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More flags for everyone!
Or, at least, everyone in FMS' South America. Explanations spoilered below.
Or, at least, everyone in FMS' South America. Explanations spoilered below.
Brazilian Federation - The flag of the Brazilian Federation is in the traditional colors of the Kingdom of Portugal - blue, white and red - which was the colonizing power. The cross in the middle is an inversion of the seal of the Royal Military Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the rump of the Knights Templar which were preserved in Portugal despite their suppression elsewhere; the order was deeply involved in the formation of the Portuguese colonies in both America and Africa, and reflects both this history and the Brazilian states' staunch, even fanatical, Catholicism.
Kingdom of Grao Para and Kingdom of Maranhao - Grao Para (or, as it stands today, the government-in-exile of Grao Para, as the lion's share of the country is under Venezuelan occupation and administration) and Maranhao have shared a single royal dynasty since the two kingdoms' formation upon their joint independence from Portugal. Though attempts to create a full, formal union between the two countries have always failed (though, in practice, Maranhao has always been the dominant partner in their personal union), their flags are near-mirrors of one another as a result of their shared government, heritage and history. The flags' figures of eagles represent the separate sovereignty of the two kingdoms, while they fly together in formation to show their accord despite their separation. Red is seen as the traditional color of Maranhao, while black is seen as the traditional color of Grao Para, and so these colors take prominence in their separate flags.
Republic of New Granada - New Granada's flag is the most distinct of the Spanish-speaking nations of South America; the flag is a black cross - resembling Nordic cross flags, and believed to be directly inspired by the flag of Denmark as flown in the former Danish West Indies - on gold. Gold was the background color of the old Spanish Empire's flag used in the Americas, which inspired that use of color, while the black of the cross was meant to represent liberty -- taking its cue from Ayiti, and its own abolition of slavery in the earliest years of independence. The Sun of Inti - a symbol of revolt against Spain which is found on all Spanish-speaking South American countries' flags - is very different from its portrayal elsewhere, having been reduced to an eight-pointed star in the center of the cross following the bitter fight with Peru for its separate independence.
Kingdom of Pernambuco - The flag of Pernambuco was inspired by the flag of the Belgium (now the flag of the Batavia, less the shield in the center), which was a political inspiration for the structure of the early kingdom after its independence from Portugal as well as a major trading partner. The three colors of the Pernambucan flag - gold, white and red - have no fixed meaning, but the color scheme was likely inspired by the colors used in the Sun of Inti in Spanish-speaking South America. The shield reflects the House of Wittelsbach, the country's present reigning dynasty.
Kingdom of Peru - The flag of Peru has the Sun of Inti - a symbol of revolt against Spain - in the center. The gold sun has eight red beams shining out from it, which number's symbolism has been defined in many contradictory ways. The sun is in white, a color representing peaceful union on land under the sun, while the blue represents the Pacific which dominates the life of many Peruvians, who live on its coast -- though, originally, the blue on either side represented the Pacific and the Caribbean, reflecting its original claim to represent all of Spanish-speaking South America.
Royal State of Quito - The flag of Quito has the Sun of Inti - a symbol of revolt against Spain - in the canton, while the main field of the flag is blue; though Quito is not part of Peru, it shares the same monarch, and its flag very much resembles the makeup of the various regions of Peru; which, in many ways, Quito in practice treated as, despite its practical sovereign status going back to the earliest days of independence. The blue is said to represent the sea, which dominates much of the population's life.
Republic of the River Plate - The flag of River Plate was inspired by those of Pernambuco and Sao Pedro, as well as to a lesser extent Batavia, representing River Plate's desire for independence with the rest of South America. The colors white, purple and gold have had many meanings assigned to them in the few decades of Platinean independence; originally, they were most commonly cited as a union of the colors of England and Spain, the two colonial powers which had ruled River Plate over the centuries.
Republic of Sao Pedro - Sao Pedro's flag is an oddly misshapen three-part flag. The original flag at independence was inspired by that of the Kingdom of Belgium at the time, though without a shield (so more closely reflecting modern Batavia) and using the colors white, blue and green, which had no specific meaning at the time. The even three-colored flag was abandoned for the flag's current shape in the late 19th century, distancing it from its Belgian influence, while the color blue was replaced with black, and the colors were defined to represent the white, Black and Indian populations.
Kingdom of Venezuela - The flag of Venezuela has the Sun of Inti - a symbol of revolt against Spain - in the canton, with a red cross - resembling Nordic cross flags, and believed to be directly inspired by the flag of Denmark as flown in the former Danish West Indies - on blue. Though Venezuela is no longer part of Peru and hasn't been for well over a century, its flag very much resembles the makeup of the various regions of Peru; unlike New Granada, which fought for its independence, Venezuelan separation from Peru was quite gradual -- though made a fait accompli by New Granada's separation, Venezuela still pledged its fealty to the king in Lima for decades until its independence was declared and quietly recognized, and so there was less desire or will to assert a change in the flag already adopted as a Peruvian region. The colors have never been formally assigned a meaning, but red and blue are often said to represent the rich land and the bountiful sea.
