See also: List of Colombian flags

The flag of Colombia was adopted on November 26, 1861. This is a list of Flags used in Colombia. For more information about the National flag, visit the article Flag of Colombia. A flag is a piece of Cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used Symbolically for signaling or identification Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It is a horizontal tricolour of yellow, blue and red. A tricolour or tricolor (three colours is a Flag or Banner more-or-less equally divided (horizontally vertically or less frequently diagonally The yellow stripe takes up the top half of the flag and the blue and red take up a quarter of the space each.

National flag and state ensign. A national flag is a Flag that symbolises a country The flag is flown by the government but usually can be flown by Citizens of that country as well An ensign is a distinguishing Flag of a ship or a military unit or a distinguishing token emblem or badge such as a symbol of office Flag ratio: 2:3

Civil ensign. The civil Ensign (also known as merchant flag or merchant ensign) is the National flag flown by civil ships (merchant ships and others to denote Flag ratio: 2:3

Naval ensign. An ensign is a distinguishing Flag of a ship or a military unit or a distinguishing token emblem or badge such as a symbol of office Flag ratio: 2:3

Flag of Colombia

Flag of Colombia in Cartagena. Cartagena de Indias (kaɾtaˈhena ð̞e ˈin̪d̪jas in Spanish; the usual English pronunciation is ˌkɑrtəˈheɪnə deɪ ˈɪndiəs is a large city

Flag of Colombian on the ARC Gloria tall ship

Symbolism

The symbolism of the Colombian flag colors are as follows: the Yellow, for the sun and land of the people. The Blue, for the water that holds up the people and finally, the red, for the blood shed of the people who fought for the independence of Colombia.

Design

History

Beginnings

Francisco de Miranda was the person who originally created the common Yellow, Blue and Red flag of Great Colombia that Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela share, based on the idea from a flag that Christopher Colombus used in one of his voyages and also based on the theory exposed to him by Goethe, The Primary Colors. Sebastián Francisco de Miranda y Rodríguez ( Caracas, March 28, 1750 – in prison El Arsenal de la Carraca, Cadiz, The Flag of Gran Colombia was based on Francisco de Miranda 's Tricolour, which served as the national flag of the First Republic of Venezuela The flag of Ecuador, which consists of horizontal bands of yellow (double width blue and red was adopted on September 26, 1860. The flag of Venezuela dates from 1811, the beginning of that nation's struggle for independence Christopher Columbus (1451 &ndash May 20 1506 was an Italian Navigator, colonizer ˈjoːhan ˈvɔlfgaŋ fɔn ˈgøːtə (in English generally ˈgɝːtə 28 August 1749 22 March 1832 was a German writer

In a letter written by Francisco de Miranda, referring to a conversation he had with Goethe, he explained the symbolic meaning of the flag's color stripes: "First he explained to me the way the iris transforms the light into the three primary colours. . . then he said why Yellow is the most warm, noble and closest to the bright light; why Blue is that mix of excitement and serenity, so far that it evokes the shadows; and why Red is the exaltation of Yellow and Blue, the synthesis, the vanishing of the bright light into the shadows".

In modern times, different interpretations have been taught to children at school: Yellow symbolizes the rich resources of its grounds; Blue symbolizes the two oceans that surround its coasts; Red represents the blood of the heroes who died while fighting for Colombia's independence.

Great Colombia

United States of Colombia

Colombia Republic

Past flags

Republic of the New Granada, 1831–1858. Flag ratio: 2:3

Flag of the Granadine Confederation, 1858–1863. Flag ratio: 2:3

See also

• Flag of Gran Colombia
• List of Colombian flags

External links

• Colombia at Flags of the World
• Colombian flag history (Spanish)