Heraldry of the World

The largest heraldry site on the net, with presently coats of arms on-line !

You are here : Home > Americas > South America > Peru
 

  


Civic Heraldry of Peru
Héraldica de Peru

PASCO

Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on Septemer 6, 1969. The arms has three mottos: "Ciudad real de minas" (Royal mining city) granted by the Spanish king in 1639 to the city of Cerro de Pasco; "Villa minera de Cerro de Pasco" (mining town of Cerro de Pasco) granted by the viceroy Manuel de Amat y Juniet in 1771, ratified by royal sign and law signed by the liberator Simon Bolivar on September 13, 1825, and "Ciudad opulenta" (opulent city) granted by the Huancayo Congress in 1840, because the inhabitants of the capital city supported with their own money the army. In the first quarter appears a sword, laurel crown and the date 1820. This quarter represents the Battle of Pasco. In that battle the general Juan Antonio Alvarez de Arenales vanquished the Spanish brigadier Diego de O'Relly. The second quarter shows a crown and a torch that represent the city name Royal city and its importance in the war (liberty). The third quarter shows the commerce symbol and ingots of different minerals. The fourth quarter shows a pick and hoe, important mining tools, that represent the importance of this activity in that region. The four fleur-de-lis represent the Royal city. The sun and the mountains are typical because the province is part of the Andes mountains.

Picture and background provided by Enrique Augusto Noria Freyre.

Literature : -


Home © Ralf Hartemink 1996, ->

See also my other sites Food-Info.net and Food Dictionary


Disclaimer:
This site is private and non-commercial. All sources are mentioned when known. If you own copyrights to the information provided and are not mentioned, please contact the webmaster.

The information (texts or pictures) of this site may be used for private purposes but only after permission of the webmaster and with credit/link to this site. Be aware that for many non-commercial purposes permission of the (municipal) council to which the arms belong is needed ! When not sure, contact the council.
Use of the images in Wikipedia is allowed with reference to this site and/or the original source as mentioned on the site. Use template {{ngw}} for Dutch images and {{ngw2}} for non-Dutch images and always add original source. It is not allowed to use texts of this site on Wikipedia without permission !

For commercial purposes permission of the council as well as the webmaster of this site is always needed. The webmaster of this site is not responsible for commercial use of the material provided.
Disclaimer last changed on April 29, 2008 (addition Wikipedia templates), previous change January 2007 (addition Wikipedia text), previous change 2001.