The Tricolor Flag (venezuela)

What is Bandera de Venezuela:
The flag of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is the national emblem of Venezuela. Along with the national anthem and the shield, it is one of the official patriotic symbols of this country. The flag is the most representative symbol at the international level.
The flag of Venezuela is constituted by three horizontal stripes of the same size and different colors. From top to bottom: yellow, blue and red. In the center of the blue stripe, there are eight five-pointed stars in the form of a semiarc. In the upper left corner, in the yellow strip, the coat of arms of the country is located in the flag of official use (not in the one for civil use). The flag has a ratio between the width and the length of 2 to 3.

The flag of Venezuela is inspired by the one adopted by the Congress of the Republic of 1811 as a national pavilion and symbol of independence.

It was brought by Francisco de Miranda and hoisted on Venezuelan soil for the first time on August 3, 1806. Since 2006 it is celebrated on August 3 as flag day. Previously it celebrated the day 12 of March, that was the day in that was hoisted for the first time in the English brig Leander, where Mirada traveled in military expedition to become independent Venezuela.

From the original brought by Miranda to the current flag, the Venezuelan flag has suffered multiple alterations in its appearance. The current model to which we refer exists since 2006, when the eighth star was added and modifications were made to the national shield.

Meaning of colors
The colors of the Venezuelan flag have tended to be interpreted in the following way.

Yellow as a symbol of the riches of the nation, the sun of the tropics, sovereignty, harmony and justice.

The blue symbolizes the seas, rivers and lakes of the country, as well as the sky.

Red is the symbol of the blood shed by the heroes of the homeland to conquer freedom. It is also interpreted as love, power, homeland, strength and progress.

Meaning of stars
Each of the eight stars symbolize the eight provinces that made up the Venezuelan territory that would become independent from Spain, namely: Caracas, Cumaná, Barcelona, ​​Barinas, Margarita, Mérida, Guayana and Trujillo.

Previously there were only seven stars, because initially, the Declaration of Independence Act of Venezuela, dated July 5, 1811, had been signed only by seven of the provinces, which would later be incorporated into the province of Guayana, being this the eighth star of the flag.

The eighth star
The eighth star of the Venezuelan flag corresponds to the province of Guayana, which would only later join the other independent provinces. It is based on a decree of November 20, 1817, and reflects an express desire of Simón Bolívar himself to include his star in the flag. As of March 9, 2006, the eighth star was added to the flag.