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image by Ivan Sache, 17 April 2013
Júlio Mesquita emerged as small nuclei established in coffee-growing
estates, such as Chantebled (1920), São João do Inhema (1926) and
Santa Sílvia (1926). In 1935, when cotton plantations attracted
several colonists in the area, Porfirio Barros Cavalcante and Horácio
Nakaidara decided to found a new town, originally made of two parts,
Ouro Branco (White Gold), dedicated to cotton cultivation, and
Mesquita, dedicated to coffee cultivation. The district of Mesquita
was established by Decree No. 9,775 of 30 November 1938, as part of
the municipality of Cafelândia, and renamed Inhema by State Law-Decree
No. 14,334 of 30 November 1944.
The municipality of Júlio Mesquita was established by State Law No.
233 of 24 December 1948 and inaugurated on 1 January 1949. The
municipality is named for the journalist Júlio César Ferreira de
Mesquita (1862-1927), director in 1902 of the newspaper "O Estado de
São Paulo", the first big Brazilian newspaper independent of the
political parties, still ran by his descendants, and founder of the
"Revista do Brasil" (1916).
http://www.juliomesquita.sp.gov.br - Municipal website
The flag of Júlio Mesquita is horizontally divided red-white, with the municipal coat of arms in the middle.
Photos
http://camarajm.sp.gov.br/galerias/fotos/3/BANDEIRA%20(2).jpg
http://www.juliomesquita.sp.gov.br/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=6
Ivan Sache, 17 April 2013
image by Ivan Sache, 17 April 2013
A version of the flag without the coat of arms was used by riders
during the 2012 Town's Festival.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/album-pmjuliomesquita/8251799090
Ivan Sache, 17 April 2013
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