The flag of El Salvador features a horizontal triband of cobalt blue-white-cobalt blue, with the coat of arms centered and entirely contained within the central white stripe. This design of a triband of blue-white-blue is commonly used among Central American countries.
Flags of South American sovereign states
| Date | Use |
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| 1817 – | Flag of Chile See also: List of Chilean flags |
| 1861 – | Flag of Colombia See also: List of Colombian flags |
| 1860 – | Flag of Ecuador |
| 1966 – | Flag of Guyana |
The current flag of Paraguay was first adopted in 1842. The flag contains a triband of horizontal stripes that are red-white-blue. The colors of the Paraguayan flag were inspired by the Dutch flag, which are believed to symbolize independence and liberty.
There's no one South American identity, and each individual country and community is unique. Each country has its own flag, though. Understanding South American flags is a quick way to get some insight into this living, breathing continent and the people that live there.
Guatemala. Guatemala's flag, adopted in 1871, features a bicolor of blue and white vertical bands of identical width with the national emblem placed in the middle. Both the government officials and civilians use the flag with the coat of arms displayed proudly.
The flags of Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela are almost identical because at independence in 1822 they formed a confederation (Gran Colombia). They parted ways in 1830, but retained the same essential flag whose inspiration and design is attributed to freedom fighter General Francisco Miranda.
It flew that same year during El Grito de Lares, the first major revolt against Spanish colonial rule. The current design is credited to Antonio Vélez Alvarado who took inspiration from the flag of Cuba and inversed the colors, using a light sky blue.
Presently, the US Census Bureau excludes both the Portuguese and Brazilians under its Hispanic ethnic category (Garcia).
Oregon is now the only state with such a flag, just as Paraguay is the only country to have a national flag with a different design on each side. The Oregon state flag became official on February 26, 1925.
Texas has had three official national or state flags during its existence: the 1836 national standard, the 1836 national flag for the naval service, and the 1839 national flag, which became the state flag. Stephen F.
The National Flag of Spain has a horizontal rectangular design with a triband of two colors; red and yellow. The three bands are arranged as follows; the red band at the top, a yellow band in the middle, and a red band at the bottom. The middle yellow band is twice the width of each red band.
ColombiaTied with Mexico for the purest Spanish in Latin America, Colombia is an obvious choice for the best Spanish speaking country for language study. Plus, it's home to Shakira and her hips don't lie.
The most obvious reason why Mexicans started speaking Spanish is because it was a former Spanish colony. Spanish General Hernán Cortes arrived in what is now Mexico City in 1519. After conquering the Aztec empire, the Spanish Crown stuck around as the "Viceroyalty of Mexico" until 1821.
Equatorial Guinea gained its independence from Spain on October 12 of 1968, but maintains the Spanish language as its official language alongside French and recently (as of 2010) Portuguese, being currently the only African country where Spanish is an official language.
Spanish is the official or co-language of the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela and Spain.
Mexico is the country with the largest number of native Spanish speakers in the world. As of 2020, almost 124 million people in Mexico spoke Spanish with a native command of the language. Colombia was the nation with the second highest number of native Spanish speakers, at around 50 million.
Spanish is the Second Most Commonly Spoken Language Around the World. This number is expected to rise to 754 million people by 2050, pushed by population growth in Spanish-speaking countries as well as the growing number of Spanish speakers in the United States.
Largest and smallest Spanish-speaking countries in the worldThe smallest country is Equatorial Guinea with around 740,000 (2013).
Although the vast majority of Spanish speakers reside in the Americas and Europe, there are people who speak Spanish in other parts of the world as well. One country that stands out is the Philippines, where Spanish was an official language from the late 16th century until relatively recently.
Both Spanish and English are the official languages of Puerto Rico, but Spanish is without a doubt the dominant language, as the majority of the people in Puerto Rico are not proficient in English. Fewer than 20 percent of Puerto Ricans speak English fluently, according to the 2000 U.S. Census.
A white banner with three purple crosses pattée and the Sun of May rising from behind the center one. The Flag of the Hispanicity (Spanish: Bandera de la Hispanidad) is a flag sometimes used to represent the Hispanic people or Hispanic community.
It is a square flag of Spain with the Spanish coat of arms centered on the yellow stripe.
Hispanic countries are: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
The Vexillological Association of Réunion selected a flag in 2003. It depicts the volcano of la Fournaise, bedecked by gold sunbeams.
National Coat of Arms of HondurasThe rainbow and sun inside the triangle resemble the Masonic Eye. On the white oval is the inscription “Republica De Honduras Libre, Soberana E Independiente 15 De Septiembre 1821†which translates to “Republic of Honduras, Free, Sovereign, Independent September 15th, 1821â€.
Spoken by 11 million native speakers, Cuban Spanish , sometimes referred to as Cubano, is the lingua franca of Cuba. Today, Cuban Spanish and Haitian Creole are the two most widely spoken languages of this vibrant island nation.
Cuba and Puerto Rico: A symbol of brotherhoodBasically both flags have the same layout with reversed colors. It happened in late XIX century as a symbol of brotherhood between these two territories that were fighting for their independence from Spain.
Spain is a secular parliamentary democracy and
a constitutional monarchy, with King Felipe VI as head of state.
Spain.
| Kingdom of Spain Reino de España (Spanish) show 4 other names |
|---|
| Demonym(s) | Spanish Spaniard |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| • Monarch | Felipe VI |
| • Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
