Flag of Central America

Central America
Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	21 August 1823; (modified in 1824)
Relinquished	1839
Design	A blue and white horizontal triband with the coat of arms of Central America in the center

Central America was a unified nation at several points throughout its history, and while united, the country has used several national flags. The design of the Central American flag, a blue and white horizontal triband, was inspired by the flag of Argentina.^[2]^[3]

Flags

Adopted	Relinquished	Entity
1609	1701	Captaincy General of Guatemala (Spain)
1701	1760
1760	1785
1785	15 September 1821
5 January 1822	1 July 1823	Captaincy General of Guatemala (Mexico)
21 August 1823	1824	United Provinces of Central America
1824	1839	Federal Republic of Central America
1 November 1898	29 November 1898	Greater Republic of Central America
13 December 1991	present	Central American Integration System

References

Citations

^ Meléndez Chaverri 2000, p. 277.
^ Vítolo, Alfredo (15 February 2005). "Las Banderas Centroamericanas" [The Central American Flags]. La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
^ "El Origen de las Banderas de Centroamérica, Inspiradas en la Bandera Argentina – Hipólito Bouchard" [The Origin of the Flags of Central America, Inspired by the Flag of Argentina – Hipólito Bouchard]. Puerto Vallarta News (in Spanish). 18 May 2010. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011.

Bibliography

Meléndez Chaverri, Carlos (2000). José Matías Delgado, Prócer Centroamericano [José Matías Delgado, Central American Hero] (in Spanish). Vol. 8 (2nd ed.). San Salvador, El Salvador: Dirección de Publicaciones e Impresos. ISBN 9992300574. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

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