SÃO
PAULO
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16th
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The territory
of today’s São Paulo, given the name of São Vicente by King Manuel I (1495-1521)
was ceded to Pedro Capico who became its first captain
(1516-‘27). When, in 1534, the hereditary
captaincies were established by King John III (1521-1557) the captaincy
was given as a fief to Martim Afonso de Sousa. In 1567 he divided
his fief in two parts, the northen part becoming the Royal Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro. In 1709 the
captaincy of São Vicente was transformed into the Captaincy of São Paulo and
Minas de Ouro. It was renamed the captaincy of São Paulo when the separate
captaincy of Minas Gerais was created in 1720. In 1748 São
Paulo was united with the captaincy of Rio de Janeiro but in 1765 the
captaincy was restored. On 28 February 1821 the São Paulo was made a province
of the Kingdom, later Empire of Brazil. By law n° 704 of 29 August 1853 the
province of Paraná was split off from the province. In 1889 the
province of São Paulo was made a state of the Brazilian union. |
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The State of
São Paulo was the last state of the federation to adopt a coat of arms. It
was adopted by Decree n° 5.656 dated 29 August 1932. It is: Arms: Gules, a sword upright surrounded by two
branches of laurel and between the letters S and P in chief Argent Crest: A five-pointed star Argent Garland: Branches of coffee proper Motto: PRO BRASILIA FIANT
EXIMIA. (For Brazil we do Great Things). ð See illustration in the head of
this essay The
decree reads: “O
doutor Pedro de Toledo, Governador do Estado de São Paulo, por acclamação do
Povo Paulista, do Exercito Nacional e da Força Publica; Decreta: Art.
1.° - Adopta o Estado de São Paulo o Brazão de Armas, lançado no desnho annexo
e com os seguintes caracteristicas: “Em
campo de góles as letras SP em chefe e uma espada em pala com a ponta oa alto
e o punho brocante sobre o cruzamento de dois ramos de louro e carvalho, tudo
de prata. Timbre: uma estrella de prata. Fitão de góles com a divisa - “Pro
Brasilia fiant eximia”- em letras de prata. Supportes: dois ramos de café,
fritificados e de sua côr”. Art.
2° - Entrará este decreto em vigor immediatamente, revogadas as disposições
em contrario. Palacio
do Governo do Estado de São Paulo, 29 de agosto de 1932. (a) Pedro de Toledo Waldemar Ferreira Francisco da Cunha Junquiera Paulo de Moraes Barros Francisco Emygydio da Fonseca Telles J.
Rodrigues Alves Sobrinho [2] |
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The colonization
of São Paulo started in 1532 when, on January 21, Martim Afonso de Souza
founded the settlement that would become Vila de São Vicente (São Vicente
Village), one of the oldest villages in Brazil. During
the period when the Iberian Crowns joined, from 1580 to 1640, it is said that
Spanish was the second language in São Paulo. In 1681, São Paulo became the
center of the Captaincy, stretching over an area that was much larger than
that occupied today by the state. In 1711,
the village became a city. |
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Arms of São Paulo City, 1917 |
Arms of São Paulo City, 1974 |
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The arms of the city of São Paulo were
adopted by President Washington Luis (1914-’18) by decision n° 1057 of 8 March 1917 It was: Arms: Gules an arm in
armoury holding a sword upright and a four-pointed banner Argent, charged
with the cross of the Order of Christ, issuant from the sinister. Crown: A mural crown of
three towers Garland: Branches of
coffee Motto: NON DVCOR DVCO (Lead not be leaded) in red lettering on a white ribbon. The arms were confirmed on 9 December 1947. By law nº 8.129 of 2 October 1974 the arms were
changed by leaving out the sword in the hand of the arm and reversing the
colors of the cross of the Order of Christ. At the same time the crown was made a crown of five towers. |
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Again, by Law 10.260/87 of 5 March 1987 about the flag of the city, the
arms were changed slightly by
reversing the colors of the motto and ribbon. |
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Army |
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The State of São Paulo is the territory of the 2nd Military Region. Its
headquarters are in São Paulo City. |
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Military
Police |
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Arms |
Emblem |
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The arms of the Military Police of São Paulo are: Arms: Azure, two pistols in saltire Or, and a chief per pale the dexter Gules an armillary sphere crested with a five-pointed star and within a garland Or; tyhe sinister Argent, five barrulets Sable. The armillary sphere is the emblem of the General Command of the Military Police The barrulets symbolize the flag of São Paulo. The emblem of the Military Police of São Paulo is: Emblem: A disc Gules charged with a five-pointed
star Or, surrounded by a bordure Azure charged with 18 five-pointed stars
Argent, supported by the colors of the flag of the state of São Paulo and
having the legend POLÍCIA
MILITAR SÃO PAULO. The stars of the emblem symbolize important data in the history of the corps:
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© Hubert de Vries 2011-12-14
Heraldry of the World