Kingdom of Grao Para and Kingdom of Maranhao - Grao Para (or, as it stands today, the government-in-exile of Grao Para, as the lion's share of the country is under Venezuelan occupation and administration) and Maranhao have shared a single royal dynasty since the two kingdoms' formation upon their joint independence from Portugal. Though attempts to create a full, formal union between the two countries have always failed (though, in practice, Maranhao has always been the dominant partner in their personal union), their flags are near-mirrors of one another as a result of their shared government, heritage and history. The flags' figures of eagles represent the separate sovereignty of the two kingdoms, while they fly together in formation to show their accord despite their separation. Red is seen as the traditional color of Maranhao, while black is seen as the traditional color of Grao Para, and so these colors take prominence in their separate flags.
Republic of New Granada - New Granada's flag is the most distinct of the Spanish-speaking nations of South America; the flag is a black cross - resembling Nordic cross flags, and believed to be directly inspired by the flag of Denmark as flown in the former Danish West Indies - on gold. Gold was the background color of the old Spanish Empire's flag used in the Americas, which inspired that use of color, while the black of the cross was meant to represent liberty -- taking its cue from Ayiti, and its own abolition of slavery in the earliest years of independence. The Sun of Inti - a symbol of revolt against Spain which is found on all Spanish-speaking South American countries' flags - is very different from its portrayal elsewhere, having been reduced to an eight-pointed star in the center of the cross following the bitter fight with Peru for its separate independence.
Kingdom of Pernambuco - The flag of Pernambuco was inspired by the flag of the Belgium (now the flag of the Batavia, less the shield in the center), which was a political inspiration for the structure of the early kingdom after its independence from Portugal as well as a major trading partner. The three colors of the Pernambucan flag - gold, white and red - have no fixed meaning, but the color scheme was likely inspired by the colors used in the Sun of Inti in Spanish-speaking South America. The shield reflects the House of Wittelsbach, the country's present reigning dynasty.
Kingdom of Peru - The flag of Peru has the Sun of Inti - a symbol of revolt against Spain - in the center. The gold sun has eight red beams shining out from it, which number's symbolism has been defined in many contradictory ways. The sun is in white, a color representing peaceful union on land under the sun, while the blue represents the Pacific which dominates the life of many Peruvians, who live on its coast -- though, originally, the blue on either side represented the Pacific and the Caribbean, reflecting its original claim to represent all of Spanish-speaking South America.
Royal State of Quito - The flag of Quito has the Sun of Inti - a symbol of revolt against Spain - in the canton, while the main field of the flag is blue; though Quito is not part of Peru, it shares the same monarch, and its flag very much resembles the makeup of the various regions of Peru; which, in many ways, Quito in practice treated as, despite its practical sovereign status going back to the earliest days of independence. The blue is said to represent the sea, which dominates much of the population's life.
Republic of the River Plate - The flag of River Plate was inspired by those of Pernambuco and Sao Pedro, as well as to a lesser extent Batavia, representing River Plate's desire for independence with the rest of South America. The colors white, purple and gold have had many meanings assigned to them in the few decades of Platinean independence; originally, they were most commonly cited as a union of the colors of England and Spain, the two colonial powers which had ruled River Plate over the centuries.
Republic of Sao Pedro - Sao Pedro's flag is an oddly misshapen three-part flag. The original flag at independence was inspired by that of the Kingdom of Belgium at the time, though without a shield (so more closely reflecting modern Batavia) and using the colors white, blue and green, which had no specific meaning at the time. The even three-colored flag was abandoned for the flag's current shape in the late 19th century, distancing it from its Belgian influence, while the color blue was replaced with black, and the colors were defined to represent the white, Black and Indian populations.
Kingdom of Venezuela - The flag of Venezuela has the Sun of Inti - a symbol of revolt against Spain - in the canton, with a red cross - resembling Nordic cross flags, and believed to be directly inspired by the flag of Denmark as flown in the former Danish West Indies - on blue. Though Venezuela is no longer part of Peru and hasn't been for well over a century, its flag very much resembles the makeup of the various regions of Peru; unlike New Granada, which fought for its independence, Venezuelan separation from Peru was quite gradual -- though made a fait accompli by New Granada's separation, Venezuela still pledged its fealty to the king in Lima for decades until its independence was declared and quietly recognized, and so there was less desire or will to assert a change in the flag already adopted as a Peruvian region. The colors have never been formally assigned a meaning, but red and blue are often said to represent the rich land and the bountiful sea.