MI BELLA PANAMA!
La República de Panamá es un país de América Central, ubicado entre Costa Rica y Colombia, el mar Caribe y el Océano Pacífico. Este país une Sudamérica con el resto de América Central.
Panama (Spanish: Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. It constitutes the last part of a natural land bridge between the North American and South American continents. It borders Costa Rica to the west and Colombia to the east.
La bandera panameña consiste en un rectángulo dividido en cuatro cuarteles: el primero superior cerca del asta, de color blanco con una estrella azul de cinco puntas; el segundo superior a continuación del ya descrito, de color rojo; el primero inferior cerca del asta de color azul; y el segundo a continuación de éste, de color blanco con una estrella roja de 5 puntas.
Los colores de la bandera panameña simbolizan a los partidos históricos de aquella época, el Conservador (azul) y el Liberal (rojo); el blanco, la anhelada paz entre ambos por el bienestar y desarrollo del país, en tanto que la estrella azul representa la fuerza y la honestidad y la roja, la autoridad y la ley.
Nacida en la clandestinidad de la noche del 2 de noviembre de 1903, surgió de la imaginación de don Manuel Encarnación Amador, hijo del primer presidente de la República, Manuel Amador Guerrero. Las manos de su madrastra, María De La Ossa de Amador y de la cuñada de esta, Angélica Bergamota de De La Ossa, confeccionaron el lienzo que representaría en adelante a Panamá ante el mundo.
Fue paseada por las principales calles ese martes 3 de noviembre, por don Alejandro de la Guardia, y bendecida el 20 de diciembre siguiente, en la Plaza de la Independencia.
En el marco de la celebración de las fiestas patrias, los 4 de noviembre se celebra en Panamá el día de la bandera. Con motivo de esta gran celebración se realizan actos conmemorativos como desfiles y ceremonias donde se le rinde tributos a la bandera.
The flag of Panama was adopted on December 20, 1903 and provisionally approved in 1904 by the Constituent Assembly. It was not definitely approved until 1925.
The blue and red stand for the Conservative Party and Liberal Party; the white stands for peace; the blue star represents the purity and honesty of the life of the country; the red star represents the authority and law in the country.
The Panamanian Coat of Arms is a heraldic symbol for the Central American nation of Panama. These arms were adopted provisionally and then definitely by the same laws that adopted the Panamanian flag. The center section contains the Isthmus of Panama. The chief or top part of the coat of arms comprises two quarters. The top left over a field of silver a sword and a rifle. In 1904 the arms were made official by Law 64 of 4 June of 1904 signed by the President of Assembly Dr Genaro Ortega, and sanctioned by the President of the Republic, Dr Manuel Amador Guerrero.
The official description of the heraldic design is as follows:
"It rests on a green field, symbol of the vegetation; it is of pointed form and it is intervened as far as the division. The center shows the Isthmus with its seas and sky, in which the moon begins to rise above the waves and the sun begins to hide behind the mountain, marking thereby the solemn hour of the declaration of our independence. The head is divided in two quarters: in the one of the right hand, in the silver field, a sword and a gun are hung meant as abandonment for always to the civil wars, causes of our ruin; in the one of the left-hand side, and on field of gules, a crossed shovel and a grub hoe are shown shining, to symbolize the work "
"The end of the coat of arms also is divided in two quarters: the one of the right-hand side, in blue field, shows a cornucopia, emblem of the wealth; and the one of the left-hand side, in field of silver, the winged wheel, symbol of the progress. Behind the shield and covering it with his opened wings, is the eagle, emblem of the sovereignty, the head turned towards the left, and takes in the tip a silver tape, which hangs from right to left. On the tape the following motto is printed "Pro Mundi Beneficio "
"On the eagle, in arc form, seven gold stars go in representation of the provinces in which the Republic is divided. Like decorative accessories, to each side of the coat of arms two gathered national flags go on the other hand below"
For thirty-seven years the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Panama was not changed until the Constitution of 1941 was promulgated. The National Assembly dictated in March of this year Law 28 on the Coat of Arms, in which the following reforms were introduced: the saber and the gun are meant as attitude of alert in defense of our sovereignty, in the place of "abandonment to mean good bye to the civil wars ". 311 projects appeared to change the motto and the Jury named to make the selection decided for: "Solo Dios sobre Nosotros" (Only God Above Us). Nevertheless, the National Assembly when approving the Law 28 already referred to, rejected it and preferred the one of "Justice, Honor and Freedom ". Five years later, in 1946, Panama returned to the old symbol with the well-known motto of "Pro Mundi Beneficio ".
Informacion tomada de www.wikipedia.com
