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The national flag of Panama was made by María de la Ossa de Amador and was officially adopted by the "ley 48 de 1925". [1] The Panamanian flag day is celebrated on November 4, one day after Panamanian separation from Colombia, and is one of a series of holidays celebrated in November known as the Fiestas Patrias.
The separation of Panama from Colombia was formalized on 3 November 1903, with the establishment of the Republic of Panama and the abolition of the Colombia-Costa Rica border. From the Independence of Panama from Spain in 1821, Panama had simultaneously declared independence from Spain and joined itself to the confederation of Gran Colombia ...
Flag of the Republic of Colombia (1886–1903) (1824–1855) Flag of the Isthmus Department: A horizontal tricolor with an enlarged yellow top stripe with a blue and red stripe at the bottom. In the top-left is the coat of arms of Gran Colombia. (1855–1863) Flag of The Panama State
María de la Ossa de Amador (2 March 1855 – 5 July 1948) was the inaugural First Lady of Panama serving from February 1904 to October 1908. She was one of the creators of the original Panamanian flag and a member of the separatist movement which fought for Panamanian independence from Colombia.
The national flag is draped on each side of the shield. The shield is broken into three portions. In the lowermost portion is a depiction of ships, pointing to the maritime history of Colombia, mainly to the Isthmus of Panama, which was part of Colombia until 1903. Nowadays represents the two oceans that border the country (Atlantic and Pacific).
Flag of Cartagena de Indias, in use for the United Provinces of New Granada: 1819–1820: 1st Flag of Great Colombia: 1820–1821: 2nd Flag of Great Colombia: 1821-1831: 3rd Flag of Great Colombia: 1830–1834: Flag of Republic of New Granada: 1834 - July 26, 1861: Flag of Republic of New Granada and the Granadine Confederation: July 26, 1861 ...
Federal subjects of the Granadine Confederation during 1858. After the disestablishment of Gran Colombia, the centralized government of the Republic of New Granada which was ratified by the constitution of 1843, was soon challenged by the independentist feelings of the different regions; particularly the provinces of Azuero, Chiriquí, Panamá, and Veraguas, which were demanding autonomous status.
The other two stripes the middle blue and the bottom red will each be a fourth of the total area of the flag. The yellow color represents Colombia's gold and natural wealthiness; the blue color represents the two oceans that border Colombia, the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, rivers and the sky; The red color represents the blood of the patriots ...