Lomas de Zamora District (Buenos Aires Province, Argentina)

Partido de Lomas de Zamora

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• About the district
• Description of the flag
• Flag contest proposals

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About the district

The municipality of Lomas de Zamora (616,279 inhabitants in 2010, therefore the 2nd most populous municipality in the province; 8,900 ha) is located just south of Buenos Aires City.

Lomas de Zamora (lit., Zamora's Hills) is named for Captain Juan de Zamora, who acquired in 1736 the territory subsequently incorporated as the district of Lomas de Zamora. The first settlers of the area were mostly of Basque origin, the Basque community in Lomas de Zamora being today one of the most numerous in the Americas. The Basques were joined in the early years of the 20th century by Jewish emigrants, mostly from Russia and Poland, and, subsequently, by Italian and Spanish emigrants.

The municipality of Lomas de Zamora was established on 10 September 1861.

The Lomas de Zamora Cathedral, dedicated to Our Lady of Peace, was consecrated on 22 January 1865. The cathedral was proclaimed a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1965.
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

• Lomas de Zamora Municipal Government official website
  Reported by Ivan Sache 2 Jan 2014

Description of the flag

The flag of Lomas de Zamora is horizontally divided red-blue, the two filed being separated by a thin golden yellow stripe. In the middle of the flag is placed an emblem - different from the municipal coat of arms.

The flag was selected in a public contest prescribed by Ordinance No. 13,456. The winning design, submitted by Laila Castillo, Camila Ciccone and Carolina Gaja, alumni of Instituto "Pbro. Antonio Sáenz", was presented on 9 July 2011 (Independence Day) and officially unveiled on 10 September 2011 (150th anniversary of the foundation of the town).

Red represents life, the central fire that powers the worlds, love, self-control, audacity, valour, federalism, courage and strength. Blue represents intelligence, feeling, beauty, greatness, nobleness and spiritual abundance.

The emblem is surrounded by two branches of elm, symbolizing the legacy of the different ethnic groups, and, especially the establishment of the Santa Calina agricultural colony, the first in Buenos Aires and in the country. The first colonists planted an elm wood, which was the first wood planted in the country, eventually adopted as its symbols by the Lomas de Zamora National University. The seven elm leaves represent the seven settlements forming the municipality (Lomas de Zamora, Banfield, Temperley, Turdera, Llavallol, Villa Fiorito and Ingeniero Budge). The leaf placed in the lower part of the wreath represents Lomas de Zamora, the capital of the municipality.

The lower part of the emblem pictures Lomas de Zamora's topography, as part of the hilly pampas, recalling the origin of the town's name ("loma" means "a hill" in South American Spanish). Over the hills are placed the white sheets of an open book, symbolizing the importance of cultural development and the numerous educational institutes located in Lomas de Zamora. The sheets form dove flying over the hills and symbolizing peace and the original name of the municipality (Pueblo de la Paz, lit., "Peace Village"). The upper part of the emblem shows a blue sky and a yellow rising sun, symbolizing the birth of Argentina and the belonging of the town to it.

Green represents the natural environment, abundance and fertility, as well as hope and liberty. Sky blue represents liberty and justice, being also a colour of the national flag and of the coat of arms of Lomas de Zamora. The golden fimbriation mean that all the aspects of reality are lit by the sun and by God. Golden yellow also means wisdom, faith, Christian virtues, constancy and commitment.
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

• Symbols of Lomas de Zamora at the Municipal government official website
• Inauguration of the flag
• Presentation of the flag at the website "Guía Educativa", 21 June 2011
• Interview of Carolina Gaja, one of the designers of the flag at the website "La Plata Hochi", 19 June 2012
  Reported by Ivan Sache 2 Jan 2014

Flag contest proposals

Some 200 proposals were submitted in the contest.
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

Camila Florencia De Luca, Melany Gracia, Camila Obregón, Damián Ávalos, and Santiago Pinto Florenciañez, from 3rd year class of Instituto Secundario "Nuestra Señora De Luján" designed one proposal, under the guidance of Ana María Sánchez.

