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Republic of New Granada (1831-1856) (Colombia)

Republica de Nueva Granada

by Jaume olle', 20 October 2001

Overview
Proposals
The Flag
Civil Ensign
War Flag, Naval Ensign and Flag for Representative of the Republic Abroad
National Guard Flag
Supposed War Flag and Naval Ensign (April - December 1854)
Coat of Arms
Flags According to Steenbergen Book (1862)

See also:

Overview

The Republic was established after the dissolvement of the Republic of Colombia (Great Colombia) with seccession of Ecuador (Quito, Guayaquil and Azuay) and Venezuela (with Orinoco, Apure and Zulia) and was formed by the departments of Boyaca, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Magdalena and Istmo, all in the current Republic of Colombia (except Istmo that is the current Panama). On November 1831 those departments created the Republic of Nueva Granada, but nothing was established about symbols. Old symbols were confirmed provisory by the National Convention of 17 Dicember 1831. It is not clear what flag was it: Restrepo believe that is the flag with two cornucopias of Great Colombia. While new symbols were discused some proposals were issued. On 9 May 1834, the national flag was adopted and was used until 26 November 1861, with the greatcolombian colors in Veles arrangement. Merchant ensign has the eighpointed star in white. In 1851 new civil war when conservative ans slavist from Cauca and Antioquia, led by Manuel Ibánez, Julio Arboleda and Eusebio Borrero, revolted against liberal president José Hilario López trying to stop the process of liberation of slaves and for some religious affairs.
Jaume Olle', 20 October 2001

Proposals

Proposal based in the old Cartagena colors

by Jaume Olle', 20 October 2001

Ratio 2:3. Adopted: Never. The flag is based is the old Republic of Cartagena colours.
Jaume Olle', 20 December 1996

by Jaume Olle', 20 October 2001

Flagmaster quote similar (same?) proposal dated 24 December 1833 from Alejandro Veles, but it must be a mistake and the correct Veles proposal is the previous one.
Jaume Olle', 20 October 2001

Proposal for a merchant ensign

by Jaume Olle', 20 October 2001

Alejandro Veles also proposed a merchant ensign.
Jaume Olle', 20 October 2001

by Jaume Olle', 20 October 2001

This flags were close to be adopted . On 3 January 1834, the proposals of Veles were in way to be adopted with a minor modification: in the merchant flag the star must be white instead of blue, but Santander rejected the proposals at the end.
Jaume Olle', 20 October 2001

The Flag

1:2 variant
by Jorge Candeias, 1 October 1999

Adopted: 9 May 1834. Abolished: 26 November 1861.
The republic was proclaimed in Novemebr 1831 in the departments of Boyaca, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Isthmus and Magdalena (two years after the deccesion of Quito and Guayaquil), but the flag and arms were ratified 17 December 1831. The flag was confirmed for the government of the Grenadine Confederation, proclaimed in May 1856 with eight states (Antioquia, Bol?var, Boyac?, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Isthmus, Magdalena and Santander).
Jaume Olle', 20 December 1996

From http://www.presidencia.gov.co/historia/emblemas.htm (defunct):
"At 8 May 1834 when the verticality triumphs, is adopted as a banner of Nueva Granada" [the flag is a vertical tricolour, red, blue and yellow in 1:2 proportions].
Jorge Candeias, 1 October 1999

The flag of New Granada/Colombia with vertical stripes had (in the state flag) the CoA in the center. a site shows a pic with the full CoA with flags on either side. The source given is an original one describing the law and showing a picture of the flag. That picture is redrawn and shown on that flag site with explaining text that there were several versions of the arms on the flag, although the source says that the CoA were not changed for a long time. What the publisher or editor of this Colombian page did not see was the small note beside the flag in the original book, which says "the full CoA is only in the flag for decorative reasons, the correct flag only shows the shield of the CoA". That question had been answered in 1939 (!) by Ottfried Neubecker, and can be read in that original book, but not in later flag books, who "proudly" show the full CoA in that flag, although that is wrong!
Ralf Stelter, 27 June 1999

Civil Ensign

by Jaume Olle', 20 October 2001

Merchant Ensign - Ratio 2:3. Adopted: 9 May 1834. Abolished: 26 July 1861. The star was changed "de facto" to fivepointed one.
Jaume Olle', 20 December 1996

This flag appear in 1:1 form at Steenbergen Book (1862) [stb62] as No. 348 - New Grenada merchant.
Jaume Olle', 11 March 2003

Variant

by Jaume Olle', 20 October 2001

De facto, the star in the merchant ensign was changed to a fivepointed one.
Jaume Olle', 20 October 2001

War Flag, Naval Ensign and Flag for Representative of the Republic Abroad

1)
by Jaume Olle', 20 October 2001

2)
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3)
by Jaume Olle', 20 October 2001

This flag appear in 1:1 form at Steenbergen Book (1862) [stb62] as No. 349 - New Granada war. In the ribbon that the eagle hold in his beak is the motto "Libertad y orden" (Freedom and order).
Jaume Olle', 11 March 2003

4)
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5)
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6)
by Jaume Olle', 20 October 2001

Ratio 2:3. Adopted: 9 May 1834. Abolished: 26 November 1861. The colour of the ithmus was changed de facto to green. On the sides of the shield there were added, also de facto, two flags (to the right of the observe the war flag and to the left the merchant ensign) and afterwards it was increased to four flags (two to each side), that finally obtained their legal sanction many years after. The green base of the shield disappeared very soon. The moto is: "Libertad - orden" (Freedom - Order).
Jaume Olle', 20 December 1996

Navel ensign, military flag and flag for the external representatives . Succesive changes were issued in the arms were really used. When the base disapeared, Istmus was represented in green. Later the flags in the arms were two instead a single one.
Jaume Olle', 20 October 2001

At J.W Norie - J.S. Hobbs: Flaggen aller seefahrenden Nationen, 1971 [nor71] (original print 1848):
280 New Granada - as above except with flywise stripes, the CoA off-set towards the fly, with the shield (with the scroll on top of it) fitting the blue stripe, and the bird mirrored and yellow outlined black. (It's not possible to recognize any green base under the shield.)
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 12 November 2001

National Guard Flag

by Jaume Olle', 20 October 2001

Ratio 2:3. Adopted: 20 May 1849. Abolished: 26 November 1861. On the reverse of the flags and banners of the local National Guard appeard the name of the army body (identified according to the name of the administrative canton) and the motto: Freedom and order. (Libertad y orden) . On the reverse of the flags of the auxiliary National Guard appeard "Battalion number X of National Guard". The color of the letters was not specified
Jaume Olle', 20 December 1996

On 20 May 1849, the National Guard flag was adopted . In the reverse there was the inscription: "batallon número XX de la Guardia Nacional". Color of the letters is not quoted, but In my opinion, probably argent.
Jaume Olle', 20 October 2001

War Flag and Naval Ensign (April - December 1854)

by Jaume Olle', 20 October 2001

Ratio 2:3. Adopted: April 1854 (?). Abolished: December 1854 (?). The motto is: "Ab ordine libertas" .
Jaume Olle', 20 December 1996

Another war started 1854 when José María Melo made a coup d'Etat against José María Obando on 17 april 1854. After the coup, several generals created their own regional armies and went to Bogota where Melo was defeated. During Melo presidency a different naval ensign was used (c. April to December 1854). It iss not known weather any text was creating the new arms, but illustration is published by Bohorquez, from where it was taken by Ortega Ricaurte. After Melo was defeated, the previous ensign was in use (in part of the country it was never supressed).
Jaume Olle', 20 October 2001