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image located by Daniel Rentería,
18 January 2025
According to
https://www.somosranchuelo.gob.cu/nuestra-region/sobre-el-municipio/simbolos-municipales:
The flag of Ranchuelo was approved as official on 30 September 2000 and first
hoisted on 1 October, the 266th anniversary of Ranchuelo's founding. Green
represents the greenery of agricultural and sugarcane fields. The white lines
pointing to the four cardinal directions represent purity and desire for peace
in all directions. They form four green rectangles, which represent the four
towns which merged into the municipality in 1976: Ranchuelo, Esperanza, Jicotea,
and San Juan de los Yeras. The shield in the center is the element of union and
strength from the rest of the elements which form the flag.
Daniel Rentería, 18 January 2025
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image located by Daniel Rentería,
18 January 2025
Source:
https://somosranchuelo.gob.cu
Designed by plastic artist Sara Solís Sánchez in 1992. The upper field
depicts the sugarcane industry, the main economic activity in the municipality.
In the lower field, the three quarters represent the three municipalities which
merged into Ranchuelo. The central building represents the "Ramiro Lavandero
Cruz" cigar company, created in the '20s where many union struggles happened. To
the right is the Callejas fort, found in San Juan de los Yeras, and is
representative of the guerrilla struggle against the colonial authorities. The
left quadrant represents the wells located in Esperanza, which served the local
population since colonial times. A bundle of sticks supports the shield, being
united in the upper and lower sections as a representation of all members of the
area being integrated into one municipality today. To the sides are sugarcane
plants. At the top is a ribbon bearing the words "MUNICIPIO RANCHUELO".
Daniel Rentería,
18 January 2025