| This article or section needs to be wikified. Please format this article according to the guidelines laid out at Wikipedia:Guide to layout. Please remove this template after wikifying. | Needs links for the geographical locations mentioned, other flags, etc. 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. Image File history File links Flag_of_The_First_Republic_of_Venezuela. ...
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The Revolutionary: Francisco de Miranda Sebastián Francisco de Miranda RodrÃguez (March 28, 1750 – July 14, 1816) was a South American revolutionary whose own plan for the independence of the Spanish American colonies failed but who is regarded as a forerunner of BolÃvar and other more effective American...
Map showing Gran Colombia The Republic of Gran Colombia, or Greater Colombia, was a short-lived republic in South America consisting of present-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama. ...
The Revolutionary: Francisco de Miranda Sebastián Francisco de Miranda RodrÃguez (March 28, 1750 – July 14, 1816) was a South American revolutionary whose own plan for the independence of the Spanish American colonies failed but who is regarded as a forerunner of BolÃvar and other more effective American...
The First Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: Primera República de Venezuela) was founded by Simón de BolÃvar in 1811 during the Latin American wars of independence from Spain. ...
First Flag
 First Flag of Gran Colombia 1819-1820. 3:2:1 The first flag was adopted in late 1819. Originally used without arms, the first pattern of the state flag was based on the Venezuelan flag of 1811. Some variations have the coat of arms in the centre of the flag. This flag was in use officially until 10 January 1820. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1400x935, 58 KB)Flag of Gran Colombia, Made by ThrashedParanoid based on the Flags of the World design. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1400x935, 58 KB)Flag of Gran Colombia, Made by ThrashedParanoid based on the Flags of the World design. ...
1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Second Flag
 Second Flag of Gran Colombia 1820-1821. 3:2:1 On 10 January 1820, the department of Cundinamarca, one of the three official departments of the republic, adopted arms of its own alleging that the arms of the republic, but was only used in Venezuela. On 12 July 1821, the national congress decree that the arms of Cundinamarca must be used on the national flag, as national coat of arms until that new arms are decreed. Thus, the departamental flag of Cundinamarca was converted into national flag of the Great Colombia, and officially must be used in the department of Venezuela. Some variations have the coat of arms in the centre of the flag. It would be the national flag till late 1821. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1400x935, 58 KB)Flag of the Cundinamaraca department of Gran Colombia, Made by ThrashedParanoid based on the Flags of the World design. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1400x935, 58 KB)Flag of the Cundinamaraca department of Gran Colombia, Made by ThrashedParanoid based on the Flags of the World design. ...
Third Flag
 Third Flag of Gran Colombia 1821-1822. 1:1:1 A third flag was adopted in late 1821, with a different coat of arms. Some variations have the writing "Republica de Colombia" around the coat of arms, and others have the coat of arms encircled. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x801, 37 KB)Flag of Gran Colombia, Made by ThrashedParanoid based on the Flags of the World design. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x801, 37 KB)Flag of Gran Colombia, Made by ThrashedParanoid based on the Flags of the World design. ...
Fourth Flag On 11 July 1822 Guayaquil was incorporated and Gran Colombia reached its largest state. New arms were adopted, and the coat of arms was taken off the flag, and replaced with stars. It had three stars, but was upped to six, then nine, then finally twelve. Some variants had no stars, however. The color of the blue stripe was also changed to the dark blue seen on the flags of its successors. This flag served as the national flag until the country's dissolution in 1830. Some variants have no star. Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Later Countries Colombia Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ...
| Ecuador Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ...
| Venezuela Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ...
| Panama Image File history File links Flag_of_Panama. ...
| The current Venezuelan flag closely resembles the Gran Colombian flag with stars, while the Colombian flag is similar to the starless variation of the last flag. Ecuador's flag is similar to the earlier flags, only with the darker shade and a centered coat of arms.
External links - Flags of The World, Gran Colombia
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