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The city received arms in the early 17th century by the Spanish herald Diego de Urbina de Pastrana, see image below. | |||
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The arms are supposed to be derived from the arms of the city of [[Orduña]] augmented with a bordure of the arms of the Urbina-family. The arms of Urbina were Argent, a tree Vert its trunk charged with two sheep Argent catched by wolves Sable, within a bordure Gules charged with a chain of eight shackles. | |||
As the original grant had disappeared already in 1775 and it took quite a lot of research to find these colonial arms, it can be assumed that the arms were hardly used. | |||
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[[Literature]] : image from Facebook | [[Literature]] : image from Facebook; colonial arms : Hoyos, Melvin and Efrén Avilés Pino: Libro Historia de Guayaquil | ||
[[Category:Cantons of Ecuador]] | [[Category:Cantons of Ecuador]] | ||
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GUAYAQUIL
Province : Guayas
Origin/meaning
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The city received arms in the early 17th century by the Spanish herald Diego de Urbina de Pastrana, see image below.
The arms are supposed to be derived from the arms of the city of Orduña augmented with a bordure of the arms of the Urbina-family. The arms of Urbina were Argent, a tree Vert its trunk charged with two sheep Argent catched by wolves Sable, within a bordure Gules charged with a chain of eight shackles.
As the original grant had disappeared already in 1775 and it took quite a lot of research to find these colonial arms, it can be assumed that the arms were hardly used.
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