Comondú, Baja California Sur (Mexico)

Last modified: 2024-09-02 by daniel rentería
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No Flag

From my research, it appears that Comondú does not use a flag.
Daniel Rentería, 25 August 2024

Coat of Arms

image from the Government of Comondú

According to the Encyclopedia of Municipalities and Delegations of Mexico:

The center is divided into two unequal portions. The upper portion has a rising sun drawn; to the right of it is an elephant cactus which represents the desert, while to the left of it is a palm tree which represents the oasis of this zone. In the center is a furrowed terrain, where an extended hand breaks through holding [a torch] signifying the triumph of man over the desert. All of this represents the agricultural region. The lower portion is divided into four rectangles, having a circle in the center which has a bighorn sheep, representing the mountain range of Baja California Sur. The sections on the upper right and lower left depict the encounter of two cultures, with the missions of San Miguel de Comondú and San Luis Gonzaga. The section on the lower right depicts a gray whale, characteristic of the Pacific Ocean (on which San Carlos and López Mateos are located); the section on the upper left depicts the Cerro del Pilón [hill], which represents the region of La Purísima.

Author: Luis Valadez, of the sign-making profession, by commission of the VIII Ayuntamiento following the creation of the municipality of Loreto [in 1992], substituting the first mission of the Californias with San Luis Gonzaga and San José de Comondú; the coat of arms also added the Cerro del Pilón.

Daniel Rentería, 19 August 2024

First Coat of Arms

image from the Municipal Policy of 1984, published by the State of Baja California Sur

The upper and outer portions of the coat of arms are the same as today. However, it should be noted that the lower section is divided into triangles instead of rectangles. It also appears that there was a clam on this coat of arms, no longer used today. Nothing is known about the coat of arms, including its designer, date of adoption, and process of selection; all that is known is that it was re-designed to remove the Loreto mission after it was separated from the Comondú Municipality in 1992.
Daniel Rentería, 25 August 2024

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