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[[File:Flag of Santander Department.svg|thumb|New Flag of the Department of Santander, modified in 2019.]]
[[File:Flag of Santander Department.svg|thumb|New flag of the Department of Santander, modified in 2019]]


The '''Flag of the Department of Santander''' is one of the symbols that identifies the [[Colombia]]n [[Department of Santander]].
The '''flag of the Department of Santander''' is one of the symbols that identifies the [[Colombia]]n [[Department of Santander]].


==History==
==History==
As the [[Sovereign State of Santander]], the flag was the [[Flag of Colombia|Colombian flag]] with the [[Coat of arms of Colombia|Colombian coat of arms]] in the center, with a red banner encircling the coat of arms that read "ESTADO SOBERANO DE SANTANDER" ([[spanish language|es]]: Sovereign State of Santander).<ref>https://www.fotw.info/flags/co_gco.html Info on FOTW</ref>
As the [[Sovereign State of Santander]], the flag was the [[Flag of Colombia|Colombian flag]] with the [[Coat of arms of Colombia|Colombian coat of arms]] in the center, with a red banner encircling the coat of arms that read "ESTADO SOBERANO DE SANTANDER" ([[spanish language|es]]: Sovereign State of Santander).<ref>https://www.fotw.info/flags/co_gco.html Info on FOTW</ref>


When the States were dissolved and the Department of Santander was formed the symbols were obsolete and needed to change.
When the states were dissolved and the Department of Santander was formed the symbols were obsolete and needed to change.


===Modifications===
===Modifications===
In 1972, The Governor of Santander officially adopted the new flag of Santander by means of the [[Decree]] '''Nº 579 of 1972'''.
In 1972, the Governor of Santander officially adopted the new flag of Santander by means of [[Decree]] No. 579 of 1972.


This flag served as the Departmental flag until 2006 when it was modified by means of the Decree '''Nº 254 of 2006'''. The new flag would have eight stars instead of six, as in 2005, the Departmental Congress had modified the number of provinces from 6 to 8, and because the stars in the flag represented the Provinces, the flag needed to be changed to represent its original meaning.<ref>DECRETO 254 DE 2006 “Por el cual se modifica el artículo 2º del Decreto 579 de 1972”</ref><gallery>
This flag served as the departmental flag until 2006 when it was modified by means of Decree No. 254 of 2006. The new flag would have eight stars instead of six, as in 2005, the Departmental Congress had modified the number of provinces from six to eight, and because the stars in the flag represented the provinces, the flag needed to be changed to represent its original meaning.<ref>DECRETO 254 DE 2006 “Por el cual se modifica el artículo 2º del Decreto 579 de 1972”</ref><gallery>
File:Flag of Federal State of Santander.svg|Flag of the Federal State of Santander (1857-1863)
File:Flag of Federal State of Santander.svg|Flag of the Federal State of Santander (1857-1863)
File:Flag of Sovereign State of Santander.svg|Flag of the Sovereign State of Santander (1863-1886)
File:Flag of Sovereign State of Santander.svg|Flag of the Sovereign State of Santander (1863-1886)
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==Description==
==Description==
The Flag of Santander has a complicated design, it is a fimbriated horizontal bicolour triband, with a red stripe in the hoist that has eight [[star]]s.
The flag of Santander has a complicated design; it is a fimbriated horizontal bicolour triband, with a red stripe in the hoist that has eight [[star]]s.


Article 2 of the Decree Nº 579 of 1972, states that the flag of Santander would be a [[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]] [[Rectangle]] with two thirds the [[width]] in relation with its [[length]], surmounted by a stripe of [[gules]] in the hoist, with a vertical line of six stars in [[argent]]. The field would be cut in the middle by a stripe of [[Or (heraldry)|or]] of a quarter in width in respect to the flag, on top of this would be in the middle another horizontal stripe in [[sable]], a third of the size of the previous stripe.
Article 2 of Decree No. 579 of 1972 states that the flag of Santander would be a [[Vert (heraldry)|vert]] [[rectangle]] with two thirds the [[width]] in relation with its [[length]], surmounted by a stripe of [[gules]] in the hoist, with a vertical line of six stars in [[argent]]. The field would be cut in the middle by a stripe of [[Or (heraldry)|or]] of a quarter in width in respect to the flag, on top of this would be in the middle another horizontal stripe in [[sable]], a third of the size of the previous stripe.


Due to the latest modifications, the stars would be 8, instead of 6.
Due to the latest modifications, the stars would be eight, instead of six.


