simplicity, characterized by blue rectangle, which represents the northern and southern coasts and is charged in the center by a map of the Province of Veraguas and the 12 stars forming a horseshoe, starting with Coiba-Montijo Island to Punta Cerro Hoya-Mariato, which symbolize the province�s districts: Atalaya, Calobre, Ca�azas, La Mesa, Las Palmas, Mariato, Montijo, R�o de Jes�s, Son�, San Francisco, Santa Fe, and Santiago.
https://www.gacetaoficial.gob.pa/pdfTemp/28772_A/72775.pdf

Photos
https://deskgram.net/p/1302263206442247597_1554347431
http://www.telemetro.com/cunadeacordeones/notas/Ganador-Acordeones-Abel-Pardo-Veraguas_0_1079892370.html
Ivan Sache, 3 June 2019