Peru National Flag
The national flag of Peru is one of the symbols of the country that consists of three vertical stripes, two red at the ends and the central one, white.
Peru Flag Meaning
The national flag of Peru is red because it was the color of the war of the Incas and because it symbolizes the generous blood of those admirable heroes and martyrs; While the white of its central strip represents the purity of feelings, Freedom, social justice and peace.
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Peru Flag History
The first national flag of Peru was created by the General Don Jose de San Martin in 1820, but in this respect different versions have been woven.
A literary tradition tells about the origin of the flag. According to a publication by writer Abraham Valdelomar, General San Martin, having landed on the shores of southern Pisco (Bay of Independence in the present National Reserve of Paracas), would have been inspired by the colors of the parihuanas, flamingos of wings Red and white breast.
Another version, by the historian Mario Felipe Paz Soldan explains that the Peruvian flag has the colors red and white because Jose de San Martin took the red of the Chilean and the white, of the Argentina that were countries that had liberated and part of the Liberating Army in Peru was made up of men from these nations, mostly black freedmen.
The author Jorge Fernandez Stoll explains that in September of 1820 San Martin was in favor of a Constitutional Monarchy reason why it used monarchic symbols to define the flag. For several centuries the flag of the Kingdom of Castile was red and white. In this context the diagonal lines sought to represent the Burgundy Cross, red and white, which was the flag of the Viceroyalty of Peru. He also adds that the red color of the Peruvian flag is due to the red of the mascaipacha that the Inca kings wore as crown and red of the emblem of the king of Spain. Which was the flag of the Viceroyalty of Peru? He also adds that the red color of the Peruvian flag is due to the red of the mascaipacha that the Inca kings used as crown and red of the emblem of the king of Spain. Which was the flag of the Viceroyalty of Peru? He also adds that the red color of the Peruvian flag is due to the red of the mascaipacha that the Inca kings used as crown and red of the emblem of the king of Spain.
Peru Flag Pictures
Map of Peru
