Asunción - Paraguay

Asunción os the capital of Paraguay and the most populous city with around 2.1 million people. Located on the left bank of the river Paraguay and at the other side is the nation of Argentina. Founded in 1537 on an strategic locations for many expeditions into South America, which therefore Asunción nicknamed "the Mother of Cities". Originally found as an fort and it was 15 August with Spanish customs they named it after the day. Asunción official name is Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción which translated is Our Lady Saint Mary of the Assumption. And on 15 August the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Assumption. The city grown as one of the important Spanish colonial cities and after independence in 1811 it prosper for an while. After the War of the Triple Alliance (1864-1870) that Paraguay started against Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay which Paraguay dramatically lost, which of it's territory was lost. Asunción fell in decline for decades that has still it's effect, which made the place one of the cheapest capitals in the world. So let's take an look at the flag.

The flag has three horizontal stripes and the center one is slightly wider, the colors red and white comes from the old Spanish flag which comprise this colors. In the center there is the coat of arms of Asunción. The upper left shows Saint Mary of the Assumption, the name of the city. The upper right shows Saint Blas the bishop of Asunción. The lower left shows the original fort of Asunción, the open door and window stands for hospitality of the city. The lower right with the tree stands for Domingo Martínez de Irala the founder and that tree is from Viscaya. The lion stands for the Spanish conquistadors. The lion's tail around the palm tree stands for the good relations with the Guarani people and the palm tree stands itself for the native presence. Simple flag with humble coat of arms tells an lot of history.