Coat of arms of Jalisco

The coat of arms of Jalisco (Spanish: Escudo de Jalisco, lit. "state shield of Jalisco") is a symbol of the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco in Mexico.

This shield symbolizes the nobility and lordship of the city of Guadalajara; virtues that the Spanish crown recognized in the work and dangers that the city's inhabitants had endured in the conquest and settlement of the city. When the state of Jalisco was founded, the shield became a symbol of the federal entity.

The above confirms the explanation that historians and heraldists give about the use of enamels (colors and metals) and figures in the coats of arms. These scholars affirm that these elements confer duties on the inhabitants of the state to which the privilege of arms is granted.