- Symbols of the homeland of Ecuador
- The national flag
- The National anthem
- The National emblem
- Related topics
- References
The national symbols of Ecuador are the flag, the anthem and the shield; They reflect the love for the homeland and the respect that its liberators gave to it, after passing through Greater Colombia, the wars of independence and finally with the first government in Quito.
Originally known as the Province of Guayaquil, and later part of Greater Colombia, the Republic of Ecuador is a Latin American nation located between Colombia and Peru, with a border in Brazil. It is known as the nation of the middle of the world.
Despite its small area of 283,561 square kilometers, it is a densely populated country with more than 16 million inhabitants.
Symbols of the homeland of Ecuador
The national flag
When the first independence movements against the Spanish Empire occurred, the Ecuadorian Republicans adopted a flag that was the negative of the Spanish flag with the Burgundy cross. This flag fell into the hands of the Spanish in 1812.
Burgundy Cross
In his attempted invasion in 1806, Francisco de Miranda landed at La Vela de Coro, Venezuela, with his tricolor flag, which gave rise to the flags of Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador. It is believed to have looked like the figure shown.
After the battle of Pichincha, the flag of Greater Colombia is adopted, the national tricolor. In 1830 the separation of Greater Colombia occurs. The Republic of Ecuador emerges as a new independent nation and adopts the national tricolor with modifications to its shield.
The marcist revolution triumphs in 1845. Then the use of the celestial flag based on that of the province of Guayaquil was made official, with three stars that symbolized the three departments of the time.
On March 6 of the same year a modification is made incorporating more stars symbolizing the current provinces of the republic.
On September 26, 1860, it is ordered to reestablish the tricolor of Gran Colombia, which lasts to this day, according to the 1900 regulation, which provides that the yellow color is twice the size of blue and red.
The colors represent: yellow, gold, agriculture and other riches. The blue, the sea and the sky, while the red symbolizes the blood shed by the liberators of the country.
The National anthem
In 1830, Ecuador became independent from Gran Colombia. Its first president, the Venezuelan Juan José Flores, entrusts the Guayaquil poet José Joaquín Olmedo with the creation of the lyrics for the national anthem.
The composition of Olmedo was not to the liking of the public, so Flores decides to compose a letter for himself, which he did not like either.
In 1865 the president of the Senate, Nicolás Espinoza Rivadeneira, asked the secretary Juan León Mera to create the lyrics of the hymn. It is said that the creation pleased everyone and was approved.
Later, the lyrics were sent to Guayaquil to the musician and composer Antonio Neumane, who created the music, which was officially approved in 1869.
However, until 1948, by decree, it was made an official hymn. In 1965, at the 100th anniversary of its composition, November 26 is declared the day of the national anthem. Already in 1977 the excessive repetition of some parts was eliminated to make it easier for the general public to learn.
«Hail, oh Homeland, a thousand times! O Fatherland,
glory to you! Your chest is already overflowing with
joy and peace, and your forehead radiates
more than the sun we contemplate shining. »
The National emblem
The first shield originated when the province of Guayaquil declared its independence in 1820. It consisted of a 5-pointed star on a blue background and flanked by two laurel branches.
In 1821, the annexation to Gran Colombia took place and its shield was adopted: two cornucopia full of Colombian fruits and flowers from different climates; the fasces consisting of a bundle of spears, pierced by crossed arrows and a bow, tied with a tricolor ribbon.
When the separation of Gran Colombia occurred in 1830, the shield was modified by incorporating a sun on the fasces, 7 stars representing the seven provinces, as well as zodiacal signs representing the months in which the most notable events of the city occurred. war of independence.
In 1835 the structure of the shield was modified. The cornucopias are replaced by hills, the Guagua and the Pichincha on the right, with a condor at the top; to the left a cliff with a tower and another condor facing the first one.
In 1845 a national convention met in Quito that made the following modifications to the national coat of arms: the upper part will be rectangular and the lower part, elliptical.
It will be divided into 3 barracks, the lower two in turn will be subdivided into another two. The superior will carry the sun with the section of the zodiac; the central one, on the left, an open book in the form of tables with the Roman numerals from I to IV, representing the first 4 articles of the constitution.
To the right of the headquarters, a white horse on a green background; in the lower one, to the left, a river and a boat on its waters, and to the right a volcano on a silver background.
On the rectangular part will rest a condor whose open wings symbolize power, greatness and haughtiness. On the outer border and on the sides, tricolor flags and trophies.
In 1845 with the triumph of the Marcist revolution, the change of the shield was resolved in the following way: a central oval with the sun and the zodiac in the upper part, a mountain representing Chimborazo, from which a river rises over which The steam Guayas sails, whose mast is a caduceus as a symbol of navigation and commerce, which were the generators of wealth at the time.
The shield rests on a mess of consular bundles that represent the republican dignity. Around, you can see national flags and branches of palm and laurel. The condor at the top. The flag is that of the revolution, white with light blue and stars.
The current coat of arms is the same from 1845 but with the tricolor flag of Gran Colombia. The laurel represents the glory of the nation; Chimborazo is the highest volcano; the palm represents peace; the caduceus on the ship surrounded by two snakes, is an attribute of the god Mercury and is a symbol of navigation and commerce.
The vegetation on the banks of the Guayas River symbolizes national agriculture; the steamship Guayas was the first built in South America in Guayaquil in 1841; the consular letters are symbols of authority and dignity, and the ax the application of the punishment of the law.
Related topics
National symbols of Mexico.
National symbols of Venezuela.
National symbols of Chile.
References
- Flag of Ecuador, by Eduardo Estrada. Recovered from: estrada.bz.
- Flag of Ecuador. Recovered from: es.wikipedia.org.
- Consulate of Ecuador in the Kingdom of the Netherlands: National Symbols. Recovered from: embassyecuador.eu.
- Recovered from: es.wikipedia.org.
- Ecuadorian National Symbols (2012). Recovered from: ecuadorpatria.blogspot.com.
- Encyclopedia of Ecuador: National Anthem of Ecuador. Recovered from: encyclopediadelecuador.com.