Cundinamarca Department (Colombia)

Departamento de Cundinamarca

Last modified: 2004-12-28 by dov gutterman
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by Pascal Gross, 20 March 2003

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See also:

• Colombia
• Clickable Map of Colombia
• Colombia - Departamentos and Distrito Capital
• Colombia - Municipalities
• Cundinamarca Independent State (1813-1814)

The Flag

The flag was originally used by the State of Cundinamarca in 1813. That flag was sometimes used in the 19th century (circa 1813-1860).
Jaume Olle' , 8 September 1996

The original flag was created on the Independence Day, 20 July 1810. It was oficially adopted on 17 July 1813 during a session chaired by Antonio Nariño, President of the State of Cundinamarca.. See Cundinamarca Independent State (1813-1814).
Luis carrillo, 15 July 2002

I have been looking in the website of the Cundinamarca Governorship <www.cundinamarca.gov.co> and found this about the flag: The blue is darker than the one in above and as the bottom Flag in Use, however the description leads: "Por Decreto de 15 de septiembre se promulgaron y oficialmente sustituyeron a las de España. La bandera se compone de tres colores a saber: azul celeste, amarillo tostado y color de punzó. [By