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Each municipality in Chihuahua has its own municipal coat of arms. As in general with the Federation, there was a sudden surge in their adoptions in the late '80s, up to the early '90s. Indeed,
a general understanding of Chihuahuan municipal symbols cannot be held without recognizing the most prolific author; that is, the architect Humberto Murillo Lozano.
Humberto designed 30 of the 67 municipal coats of arms of Chihuahua. It appears he did this as a personal project, donating a municipal coat of arms to these municipalities
free of charge, with the exception of commercial use by them. Generally, his coats of arms follow the same template: shield surrounded by a wreath or having a ribbon below, bordure carrying municipal and state name, INEGI
codes, a motto/year, sometimes found in a ribbon below or above, often crested by a crown, maybe ribbon. Often the corners of the bordure also carry a device; sides less frequently.
If a ribbon is not used below or above, most likely the shield is placed upon parchment, used for the wrapping of beef and often carrying a motto/original name.
As a wreath, the alligator juniper or táscate is most often mentioned. Some of the more common themes are a cloud for the hope of rain, yucca, cotton, wheat, corn, Spaniard, Indian, missionary,
church, Jesuit/Franciscan symbol, cross, cattle, horse, wolves carrying prey through a tree signifying the inhabitants determination, mining, shade for family tourism, fruits of
the region, river, jug for holding metals, Tarahumara wares like a blanket and drum.
In the year of 1987, during the administration of José Domínguez of the State Congressional Legislature, a call for coat of arms proposals was launched, directed towards all municipalities without their own coat of arms.
Finally, during the State Congress of 1995-1998, an initiative was presented to consider the municipal coats of arms as intangible cultural heritage of the state.
However, not many municipalities in Chihuahua have a flag. This is most likely because it is seen as an unneeded expense, hence why they're mostly seen in only bigger municipalities.
Really, municipal flags are often seen as merely decorations (to give a government a higher impression of authority), or more portable versions of the coat of arms.
A coat of arms cannot be freely displayed like a flag, a realization that has happened sometime within the past 20 years and has started the creation of these municipal flags.
Daniel Rentería, 11 March 2025