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Santa Rosa Department (Guatemala)

Departamento de Santa Rosa

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The flag has a white horizontal background with the coat of arms in the middle. The coat of arms that is shown on Wikipedia was actually drawn by Jaum� Oll�. In turn, Jaum� credits Fred in his website as the main provider of information upon which his site (and information) was based.

Here's some information on Santa Rosa:
"In Pre-Hispanic times, the Xincas were the first inhabitants of this Department.
During the Conquista (Espa�ola) de Guatemala (English: (Spanish) Conquest of Guatemala) by Pedro de Alvarado, took the Xincas as slaves to attack and conquer the Se�or�o de Cuzcatl�n (English: Cuzcatlan Manor) (Cuzcatl�n meaning Ciudad Joya, Jewel City in English), located in modern-day El Salvador.

Hence, the town, (in what is now Cuilapa), the river and the first bridge (built in 1592) built took the name Los Esclavos (English: The Slaves). The full name was Nuestra Se�ora de los Dolores o de la Candelaria de los Esclavos (English: Our Lady of Sorrows or Our Lady of the Candlemas of the Slaves).

In 1825, after the country's independence, the Asamblea Nacional Constituyente (English: National Constituent Assembly), divided the territory into seven Departments, the third one being Guatemala-Escuintla, conformed by the towns of Guatemala, Escuintla and Guazacap�n, subdivided into seven Distritos in which Santa Rosa de Lima became the cabecera departamental (English: Department seat).

On May 25, 1848 the Mita Region was split from the Departamento de Chiquimula, transformed into a
Department and divided into three Districts: Jutiapa, Santa Rosa and Jalapa. Specifically the District of Santa Rosa included Santa Rosa as Department seat, together with Cuajiniquilapa (now called Cuilapa), Chiquimulilla, Guazacap�n, Taxisco, Pasaco, Nancinta (part of present-day Chiquimulilla), Tecuaco, Sinacant�n (part of present-day Chiquimulilla), Isguat�n (now called Santa Mar�a Ixhuat�n, Sacualpa, La Leona (now called Oratorio, Jumaytepeque (shortened to Jumay, which was a town itself until annexed by Acuerdo Gubernativo (English: Government Agreement) of October 2, 1935 to Nueva Santa Rosa) and Mataquescuintla.

On May 8, 1852 the Departamento de Santa Rosa was established, as it is today."
Sources: http://www.aquisantarosa.com/inicio/biografia-de-santa-rosa/inicio/biografia-de-santa-rosa,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuzcatlan,
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa_(Guatemala),
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_de_Alvarado

For additional information go to (Aqu�) Santa Rosa (official website):
http://www.aquisantarosa.com
Esteban Rivera 25 September 2018

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image by Jaume Ollé