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Campeche, Mexico

Free and Sovereign State of Campeche [Estado Libre y Soberano de Campeche]

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[Campeche official State Flag] 4:7
[Alternate version of the flag] 		  [Campeche coat of arms on white background, de facto flag] [Defacto flag]
[Alternate version of the flag]
[Design is an acceptable variant]
[State flag] 		  [De facto coat of arms of Campeche]
Official flag of Campeche
according the art. 5 of the State's Constitution 		    De facto flag of Campeche     State coat or arms
Images by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán,
August 31, 2001
State coat of arms from: Banco de México 		           

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Presentation of Campeche

  • Official name: Free and Sovereign State of Campeche [Estado Libre y Soberano de Campeche]
  • Short-form names: State of Campeche [Estado de Campeche]; Campeche
  • Location: South-East of Mexico, in the Yucatan Penninsula. It limits the States of Yucatán (N, and NE), Quintana Roo (E), and Tabasco (SW). Campeche borders also the countries of Guatemala (S) and Belize (SE). To the West Campeche is bathed by the Gulf of Mexico. One of its main geographical features is the Lagoon of Términos, which actualy is a bay rather than a lagoon, in front of it is Isla del Carmen (Carmen Island), in Colonial times, one of the most important ports in New Spain. Among the State's archeological beauties are Calakmul, the biggest Maya city discovered so far, Chicanná, Xpuhil and El Hormiguero (The Anthill).
  • Area: 50,812 km2
  • Municipalities: 11 (Municipalities' capitals are named after the muncipality's name, excepting when indicated in parenthesis):
    Calkiní; Campeche; Carmen (Ciudad del Carmen); Champotón; Hecelchakán; Hopelchén; Palizada; Tenabo; Escárcega; Calakmul (Xpujil); and Candelaria.
  • Population: 689,656 inhabitants (2000)
  • Capital: San Francisco de Campeche (Pop.: 178,160 [1995])
  • Statehood: 26 April 1863
  • Flag adopted: 10 July 1914
  • Arms adopted: October 1, 1777. The coat of arms was first granted by King Charles III of Spain to San Francisco de Campeche, State's capital.
  • Arms designer: Unknown

INEGI, SEP and Banco de México
Reported by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, September 2005.

Official symbols of Campeche

According to the article 5º of the Campeche State Constitution, "the official mandatory symbols for the State are the National flag, anthem and Coat of arms, as well as the State's Anthem and Coat of Arms". The same article states that "shall not be neither other flags, anthems, nor coats of arms, and the usage of the National Symbols shall be regulated by Federal rules."

CAPÍTULO II
De los Símbolos Oficiales

ARTÍCULO 5o.- La Bandera, el Himno y el Escudo Nacionales así como el Himno y el Escudo propios del Estado, son los símbolos obligatorios del mismo. No habrá otras banderas, otros himnos ni escudos de carácter oficial, y el uso de los símbolos nacionales se sujetará a lo que dispongan los ordenamientos federales.

Quoted and translated by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, July 20, 2002.

State coat of arms of Campeche

"El extremo superior derecho y el inferior izquierdo tienen un campo de azur (azul) con un navío de plata y dos áncoras (anclas) cada uno, de igual color sobre leves ondas de agua. Las partes superior izquierda e inferior derecha contienen un campo de gules (rojo) y una torre de plata almenada en tres partes.

El escudo está enmarcado por el cordón de San Francisco, además de una bordura de oro y en la cimera una corona real. Los campos de gules (rojo) significan valor, atrevimiento e intrepidez. Las torres almenadas significan grandeza y poder en la defensa de una plaza. Los navíos demuestran la condición de puerto marítimo de altura. La plata de las figuras significa integridad, firmeza y vencimiento. Los campos de azur (azul) indican pureza de sentimientos, lealtad, honestidad. La corona de la bordura, grande-za y majestuosidad y, finalmente, el cordón de San Francisco significa que la villa estaba dedicada al culto de San Francisco de Asís."

Banco de México, September 2005.

De facto flag

[Campeche coat of arms on white background, de facto flag] [Defacto flag]
[Alternate version of the flag]
[Design is an acceptable variant]
[State flag] 		  [De facto coat of arms of Campeche]
De facto flag of Campeche
and detail of the coat of arms 		     
Images by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán,
August 31, 2001
State coat of arms from: Banco de México 		     

San Francisco de Campeche

[De facto flag of San Franciso de Campeche]
By Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 1 August 2013

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