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The flag of Chile consists of two equal-height horizontal bands of white and red, with a blue square the same height as the white band in the canton, which bears a white five-pointed star in the center. It was adopted on 18 October 1817. The Chilean flag is also known in Spanish as La Estrella Solitaria [1] (The Lone Star).
Flag used in Peru (in Tarapacá, Arica & Parinacota) A Vertical triband of red, white and red with the coat of arms in the center 1888–1902 Flag of Easter Island: Similar to the flag of Chile, with white and red fields reversed, and the star in the blue canton replaced by Christian and traditional Rapa Nui symbols.
This emblem, like the first Chilean flag, was initially exclusively for army use. In Chile, the Spanish emblems were still used at the time of the Chilean War of Independence. When the Spanish army arrived in Chile in 1813, with the goal of reconquering the country, the first independent emblems were adopted as national symbols. [1]
The guñelve was the inspiration of Bernardo O'Higgins to create the current flag of Chile. [2] [3] [4] In recent times the guñelve has been used by some designers in Chile, such as during the 2015 Copa América in Chile, when it was used as the symbol of the cup. [5] The Painting El joven Lautaro with Guñelve flag.
Flags of Chile (10 P) O. Orders, decorations, and medals of Chile (6 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Chile" The following 11 pages are in this category, out ...
Flag of the Mapuche-Tehuelche communities. The flag of Argentinian Mapuche people was created in 1987 by Julio Antieco, and ratified in 1991 by the 1st Assembly of Aboriginal Leaders and Communities in Trevelin. The Chubut Province declares this symbol as "official emblem of the aboriginal communities of the province" (Act 4,072).
The principal article of this category is Flag of Chile. Pages in category "Flags of Chile" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
National symbols. The national flower is the copihue (Lapageria rosea, Chilean bellflower), ... The flag of Chile is similar to the Flag of Texas, ...