==Meanings==
==Meanings==
* The Red hoist symbolizes the nobility and the vertical bravery of the Santanderian race.
* The red hoist symbolizes the nobility and the vertical bravery of the Santanderian race.
* The [[Argent]] Stars represent the eight Provincial Nuclei that form part of the Department: [[Soto Norte]], [[Vélez, Santander|Vélez]], [[García Rovira]], [[Guanentá]], [[Comunera Province|Comuneros]], [[Mares Province|Mares]], [[Metropolitan Province|Metropolis]] and [[Carare Opon]].
* The [[argent]] stars represent the eight provincial nuclei that form part of the department: [[Soto Norte]], [[Vélez, Santander|Vélez]], [[García Rovira]], [[Guanentá]], [[Comunera Province|Comuneros]], [[Mares Province|Mares]], [[Metropolitan Province|Metropolis]] and [[Carare Opon]].
* The [[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]] denotes [[loyalty]], [[hope]] and the [[certainty]] with which the citizens of the department have worked its land and improved its industry with great effort.
* The [[Vert (heraldry)|vert]] denotes [[loyalty]], [[hope]] and the [[certainty]] with which the citizens of the department have worked its land and improved its industry with great effort.
*The [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] and [[Sable (heraldry)|Sable]] stripes, symbolize the natural resources of the land that have been exploited since the times of the colony, these are [[Gold]], [[Coal]] and [[Petroleum]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gobernaciondesantander.gov.co/santander/portal/modulos.php?name=contenido&file=contenido&func=con&codi=17&namecont=Emblemas |title=Gobernación de Santander |accessdate=2007-08-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813103033/http://www.gobernaciondesantander.gov.co/santander/portal/modulos.php?name=contenido&file=contenido&func=con&codi=17&namecont=Emblemas |archivedate=2007-08-13 }} Emblems of the Department of Santander</ref>
*The [[Or (heraldry)|or]] and [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]] stripes, symbolize the natural resources of the land that have been exploited since the times of the colony, these are [[gold]], [[coal]] and [[petroleum]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gobernaciondesantander.gov.co/santander/portal/modulos.php?name=contenido&file=contenido&func=con&codi=17&namecont=Emblemas |title=Gobernación de Santander |accessdate=2007-08-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813103033/http://www.gobernaciondesantander.gov.co/santander/portal/modulos.php?name=contenido&file=contenido&func=con&codi=17&namecont=Emblemas |archivedate=2007-08-13 }} Emblems of the Department of Santander</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 14:49, 28 August 2023

New flag of the Department of Santander, modified in 2019

The flag of the Department of Santander is one of the symbols that identifies the Colombian Department of Santander.

History

[edit]

As the Sovereign State of Santander, the flag was the Colombian flag with the Colombian coat of arms in the center, with a red banner encircling the coat of arms that read "ESTADO SOBERANO DE SANTANDER" (es: Sovereign State of Santander).[1]

When the states were dissolved and the Department of Santander was formed the symbols were obsolete and needed to change.

Modifications

[edit]

In 1972, the Governor of Santander officially adopted the new flag of Santander by means of Decree No. 579 of 1972.

This flag served as the departmental flag until 2006 when it was modified by means of Decree No. 254 of 2006. The new flag would have eight stars instead of six, as in 2005, the Departmental Congress had modified the number of provinces from six to eight, and because the stars in the flag represented the provinces, the flag needed to be changed to represent its original meaning.[2]

  • Flag of the Federal State of Santander (1857-1863)
    Flag of the Federal State of Santander (1857-1863)
  • Flag of the Sovereign State of Santander (1863-1886)
    Flag of the Sovereign State of Santander (1863-1886)
  • Flag of Santander (1972-2004)
    Flag of Santander (1972-2004)
  • Flag of Santander (2004-2007)
    Flag of Santander (2004-2007)
  • Flag of Santander (2008-2019)
    Flag of Santander (2008-2019)

Description

[edit]

The flag of Santander has a complicated design; it is a fimbriated horizontal bicolour triband, with a red stripe in the hoist that has eight stars.

Article 2 of Decree No. 579 of 1972 states that the flag of Santander would be a vert rectangle with two thirds the width in relation with its length, surmounted by a stripe of gules in the hoist, with a vertical line of six stars in argent. The field would be cut in the middle by a stripe of or of a quarter in width in respect to the flag, on top of this would be in the middle another horizontal stripe in sable, a third of the size of the previous stripe.

Due to the latest modifications, the stars would be eight, instead of six.

Meanings

[edit]

See also

[edit]

Notes

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  1. ^ https://www.fotw.info/flags/co_gco.html Info on FOTW
  2. ^ DECRETO 254 DE 2006 “Por el cual se modifica el artículo 2º del Decreto 579 de 1972”
  3. ^ "Gobernación de Santander". Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2007-08-13. Emblems of the Department of Santander
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