The flag of Valledupar, Colombia, is made up of three horizontal stripes of the same size. The first stripe is dark blue, followed by a white stripe, and finally a red stripe.
This municipal symbol has no additional images or inscriptions; that is, it is only made up of the colored sections.
Valledupar is a Colombian municipality located in the north-east of the Caribbean region, and it is the capital of the department of César.
The city of Valledupar, also known as the city of the Holy Kings of the Upar Valley, is the capital of the municipality and is characterized by the development of an important agricultural and cultural activity.
History
The city of Valledupar has a long history. It was founded on January 6, 1550 by the Spanish conquerors Hernando de Santana and Juan de Castellanos.
However, the establishment of municipal symbols began towards the middle of the 20th century, when the evaluation of proposals before the Municipal Council of 1955 began.
On February 14, 2004, in municipal agreement No. 002, the Valledupar Municipal Council declared February 4 as the historical date of the municipality and determined the mandatory raising of the flag.
So, this day the flag of Valledupar must be raised with imperative character in public establishments and educational bodies throughout the municipality.
Similarly, the Valledupar flag must be present at all official acts with the presence of local authorities, without exception.
In this type of event, the flag to be erected must be 2.4 meters long and 1.2 meters wide.
Meaning
Valledupar's flag is made up of three sections equidistant from each other. It is a simple symbol, based solely on three colored stripes, with no added elements to complement the design.
Each section corresponds to a different color, starting with dark blue at the top, white in the center and red at the bottom of the flag.
In the Valledupar flag, the dark blue color represents the immensity of the sky that covers the lands of the municipality.
The blue color also refers to the hydrographic resources of Valledupar, among which the presence of the César, Badillo and Guatapurí rivers stands out.
For its part, the white color symbolizes the perpetual snowflakes of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the highest-altitude coastal mountain system on the planet.
From a geographical point of view, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is one of the most representative icons of the department of César.
Finally, the color red refers to the blood spilled by the primitive natives of the area in the confrontations with the Spanish armies, in order to defend the original race of the Valduparenses.
In Valledupar there is a strong culture of recognition to the aborigines of Valle de Upar, who with great tenacity fought to the death to protect the Colombian geography from the invasions of the Old World.
References
- Flag of Valledupar (2015). Recovered from: ciberpuntonettutarea.blogspot.com
- City of Valledupar (2010). Recovered from: ciudaddevalledupar.wikispaces.com
- Our municipality (sf). Mayor of Valledupar - César, Colombia. Recovered from: valledupar-cesar.gov.co
- Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (2017). Independence of Valledupar. Recovered from: es.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (2017). Valledupar. Recovered from: es.wikipedia.org