The Flag of the Department of Bolívar, Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

, is horizontal tricolour

Tricolour

A tricolour is a flag or banner more-or-less equally divided into three bands of differing colours...

 and serves as the official flag

Flag

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 for the Department of Bolívar.

The Flag has an unknown origin, and the laws that refer to the standard and arms of the department were altered and some lost, the order of colors was probably changed, although the colors remain the same, in being a flag with a simple design no special instructions were written nor applied into law till 1857 when the Sovereign State of Bolívar was created and a new flag was adopted, which was the Flag of Colombia

Flag of Colombia

After Miranda later designed his flag based on this conversation, he happily recalled seeing a fresco by Lazzaro Tavarone in the Palazzo Belimbau in Genoa that depicted Christopher Columbus unfurling a similar-coloured flag in Veragua during his fourth voyage....

 with the Coat of arms of Colombia

Coat of arms of Colombia

The coat of arms of Colombia contains a shield with numerous symbols. Perched on top of the shield is an Andean Condor holding an olive crown and the condor symbolizing freedom. The national motto, Libertad y Orden , is on a scroll in between the bird and the shield in black font over golden...

 superimposed in the center with an oval border in red that said ESTADO SOBERANO DE BOLIVAR, this flag was used for all the states with the inscription changed to their name.

In 1886 the States were suppressed and Departments were created. This time the old flag was adopted officially.

Meaning

• Yellow
  Yellow
  Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...
  
  , symbolizing wealth and abundance, representing the historical value and economical support of the department.
• Green
  Green
  Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...
  
  , symbolizes hope
  Hope
  Hope is the emotional state which promotes the belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. It is the "feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best" or the act of "look[ing] forward to with desire and reasonable confidence" or...
  
   for the future.
• Red
  Red
  Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
  
  , symbolizes valor
  Valor
  Valor or valour may mean:* Valor , by J. W. Cockerill* Courage, a similar meaning* Valor , roughly "courage in defense of a noble cause"* Valor , a DC Comics superhero...
  
   and courage
  Courage
  Courage is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation...
  
  , and represents the blood of patriots spilled in times of war.