Flag of Central America

Historical flags of Central America

Central America


Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	21 August 1823 (modified in 1824)
Relinquished	1839
Design	A blue and white horizontal triband with the coat of arms of Central America in the center

Central America was a unified nation at several points throughout its history, and while united, the country has used several national flags. The design of the Central American flag, a blue and white horizontal triband, was inspired by the flag of Argentina.

Flags

Adopted	Relinquished	Entity
1609	1701	Captaincy General of Guatemala (Spain)
1701	1760
1760	1785
1785	15 September 1821
5 January 1822	1 July 1823	Captaincy General of Guatemala (Mexico)
21 August 1823	1824	United Provinces of Central America
1824	1839	Federal Republic of Central America
1 November 1898	29 November 1898	Greater Republic of Central America
13 December 1991	present	Central American Integration System

References

Citations

Meléndez Chaverri 2000, p. 277.
Vítolo, Alfredo (15 February 2005). "Las Banderas Centroamericanas" [The Central American Flags]. La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
"El Origen de las Banderas de Centroamérica, Inspiradas en la Bandera Argentina – Hipólito Bouchard" [The Origin of the Flags of Central America, Inspired by the Flag of Argentina – Hipólito Bouchard]. Puerto Vallarta News (in Spanish). 18 May 2010. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011.

Bibliography

Meléndez Chaverri, Carlos (2000). José Matías Delgado, Prócer Centroamericano [José Matías Delgado, Central American Hero] (in Spanish). Vol. 8 (2nd ed.). San Salvador, El Salvador: Dirección de Publicaciones e Impresos. ISBN 9992300574. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

v t e Federal Republic of Central America
Capital: Guatemala City (1823–1834), Sonsonate (1834), San Salvador (1834–1841)
History	Act of Independence of Central America Central America under Mexican rule Constitution of the Federal Republic of Central America First Central American Civil War Conservative invasion of 1831–1832 Domínguez's expedition to Honduras Salvadoran campaign of 1832 Anastasio Aquino's rebellion Second Central American Civil War
Politics	Currency Elections 1825 1830 1833 1835 Federal government Flag National anthem President
States	Costa Rica El Salvador Federal District Guatemala Honduras Los Altos Nicaragua Claimed territories Belize Mosquito Coast
Foreign relations	Republic of Texas United States Treaty of Peace, Amity, Commerce, and Navigation
Related topics	Central American reunification Greater Republic of Central America
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