Countries from the viceroyalty of new granada
columbia
The modern-day region of Columbia was first colonized by Spain when Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incan Empire. From there, Spain gave governing rights over most of the Spanish colonies to the Viceroyalty of Peru, founded in 1542. Its flag, and the flag of the Kingdom of New Granada, the province that would later become Columbia, was the Cross of Burgundy. These two regions were governed by the Royal Audencia, which is the executive power of the Spanish colonies in South America. Fast forward to 1717, the Audience made the Kingdom of New Granada into a Viceroyalty. It then carried the naval flag of Spain. In 1796, a series of conflicts led to small states declaring independence from each other. In 1819, Gran Columbia was formed. Its flag was a yellow stripe in the top half of the flag, and a blue and red stripe in the other half. The flag was first adopted in 1819, with the coat of arms in the corner. The coat of arms had minor changes added before the federation was dissolved and replaced with the Republic of New Granada. The flag was basically turned on its side, with three stripes of yellow, blue and red. In 1863 the country changed again the the Republic of Colombia, and the flag was changed to the way it was before, without the coat of arms. The flag hasn't changed since 1863, making it one of the oldest flags in the world.
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panama
The region of Panama was conquered by Spain in the early 1500s, and flew the colonial flag of Spain, the Cross of Burgundy. It was originally called the Royal Audencia of Panama from 1538 until 1713, when it was incorporated into the the viceroyalty of New Granada. After gaining independence from Spain in 1819, it joined Símon Bolívar's Gran Columbia in 1821, which lasted from 1819-1830 (flag). The flag consisted of a yellow, blue and red stripes, with the national coat of arms in the center. After seceding briefly in 1831, they rejoined the federation, now called the Republic of New Granada. The flag at the time was three vertical stripes of yellow, blue and red, with the coat of arms in the center. While the name of the country has changed often, the only time the flag changed under Columbia was in 1886, when the flag was changed to the current flag of Columbia. In 1903, with assistance from the US, Panama declared independence from Columbia in 1903. The flag was drawn by the President's son, Manuel Amador, which consists of a quartered flag, with red and blue in bottom right and top left, and red and blue stars in the top right and bottom left. While the colors were later flipped, the flag remains the same today.
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