Our Region

Our Shield:

The shield was approved by the city council on July 25, 1957 as part of the celebration of the centenary of Jagüey Grande, it was the idea of ​​the historian Pedro Ramón Rodríguez, who commissioned the teacher María Luisa Amor for its design and first painting.

The shield is in the same way as the National Shield of Cuba, in the upper part the Star of Cuba appears; under the star a beam of forty-one units, representing the forty-one compatriots of ours who took up arms at the “La Sirena” estate (Barrio López de este Termino municipal) on February 24, 1985, and who wrote the glorious page of "Palmar Bonito", it also symbolizes the harmony that has reigned in our town in all the circumstances of its active life. The beam is linked by branches of Jagüey, an expression of our veneration for the founders of our republic. At the bottom of the shield there are two ribbons with the name of Jagüey Grande.

The shield is divided into three Barracks:

In the upper barracks there is drawn a tree called Jagüey Grande, origin of the traditional and historical name of this population; behind the Jagüey the Sun is seen rising that calls to life, to activity, to work, giving us its magnificent and beneficial light. Below the dates 1857-1957. The first is the year of the foundation of Jagüey Grande, and the second, marks the First Centennial.

Municipality Anthem:

On the 160th anniversary of the founding of Jaguey Grande, the historian's office called for the creation of a hymn, being chosen by the troubadour Mario Duque Martínez entitled "Under your Shadow Jagüey" approved by the Municipal Assembly of People's Power on June 25, 2017

Our Flag:

The jagüey Grande flag was created by the historian José Fernández Fernández and approved by the municipal assembly of popular power in 1992, its meaning corresponds to the struggles for independence.

This is white, crossed by a black stripe that extends from the bottom left corner to the top right corner, forming two triangles. In the upper triangle the Coat of Arms of the municipality appears and on the black strip there are three golden stars equally distributed.

The meaning of the flag refers to the uniform of the Liberation Army, as Jagüey Grande is the place where the independence struggles began in western Cuba. The white of the uniform crossed by the black band symbolizes the place where the stars were put to the officers up to the rank of colonel. The three golden stars, in addition to symbolizing the testimony of the patriotic struggles of the numerous Mambi officers in our municipality, represent the three historical areas of the municipality (Jagüey Grande, Torriente and Agramonte).

The municipality's coat of arms, added in the upper left, signifies belonging to this territory, with the meanings of the coat of arms and the fact that Jagüey Grande is an inseparable part of our glorious Cuban Homeland from the time of the beginning of the struggles for independence.