The silhouette holding a bow recalls the native peoples, as a means not to forget the historical and socio-cultural races. The red arrow shown on the top of the clock-tower of the town hall, the iconic building of the municipality, has the same meaning. The two elements are represented in red, the colour of life, as well as courage and strength shown by the early colonists; red is also the colour of federalism and blood shed in the Battle of La Matanza (1580). The half cart's wheel represents the early means of transportation used after the establishment of the first shops in the village. The yellow sun represents the commitment of people to conquer a space able to give a proper identity to the inhabitants. It is a symbol of wisdom, faith and constancy of the power, as an icon of the integrit and incorruptibility of the governing bodies to the benefit of all. The Town Hall is represented with black linings, an ultimate colour that means re-birth after death. The white background represents prudence and hope, peace, integrity and felicity. The green background represents permanent renovation, re-birth from liberty, hope, public-spiritedness and honour to belong to this municipality.
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

Pupils of 3rd year classes A and B of Secundaria Básica No. 33 designed 15 proposals under the guidance of Diego López.
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

Proposal No. 1, by Martín Alcaraz.
Quartered, 1. Red a blue star, 2. Blue a yellow rising sun over two green hills, 3. White a blue half cogwheel, a green quill and a yellow inkpot, 4. Blue a red star.
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

Proposal No. 2, by Pedro Altamirano.
Blue with three white rays emerging from lower hoist. Near the fly a shield "Per fes, 1. Gules a rising sun or over two mounds vert, 2. Or a dove argent".
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

Proposal No. 3, by Mariela Baez.
Red, quartered by a blue cross, 1. A green star, 2. A yellow sun, 3. A white dove, 4. A yellow star.
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

Proposal No. 4, by Luz Burgos.
Red with a thin horizontal black stripe near the top and bottom of the flag. In the middle of the flag a green half cogwheel filled yellow and a blue half inkpot with a white quill.
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

Proposal No. 5, by Nicolás Elías Derosa.
Horizontally divided, on top red with a rising sun yellow, on bottom blue with a white half cogwheel, in the middle a white dove.
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

Proposal No. 6 by Nicolás Esquivel.
Blue with a yellow rising sun charged with a red-blue-green-light blue rainbow, a white dove in left and right cantons.
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

Proposal No. 7, by Belen Farias.
White with five horizontal stripes, a square canton spreading over four stripes and half of the flag's length, charged with a yellow rising sun.
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

Proposal No. 8, by Lorena Fernández.
Quartered, 1. Red a white dove, 2. Yellow a white quill and inkpot, 3. Light blue eight blue stars, 4 and 4, 4. Green quartered by a red cross, 4a. A yellow Latin cross, 4b. A yellow guitar, 4c. A yellow sun, 4d. A yellow star.
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

Proposal No. 9, by Diego Flores.
Blue with a white half cogwheel at hoist and at fly. In the middle a red square diamond charged with a yellow rising run over two green hills charged with a white quill and inkpot.
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

Proposal No. 10, by Jesica Lezcano.
Diagonally divided per bend, upper triangle yellow with a white cross and eight red stars, 3 , 2, 1, and 2, lower triangle green with a white cogwheel and a yellow quill and inkpot.
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

Proposal No. 11, by Enzo Navarro.
Red with a light blue stripe on top and bottom and a blue stripe below/ above it and a white dove. Along the hoist is placed a green triangle charged with a white quill and inkpot on a yellow disk inscribed in a white sun.
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

Proposal No. 12, by Ezequial Paz, Cristían Oliva and Nicolás Gómez.
Horizontally divided blue with a yellow sun, red with eight thin blue stripes. Along the hoist is placed a green triangle charged with a white half cog wheel.
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

Proposal No. 13, by Rodrigo Pereyra.
White with a green horizontal stripe at the top and bottom and four thin horizontal black stripes. Along the hoist is placed a black triangle charged with eight yellow stars, 4, 3 and 1.
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

Proposal No. 14, by Axel Romero.
Red with a yellow rising sun over two green hills, in base a blue right-angle triangle charged with a yellow cogwheel, quill and inkpot.
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

Proposal No. 15, by Mili Villarreal.
White with a blue over red saltire, 1. and 3. A green star, 2. A yellow sun, 4. A black star.
Ivan Sache, 2 Jan 2014

• Flag contest info
• Proposal of the students of Instituto Secundario "Nuestra Señora De Luján"
• Proposal of the students of Instituto Secundario "Nuestra Señora De Luján" explanation
• Proposals of students of Secundaria Básica No. 33
  Reported by Ivan Sache 2 Jan 2014

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