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1810 Flags

Flags of the Junta Defensora (or Conservadora) de los Derechod de Fernando VII (Later Junta Revolucionaria), 1810.

After Napoleon's expansion to Spain, and the abrupt usurpation by Jose Bonaparte of the Spanish crown, the Spanish Empire had, suddenly, its head on the run. Trying to find a defense against the usurpers, the people's of the Empire, alliances with England were made. But, mainly, Juntas which invoked to "Defend the Rights" of the Spanish king, Ferdinand VII were established. This situation, so agobiating in the Kingdom, was to be reflected all over the Empire. "Orphan and desperate", the imperial nations, and their criollo establishment, found a keen time for their autonomical aspirations to come into reality. Around April of 1810, a French Emmisary arrives to Caracas to ask the Captain General Emparan and the Cabildo for their allegiance to King Jose Bonaparte. The events unfolded nicely for the autonomical side, as, de facto, the links with Spain were broken. The Caracas Junta, previous to the declaration of Independnece (which did not occur on April 19th, 1810, but months later), adopted on May 3rd the flags of these Juntas. Miranda's
tricolori was adopted on his arrival a year later. Description as follows:

by Guillermo Aveledo , 3 October 1999

This flag, three equal stripes, had the same colours of the primitive Miranda's tricolori , but in the following order: red, yellow and black, with the king's initials on the yellow stripes (F-VII). The red and yellow stood for the Spanish Colours, common to all, and the black our alliance with England. This flag was also used as a cockade and an arm band among the revolutionaries.

by Guillermo Aveledo , 3 October 1999

Same as the previous flag, this one depicts an effigy or portrait of the King Ferdinand VII (usually rendered handsomer than he was; (I tried to remain faithful, but it was a very small field.)"to whose freedom the combined efforts of both nation and the general vows of the Americas are devoted".
Source: 1981 edition of