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San Miguel de Abona (Municipality, Canary Islands, Spain)

Flag of San Miguel de Abona, two official versions - Images by Klaus-Michael Schneider & José Manuel Erbez, 2 April 2008

Symbols of San Miguel de Abona
Banner of San Miguel de Abona
Flag of San Miguel de Abona shown in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Military Museum

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Symbols of San Miguel de Abona

The flag of San Miguel de Abona is prescribed by a Decree adopted on 23 February 1998 by the Government of the Canary Islands and published on 4 March 1998 in the official gazette of the Canary Islands, No. 28, pp. 1,976-1,977 (text). The flag was originally approved on 29 April 1997 by the Municipal Council, as published on 26 May 1997 in the official gazette of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province. The flag, modified according to the recommendations of the Heraldry Commission of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands, was eventually approved on 20 January 1998 by the Municipal Council.
The flag is described as follows:

Flag: Rectangular flag [...], one and a half longer than wide, made of two vertical stripes, at hoist, blue, covering 1/3 of the panel, and at fly, yellow, coveriong the remaining 2/3 of the panel.
When the flag is charged with the municipal coat of arms, this should be placed in the center of the yellow stripe, preferably on both sides of the flag.

A leaflet released by the local tourist board shows a photo of the flag without the coat of arms. The flag seen in 2008 is charged with the coat of arms.
According to José Manuel Erbez (Banderas y escudos de Canarias, 2007; website), blue symbolizes the sky and the sea while yellow symbolizes the aridity of the fields. Blue and yellow are also the traditional colours of the municipality, forming the basic shades of its coat of arms.

The coat of arms of San Miguel de Abona is prescribed by a Decree adopted on 27 September 1993 by the Government of the Canary Islands and published on 3 November 1993 in the official gazette of the Canary Islands, No. 140, pp. 6,761-6,762 (text). The coat of arms was validated by the Heraldry Commission of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands.
The coat of arms is described as follows:

Coat of arms: Or a statue of Archangel St. Michael proper holding dexter a sword argent and sinister a pair of scales of the same the base fessy wavy azure (blue) and argent. A bordure compony of eight pieces four gules (red) in cantons in chief charged with a bunch of grapes or in base charged with a wheat spike of the same four argent in chief and flanks charged with prickly pears bearing cochineal insects in base charged with a traditional bowl. The shield surmounted with a Royal crown closed.

According to José Manuel Erbez (Banderas y escudos de Canarias, 2007; website), the representation of St. Michael is modelled on a statue kept in the parish of the same name. The waves represent the coast and the maritime character of the municipality. The grapes and spikes symbolize grapevine and grain cultivation. The pricky pears represent the rearing of insects used to produce cochineal. The gánigo bowl recalls the past fame of the local pottery.

Klaus-Michael Schneider & Ivan Sache, 18 May 2008

Banner of San Miguel de Abona

Banner of San Miguel de Abona - Image by Klaus-Michael Schneider & José Manuel Erbez, 2 April 2008

The banner of San Miguel de Abona is prescribed by a Decree adopted on 22 September 1997 by the Government of the Canary Islands and published on 24 October 1997 in the official gazette of the Canary Islands, No. 138, pp. 12,411-12,412 (text). The banner was originally approved on 29 April 1997 by the Municipal Council.
The banner is described as follows:

Banner: Square [...], of 1.25 m x 1. 25 m, cadmium yellow. In the middle of the square is placed the embroidered municipal coat of arms in full colours, 832 mm in height (2/3 of the banner's height). [...]

Flag of San Miguel de Abona shown in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Military Museum

Flag of San Miguel de Abona, as seen on 30 January 2007 in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Military Museum - Image by Klaus-Michael Schneider & José Manuel Erbez, 2 April 2008

The flag of San Miguel de Abona shown in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Military Museum is white with the municipal coat of arms in the middle.

Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 April 2007

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