Saturday 13 February 2016

By Sara Smith


Landlocked Bolivia is equal in size to California and Texas combined. Brazil forms its eastern border; its other neighbors are Peru and Chile on the west and Argentina and Paraguay on the south. Famous since Spanish colonial days for its mineral wealth, modern Bolivia was once a part of the ancient Inca empire. After the Spaniards defeated the Incas in the 16th century, Bolivia's predominantly Indian population was reduced to slavery.

The flags of Bolivia didn't always look like they do today. On the 17th of August, 1825, just eleven days after Bolivia declared its independence from Spain, the first Bolivian flag and crest were created.

Its stripes were green-red-green, with the red stripe being marginally wider than the other two. Five stars were sewn onto the more extensive red stripe, that speaks of the five regions the nation had at the time.

This variant was adjusted on the 26th of July, 1826 when Congress changed the shade of the upper green stripe to yellow making it yellow-red-green. The 5 stars on the red stripe were supplanted by a national crest.

Just about every nation̢۪s flag has a reason or meaning attributed to the colors and or emblems used, the Bolivian Flag has its own meaning. The red stripe on top of the Bolivian flag is representative of the Bolivian soldier̢۪s bravery in defense of their country. Yellow stands for the rich mineral resources of the country. Green symbolizes the fertility of the soil.

On November 6, 1851, President Manuel Belzu just reset the hues to mirror the request of the hues found in the kantuta and the patuju, the two Bolivian National Flowers: red-yellow-green. Flag Company Inc decided to assist with the history development of Bolivia by providing special decals and banners to make it easy to build a bit of history right at home.




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