A brief History of the Colombian Flag
Between 1819 and 1831 there existed a state that encompassed what today are known as Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, parts or Peru and Brazil. This state was collectively known as Republica de Colombia but historians prefer to call it Gran Colombia in order to not confuse it with the modern day Republica de Colombia, more commonly known as Colombia. Although short-lived, the state did develop its own flag which today is the basis from which the Colombian, Venezuelan and Ecuadorian flags were created.
Colors of the Colombian Flag
The Colombian flag is made up of three horizontal lines of yellow, blue and red. The colors were established by Francisco de Miranda, a Venezuelan revolutionary that fought to liberate Venezuela from Spain. It's said that Miranda decided on the colors after a conversation that the had with German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe who developed a work called the Theory of Colors. Goethe believed that humans see the world in an infinite combination of yellow, blue and red.
Colombia and Ecuador developed the 2:1:1 ration where the yellow color occupies the top half the flag while the remaining two colors occupy 25% each. The difference is that Ecuador has an emblem in the center of the flag while Colombia does not.
Holidays to Celebrate
- Colombian Independence Day - July 20
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