What is the symbolism of Venezuela's flag?

shantaram

The Venezuelan flag is made up of three horizontal stripes of equal width. "Yellow stands for the richnesses of the territory, blue for the sea separating us from Spain and red for the blood shed by our patriots during the Independence War." In the national Venezuelan flag the stars are for Caracas, Cumana, Barinas, Barcelona, Margarita, Mérida and Trujillo. The seven provinces revolted against Spain colonial rule. http://www.flagnet.com Nov 21 00, 11:53 AM

sarah979c

The yellow band stands for the wealth of the land, the blue for the waters separating Venezuela from Spain, and the red for the blood spilled by patriots during the independence struggle. During the first half of the 19th century, seven stars were added to the flag to represent the seven colonial provinces of Barcelona, Barinas, Caracas, Cumaná, Margarita, Mérida, and Trujillo that had united against Spain during the War of Independence. After the Guayana campaign, Simón Bolívar added the eighth star to the national flag in representation of the newly freed province. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Venezuela [Added reference - McG] Jan 22 07, 1:11 PM