Editing Chiapas (section)

== Etymology ==
The official name of the state is Chiapas, which is believed to have come from the ancient city of Chiapan, which in [[Náhuatl]] means "the place where the [[Salvia hispanica|chia sage]] grows."<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Mexico – The State of Chiapas |url=http://www.houstonculture.org/mexico/chiapas.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302062656/http://www.houstonculture.org/mexico/chiapas.html |archive-date=2 March 2017 |access-date=1 May 2018 |website=www.houstonculture.org}}</ref> After the Spanish arrived (1522), they established two cities called Chiapas de&nbsp;los Indios and Chiapas de&nbsp;los Españoles (1528), with the name of Provincia de Chiapas for the area around the cities. The first coat of arms of the region dates from 1535 as that of the Ciudad Real ([[San Cristóbal de las Casas]]). Chiapas painter [[Javier Vargas Ballinas]] designed the modern coat of arms.<ref name="nomenclatura">{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Nomenclatura |trans-title=Nomenclature |url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_chiapas |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616204839/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_chiapas |archive-date=June 16, 2011 |access-date=May 8, 2011 |work=Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México Estado de Chiapas |publisher=INAFED Instituto para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal/ SEGOB Secretaría de Gobernación |language=es |location=Mexico}}</ref>{{request quotation|date=November 2016}}