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Venezuela - Historical Flags (1817-1830)

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History of the Venezuelian flag from VE embassy in Sofia
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1817

Adopted: 12 May 1817. Abolished: 20 November 1817

by Jaume Ollé, 4 October 2001

Adopted: 20 November 1817. Abolished: 17 December 1819

by Jaume Ollé, 4 October 2001

In 1817, the "coat of arms" is removed and seven blue stars (representing Venezuela’s 7 provinces) are added to the yellow band.
Jorge V. Alonso-Iglesias

The flag hoisted from 1817 to 1830, was Bolivar's design (decreed by the Federal Government of Angostura [currently Ciudad Bolivar], November 20th, 1817), a variation of the one designed by the Federal Government of Pampatar on the 12th of May of the same year. This Federal Governemnt of Pampatar included, for the first time, the seven stars (representing the spanish colonial provinces which declared its independance in 1810: Caracas, Cuamana, Barinas, Barcelona, Margarita, Merida y Trujillo; Coro, Guayana and Maracaibo remained loyal to the Regent Junta of Cadiz), which were then blue, on the yellow stripe. Pampatar´s government was the result of the Cariaco Congresillo, whcih was not representative of the whole of the revolutionary effort. In any case, Simon Bolivar, capturing Angostura and thus freeing Guayana, issued a modified flag, with eight blue stars on th