Spanish Speaking Countries Capitals and Flags

Spanish Speaking Countries Capitals and Flags

1. Dusten Keppner
TEC 571
Instructor: Dr. Bennett
Grand Canyon University

2. Spanish Speaking Countries of the World:
Their Flags and Capitals
Practice Quizzes
Flags and National Anthems

3. Name: Mexico
Capital: Mexico City
Three vertical bands of green, white, and red; Mexico's coat of arms (an eagle with a snake in its beak perched on
a cactus) is centered in the white band; green signifies hope, joy, and love; white represents peace and honesty;
red stands for hardiness, bravery, strength, and valor; the coat of arms is derived from a legend that the
wandering Aztec people were to settle at a location where they would see an eagle on a cactus eating a snake; the
city they founded, Tenochtitlan, is now Mexico City.

4. Central America/Caribbean
Costa
Rica
Cuba
Dominican
Republic
El
Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Puerto
Rico

5. Name: Costa
Rica
Capital: San
José
Five horizontal bands of blue, white, red,
white, and blue, with the coat of arms in a
white elliptical disk. Costa Rica retained
the earlier blue-white-blue flag of Central
America until 1848 when, in response to
revolutionary activity in Europe, it was
decided to incorporate the French colors
into the national flag and a central red
stripe was added; today the blue color is
said to stand for the sky, opportunity, and
perseverance, white denotes peace,
happiness, and wisdom, while red
represents the blood shed for freedom, as
well as the generosity and vibrancy of the
people.

6. Name: Cuba
Capital: Havana
Five horizontal bands of
blue alternating with white;
a red equilateral triangle
based on the hoist side
bears a white, five-pointed
star in the center; the blue
bands refer to the three old
divisions of the island:
central, occidental, and
oriental; the white bands
describe the purity of the
independence ideal; the
triangle symbolizes liberty,
equality, and fraternity,
while the red color stands
for the blood shed in the
independence struggle; the
white star, called “La
Estrella Solitaria” (the Lone
Star) lights the way to
freedom and was taken
from the flag of Texas

7. Name: Dominican
Republic
Capital: Santo
Domingo
Red, white, and blue with a small coat of
arms featuring a shield supported by a
laurel branch (left) and a palm branch
(right) is at the center of the cross; above
the shield a blue ribbon displays the
motto, “DIOS, PATRIA, LIBERTAD”
(God, Fatherland, Liberty), and below
the shield, “REPUBLICA DOMINICANA”
appears on a red ribbon; in the shield a
bible is opened to a verse that reads "Y la
verdad nos hara libre" (And the truth
shall set you free); blue stands for liberty,
white for salvation, and red for the blood
of heroes.

8. Name: El
Salvador
Capital: San
Salvador
Three horizontal bands of blue, white, and
blue with the national coat of arms
centered in the white band; the coat of
arms features a round emblem encircled
by the words “REPUBLICA DE EL
SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL ”;
the banner is based on the former blue-
white-blue flag of the Federal Republic of
Central America; the blue bands symbolize
the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea,
while the white band represents the land
between the two bodies of water, as well as
peace and prosperity.

9. Name: Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala
City
Three vertical bands of light blue,
white, and light blue, with the coat of
arms centered in the white band; the
coat of arms includes a green and red
quetzal (the national bird)
representing liberty and a scroll
bearing the inscription “LIBERTAD 15
DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821” (the
original date of independence from
Spain) all superimposed on a pair of
crossed rifles signifying Guatemala's
willingness to defend itself and a pair
of crossed swords representing honor
and framed by a laurel wreath
symbolizing victory; the blue bands
stand for the Pacific Ocean and the
Caribbean Sea and the sea and sky;
the white band denotes peace and
purity.

10. Name: Honduras
Capital:
Tegucigalpa
Three horizontal bands of blue, white,
and blue, with five blue, five-pointed
stars arranged in an X pattern centered
in the white band; the stars represent
the members of the former Federal
Republic of Central America - Costa
Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
and Nicaragua; the blue bands
symbolize the Pacific Ocean and the
Caribbean Sea; the white band
represents the land between the two
bodies of water and the peace and
prosperity of its people.

11. Name:
Nicaragua
Capital:
Managua
Three horizontal bands of blue, white,
and blue with the national coat of arms
centered in the white band; the coat of
arms features a triangle encircled by the
words “REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA” on
the top and “AMERICA CENTRAL” on
the bottom; the banner is based on the
former blue-white-blue flag of the
Federal Republic of Central America; the
blue bands symbolize the Pacific Ocean
and the Caribbean Sea, while the white
band represents the land between the
two bodies of water.

12. Name: Panama
Capital: Panama City
Divided into four, equal
rectangles; the top quadrants
are white with a blue five-
pointed star in the center and
plain red; the bottom quadrants
are plain blue and white
with a red five-pointed star in
the center; the blue and red
colors are those of the main
political parties (Conservatives and Liberals respectively) and the white denotes peace
between them; the blue star stands for the civic virtues of purity and honesty,
the red star signifies authority and law.

13. Name: Puerto Rico
Capital: San Juan
Five horizontal bands of blue,
white, red, white, and blue,
with the coat of arms in a
white elliptical disk toward
the hoist side of the red band;
Costa Rica retained the earlier
blue-white-blue flag of Central
America until 1848 when, in
response to revolutionary
activity in Europe, it was decided to incorporate the French colors into the
national flag and a central red stripe was added; today the blue color is said to
stand for the sky, opportunity, and perseverance, white denotes peace,
happiness, and wisdom, while red represents the blood shed for freedom, as
well as the generosity and vibrancy of the people

14. South America
Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela

15. Name: Argentina
Capital: Buenos
Aires
Three horizontal bands of light blue, white,
and light blue; centered in the white band is
a radiant yellow sun with a human face
known as the Sun of May; the colors
represent the clear skies and snow of the
Andes; the sun symbol commemorates the
appearance of the sun through cloudy skies
on 25 May 1810 during the first mass
demonstration in favor of independence; the
sun features are those of Inti, the Inca god
of the sun.

