The flag of Santa Marta (Colombia) is the symbol that represents the city next to the shield. It consists of a bicolor flag characterized by white and blue tones.
Santa Marta is a very important city in Colombia, with a population of 454,860 inhabitants (according to the 2010 census).
It was designated by the 1991 constitution as a Tourist, Cultural and Historical District, which makes its flag an important symbol of the history of the city.
Santa Marta, on a historical level is very transcendental, since it is the oldest city in Colombia and the second oldest in South America. It was founded on July 29, 1525 by the Spanish conqueror Rodrigo de Bastidas.
On a tourist level, it uses the slogan: "the magic of having it all." It has more than a hundred beaches and a Sierra Nevada with the highest peaks in the country, and the Caribbean Sea, which gives it a variety of fauna and flora that makes it attractive to its visitors.
Santa Marta is also known for being the place where the liberator Simón Bolívar died.
Description
The flag of Santa Marta is divided into two colors: white and blue.
-The white symbolizes peace, the calm of the people, who do not have resentment or bad feelings, since all are united for the welfare of this land.
-Blue symbolizes the sky, the sea, the magical and silver horizon found in the mountains.
History
The history of the flag in Santa Marta began with Rodrigo de Bastidas, who founded the city in 1525, representing it with a Spanish flag.
Santa Marta was a bridge between Spain, Santo Domingo and the New Continent, from which the Europeans left to conquer the rest of the country.
Among its conquerors were Jiménez de Quesada, Pedro de Heredia, Suárez Rendón, Pedro de Ursúa and Antonio Díaz Cardoso.
At first it was a city with a lot of growth and a lot of gold, however the arrival of the European pirates led Santa Marta to decline, due to the unfounded terror of them.
Therefore, the merchants fled to Cartagena, a city that took the supremacy of navigation and market, since the Spanish ships did not arrive at the port of Santa Marta.
Despite everything, over time Santa Marta was rebuilt and grew enormously during the first three centuries, the Spanish flag being changed for its own flag.
Unlike the national flag of Colombia that was created in 1819, the flag of Santa Marta does not have a specific date of creation, its year is still unknown.
Present
Today Santa Marta is a well-known city, as well as its symbols.
Its most populated axis and with the greatest commercial activity is in the traditional central area, near the Market Square, which together with Carrera Primera, Calle 22 and Avenida del Ferrocarril, frame the historic center and commercial center of the city.
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