Wednesday 9 March 2016

By Joshua Pastreson


Ecuador, about equal in area to Nevada, is in the northwest part of South America fronting on the Pacific. To the north is Colombia and to the east and south is Peru. The tribes in the northern highlands of Ecuador formed the Kingdom of Quito around 1000. It was absorbed, by conquest and marriage, into the Inca Empire. Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro conquered the land in 1532, and throughout the 17th century, a Spanish colony thrived by exploitation of the Indians. The first revolt against Spain occurred in 1809.

The first serious attempt to liberate Ecuador from Spanish rule was by a partisan group led by Juan Pío Montúfar on August 10, 1809. The group managed to take Quito and install a government, which lasted only 24 days before royalist troops regained control. Independence was finally achieved by Simón Bolívar, the Venezuelan liberator who marched southward from Caracas, freed Colombia in 1819 and supported the people of Guayaquil when they claimed independence on October 9, 1820. It took almost two years before Ecuador was entirely liberated from Spanish rule.

The present banner of Ecuador was received on September 26, 1860. The crest was added to the banner in 1900. The configuration of the Ecuadorian banner was initially proposed by Francisco de Miranda, a general in the military of the Spanish American provinces. The thought of using essential hues on the national banner was given to Miranda by Goethe, who urged Miranda to shape the country.

Bearing a close resemblance to the flags of Colombia and Venezuela, the flag of Ecuador is a horizontal tricolor in yellow, blue, and red from top to bottom. The yellow band of the flag is double the width of the other bands and stands for the bright sunshine and the fertility of the land. The yellow also denotes the gold ore found aplenty in Ecuador. Blue represents the clear blue skies over Ecuador and its vast coastal regions. The red symbolizes the patriotic spirit of the countrymen and the bloodshed in Ecuador's long struggle for freedom.

The emblem of Ecuador is focused on the banner, delineating a shield on which a condor, the national bird of Ecuador, is perched. The shield bears the picture of the snow-topped top of Mount Chimborazo and a steamboat on a stream. Mount Chimborazo in the Andes extent is the most noteworthy peak in Ecuador.

The condor is an image of sanctuary and assurance; it remains as an image of resistance against outside assault. The coat of arms, in general, symbolizes the pride of the Republic of Ecuador. The Flag Company Inc spent significant time in banner outlines offered an extraordinary version of decals and banners to remember the historical backdrop of Ecuador Flag for future generations.




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