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The flag of Gran Colombia was based on Francisco de Miranda's Venezuelan tricolour which served as the national flag of the First Republic of Venezuela, It was served as the basis for the current flags of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, which emerged as independent nations at the breakup of Gran Colombia in 1831.
As of 2006, the Ecuadoran flag still shares some similarity with the flags of Colombia and Venezuela. All three flags use the yellow, blue and red tricolor, but that is where the similarities end. In a decree passed in Colombia in 1934, the ratio of the stripes were set at 2:1:1 and the flag ratio was set at 2:3, similar to the present Ecuador ...
Flag of Colombia atop Castillo San Felipe de Barajas in Cartagena, Colombia. Construction sheet of Colombia national flag. The horizontal stripes (from top to bottom) of yellow, blue and red tricolor have a ratio of 2:1:1. The Colombian flag, the flag of Ecuador, and the flag of Venezuela are all derived from the flag of Gran Colombia.
Ecuador was subsumed into Gran Colombia, during which time the Colombian horizontal tricolour became definitive. Although Ecuador seceded from that union in 1830, the flag was retained until 1845. 1830–1835: Provisional flag of the State of Ecuador, decreed on 19 November 1830. 1835–1845
Flag of Cartagena de Indias, in use for the United Provinces of New Granada: 1814–1816: Flag of Cartagena de Indias, in use for the United Provinces of New Granada: 1819–1820: 1st Flag of Great Colombia: 1820–1821: 2nd Flag of Great Colombia: 1821-1831: 3rd Flag of Great Colombia: 1830–1834: Flag of Republic of New Granada: 1834 - July ...
Known as the "Civic Flag", it was first adopted by the IV Division of the Army of the Andes, formed by San Juan natives during the Argentine war for Independence. It is also known as the "Cabot Flag" as the IV Division was led by Lieutenant General Juan Manuel Cabot. It is the only flag of an Argentine province whose reverse differs from the ...
Gran Colombia (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡɾaŋ koˈlombja] ⓘ, "Great Colombia"), also known as Greater Colombia and officially the Republic of Colombia (Spanish: República de Colombia), was a state that encompassed much of northern South America and part of southern North America (aka southern Central America) from 1819 to 1831.
The flag of Colombia in Cartagena, Colombia. The National symbols of Colombia are the symbols which represent the national identity of the Republic of Colombia as a sovereign state . The national symbols intend to represent the Colombian identity by creating visual, verbal cultural iconic representations of the national people , values, goals ...