16. Name:
Bolivia
Capital: La
Paz
Three horizontal bands of
red, yellow, and green with
the coat of arms centered
on the yellow band; red
stands for bravery and the
blood of national heroes,
yellow for the nation's
mineral resources, and
green for the fertility of
the land.

17. Name: Chile
Capital:
Santiago
Two horizontal bands of white
and red; a blue square the same
height as the white band; the
square bears a white five-
pointed star in the center
representing a guide to progress
and honor; blue symbolizes the
sky, white is for the snow-
covered Andes, and red
represents the blood spilled to
achieve independence

18. Name:
Colombia
Capital:
Bogotá
Three horizontal bands of yellow, blue, and
red; the flag retains the three main colors of
the banner of Gran Columbia, the short-
lived South American republic that broke up
in 1830; various interpretations of the colors
exist and include: yellow for the gold in
Colombia's land, blue for the seas on its
shores, and red for the blood spilled in
attaining freedom; alternatively, the colors
have been described as representing more
elemental concepts such as sovereignty and
justice (yellow), loyalty and vigilance (blue),
and valour and generosity (red); or simply
the principles of liberty, equality, and
fraternity

19. Name: Ecuador
Capital: Quito
Three horizontal bands of yellow, blue,
and red with the coat of arms
superimposed at the center of the flag; the
flag retains the three main colors of the
banner of Gran Columbia, the South
American republic that broke up in 1830;
the yellow color represents sunshine,
grain, and mineral wealth, blue the sky,
sea, and rivers, and red the blood of
patriots spilled in the struggle for freedom
and justice.

20. Name:
Paraguay
Capital
Asuncion
Three horizontal bands of red, white,
and blue with an emblem centered in
the white band; unusual flag in that
the emblem is different on each side;
the obverse bears the national coat of
arms (a yellow five-pointed star
within a green wreath capped by the
words “REPUBLICA DEL
PARAGUAY,” all within two circles);
the reverse bears a circular seal of the
treasury (a yellow lion below a red
Cap of Liberty and the words “PAZ Y
JUSTICIA” (Peace and Justice)); red
symbolizes bravery and patriotism,
white represents integrity and peace,
and blue denotes liberty and
generosity.

21. Name: Peru
Capital: Lima
Three vertical bands of red, white, and
red with the coat of arms centered in the
white band; the coat of arms features a
shield bearing a vicuna (representing
fauna), a cinchona tree (the source of
quinine, signifying flora), and a yellow
cornucopia spilling out coins (denoting
mineral wealth); red recalls blood shed
for independence, white symbolizes
peace.

22. Name: Uruguay
Capital:
Montevideo
Nine horizontal stripes of white, alternating
with blue; a white square in the upper corner
with a yellow sun bearing a human face known
as the Sun of May with 16 rays that alternate
between triangular and wavy; the stripes
represent the nine original departments of
Uruguay; the sun symbol evokes the legend of
the sun breaking through the clouds on 25 May
1810 as independence was first declared from
Spain. (Uruguay subsequently won its
independence from Brazil)

23. Name:
Venezuela
Capital
Caracas
Three horizontal bands of yellow, blue, and red
with the coat of arms on the hoist side of the
yellow band and an arc of eight white five-pointed
stars centered in the blue band; the flag retains the
three equal horizontal bands and three main colors
of the banner of Gran Colombia, the South
American republic that broke up in 1830; yellow is
interpreted as standing for the riches of the land,
blue for the courage of its people, and red for the
blood shed in attaining independence; the seven
stars on the original flag represented the seven
provinces in Venezuela that united in the war of
independence; in 2006, President Hugo Chavez
ordered an eighth star added to the star arc - a
decision that sparked much controversy.

24. Name: Spain
Capital:
Madrid
Three horizontal bands of red, yellow, and red
with the national coat of arms on the hoist side
of the yellow band; the coat of arms is quartered
to display the emblems of the traditional
kingdoms of Spain (clockwise from upper left,
Castile, Leon, Navarre, and Aragon) while
Granada is represented by the stylized
pomegranate at the bottom of the shield; the
arms are framed by two columns representing
the Pillars of Hercules, which are the two
promontories (Gibraltar and Ceuta) on either
side of the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar;
the red scroll across the two columns bears the
imperial motto of "Plus Ultra" (further beyond)
referring to Spanish lands beyond Europe; the
triband arrangement with the center stripe
twice the width of the outer dates to
the 18
th
century.

25. Flags and National Anthems
Argentina Bolivia
Chile
Colombia Costa Rica
Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador
Spain
Guatemala Honduras Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Puerto Rico
Uruguay Venezuela

26. Quizzes
Name the Country’s Flag
Locate the Country
Geography Practice

27. References
http://lmc.foxbay.k12.wi.us/bayside/lmc/spanish_harris/flags.htm
http://www.braser.com/spanish-information/spanish
-speaking-countries.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
http://www.learn-spanish-help.com/flags-of-spanish
-speaking-countries.html
http://www.national-anthems.net/south_and_north_america/
 Quiz Addresses _
http://www.purposegames.com/game/spanish
-speaking-countries-quiz
http://www.syvum.com/cgi/online/serve.cgi/quiz/flags/flags_spanish
.html?question_hide
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/South_America_Geography.htm