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Flag of Colombia
CapitalBogotá
Pob. 202653,057,212
Área1,141,748 km²
Densidad46/km²
RegiónAmérica del Sur
MonedaColombian Peso
Bandera1834
Jefe de Estado
Gustavo Petro (since 2022)

Significado de la Bandera

The flag of the Republic of Colombia, also known as El Tricolor Nacional (The National Tricolor), is the national flag representing the country and, alongside the coat of arms and the national anthem, constitutes one of its official national symbols. The flag consists of a rectangle divided into three horizontal bands featuring the primary colors of the RYB color model. Its design is inspired by the flag created in 1801 by Venezuelan patriots Francisco de Miranda and Lino de Clemente for the First Republic of Venezuela, which was later approved by the Constituent Congress of that country in 1811. The Colombian flag, the flag of Ecuador, and the flag of Venezuela are all derived from the flag of Gran Colombia.

Historia de la Bandera

  1. 1801
    In the 1801 plan for an army to liberate Spanish America, which he submitted unsuccessfully to the British cabinet, Miranda requested the materials for "ten flags, whose colors shall be red, yellow, and blue, in three zones." However, the first flag was not raised until 12 March 1806, in Jacmel, Haiti, during his ill-fated expedition to Venezuela.
  2. 1819–1820
    Flag of Colombia #3
    These colors were successively adopted by the Congresses of Gran Colombia on December 17, 1819, and the Republic of New Granada on May 9, 1834.
  3. 1820–1821
    Flag of Colombia #4
    Flag in use 1820–1821.
  4. 1811–1814
    Flag of Colombia #5
    Its design is inspired by the flag created in 1801 by Venezuelan patriots Francisco de Miranda and Lino de Clemente for the First Republic of Venezuela, which was later approved by the Constituent Congress of that country in 1811.
  5. 1814–1816
    Flag of Colombia #6
    Flag in use 1814–1816.
  6. 1830–1834
    Flag of Colombia #7
    Flag in use 1830–1834.
  7. 1834–presente
    Bandera actual de Colombia
    Bandera actual, en uso desde 1834.

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