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Venezuela - Historical Flags (1498-1797)

Overview
Pennant of the Reyes Católicos (Catholic Kings) - 1492
Flag Hoisted by Lope de Aguirre (1561)
Royal Pennant of Carlos III (Charles III) in the Municipality of Caracas - 1725 (?)
Unknown flag of Juan Francisco de Leon - 1749
General Captainship of Venezuela - 1777
Battalion of Veterans of Caracas - 1790 / 1821 (?)
Flag of Jose Leonardo Chirinos - 1795
Spanish Naval Standard

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Other sites:

Lacasadelasbanderas.com
Venezuela Embassy in the Czech Republic (in Czech)

Overview

My research indicated that, since independence in 1812, there has been 14 flag design changes in Colombia and its preceding federal states. This includes the restoration of the Spanish ensign from December 1815 to August 1819. This is equal to that of Venezuela, though control of the capital changed between the Spanish and independence forces on several occasions, technically increasing the number of flag changes.
Ralph Kelly, 13 August 2005

Pennant of the Reyes Católicos (Catholic Kings) - 1492

image by Jaume Olle Casals, 4 April 2002

Pennant of the Reyes Católicos (Catholic Kings) - 1492, Was one of whom Columbus brought to America. It appears on the book "Flags of Spain" by Mr. Luís Grávalos.
Raul Orta, 4 April 2002

Flag Hoisted by Lope de Aguirre (1561)

image by Raul Orta, 8 June 2004

Flag hoisted by Lope de Aguirre, called "The Tyrant"(1561) - Presumed to be a personal emblem of this Spaniard Conqueror during his bloody acts in Venezuela. The word SIGO means something like "I'm continue forwar" in English. The flag is uncertain and subject to further investigation.
Raul Orta, 8 June 2004

Royal Pennant of Carlos III (Charles III) in the Municipality of Caracas - 1725 (?)

image by Jaume Olle Casals, 4 April 2002

Royal Pennant of Carlos III (Charles III) in the Municipality of Caracas - 1725 (?). The original piece is on the Caracas Museum of the Liberator Municipality. Reconstruction.
Raul Orta, 4 April 2002

Unknown flag of Juan Francisco de Leon - 1749

There is Unknown flag of Juan Francisco de Leon - 1749.
Raul Orta, 4 April 2002

General Captainship of Venezuela - 1777

image by Zachary Harden, 20 December 2004

General Captainship of Venezuela, 1777, is refers by Mr. Jaume Olle on his site "Historical Flags" mentioned like sources a flag depicted by Norrie/Hobbs (Flags of All Seafaring Nations, 1848, sheet XXIII) and Mr. Jens Pattke, who as well found it in SIEBMACHER, Johannes; GRITZNER, Maximillian / Neuer Siebmacher Band I, Abteilung 6 / Bauer and Raspe Nurernberg, 1 Edition, 1878. Until now, in Venezuela and Spain does not seem exist any specialized registry that guarantees its existence.
Raul Orta, 6 June 2002

Battalion of Veterans of Caracas - 1790 / 1821 (?)

image by Jaume Olle Casals, 4 April 2002

Battalion of Veterans of Caracas - 1790 / 1821 (?) . Reconstruction.
Raul Orta, 4 April 2002

See also: Caracas - Capital District - Caracas Veteran Regiment Flag

Flag of Jose Leonardo Chirinos - 1795

image by Zachary Harden, 20 December 2004

Flag hoisted by Jose Leonardo Chirinos, 1795, is refers by Prof. Vinicio Romero Martinez (Venezuelan Historian) under presumption of the existence of a document in which a Colonial Spanish official the appointment like a "purple remainder cloth" raised on that revolt.
Raul Orta, 6 June 2002

Spanish Naval Standard

image by by Jaume Ollé and Santiago Dotor

Spanish Naval Standard - 1798. Reconstruction from images of the book "Flags of Spain" by Mr. Grávalos and registries of the time.
Raul Orta, 4 April 2002