COCKADE OF PERU: WHAT IT IS, HISTORY AND MEANING - CULTURE VOCABULARY - 2024

The cockade of Peru is an unofficial symbol of the Republic of Peru, since it is not recognized as a National Symbol within the Magna Carta of that country. The rosettes in general are made with colored ribbons alluding to the country they represent, forming a kind of rose that leaves two ribbons hanging in the shape of a bow or inverted "v".

It is necessary to emphasize that they were originally used as badges in the uniforms of the soldiers, since that allowed them to identify where they came from, and thus know if they belonged to allied armies or not.

National Cockade of Peru without ribbons

The use of the cockade of Peru dates back to the time of independence, highlighting that its use was instituted by José de San Martín on October 21, 1820, as a symbol of the patriot army.

At present the cockade is commonly used on holidays by Peruvian citizens, always wearing it (as a badge) on the left side of the chest. It has the representative colors of the national flag and its use represents, among its citizens, respect and love for their country.

Characteristics of the cockade of Peru

The cockade of Peru has the following characteristics:

- Like the cockades of the other countries, it has the same colors as the flag of the Republic of Peru and, consequently, follows the same arrangement as the aforementioned national symbol (red-white-red).

- It has two presentations, one where the rose does not have hanging ribbons and another where it does, the use of both is equally permitted in the Republic of Peru.

- As it is not a national symbol, it is considered a distinctive that represents the patriotism of the citizens of that country, at the same time that it shows the love they have for their homeland.

History of the cockade of Peru

The history of the cockade of the Republic of Peru dates back to October 21, 1820, when its use within the patriot army was established.

However, years later it was used by civilians to identify themselves as patriots and differentiate themselves from those who supported the royalist army (those who supported the Kings of Spain).

However, its history did not reach that far and, finally in 1825 in the Law of February 25 of that same year, the national symbols of the nation were established, within which the cockade was located.

By then, the Constituent Congress of Peru proceeded to Decree as national symbols: the National Shield, the Great Seal of the State, the Standard, the National Flag, the Pavilion and the Cockade.

It is necessary to emphasize that the Congress makes this decision because they considered it necessary that it be established in the Law, which would be the symbols that would represent the Nation; In that sense, they specified how each one should be used.

Now, in the specific case of the cockade, they detailed that it should be both white and red, and should be created in such a way that both colors were interspersed; all in order to follow the sequence of the national flag.

Subsequently, on March 31, 1950, Decree Law No. 11323 was created, in which they established the uniformity of the Symbols of the Nation.

It is necessary to emphasize that, this Decree arises as a result of the imprecision of the norms dictated in 1825, referring to the use of the Symbols of the Nation, reason why from that year until 1950 they had been used without any uniformity.

For this reason, it was necessary to unify criteria in order to establish a balance for the use of national symbols.

In this sense, Article 8 of Law Decree No. 11323 defines each of the national symbols and establishes how it should be used, showing that the cockade was still considered a Symbol of the Nation.

End of the cockade of Peru as a National Symbol

The cockade of Peru is currently not part of the National Symbols of that country. Fact that arises, because it was outside the provisions of Article 49, Chapter I, Title II (Of the State and the Nation) of the Political Constitution of Peru.

It should be noted that in Article 49, in addition to mentioning that the capital of the Republic of Peru is the city of Lima, it is specified that the national symbols are: the Flag, the Shield and the National Anthem.

This is how the cockade is no longer considered a national symbol, like the Great Seal, the Standard and the Pavilion. However, there were many years in which the citizens of the Republic of Peru used it during holidays.

For this reason, it is currently used on public holidays in the Republic of Peru. An example of this occurs during December 9, where the battle of Ayacucho is honored.

Likewise, its use is seen throughout the month of July, since that month represents the entire independence process that Peru had to go through, from colonization to its liberation from the Spanish.

Today, many institutions require its use during these important dates for Peruvians, considering it an act of patriotism.

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