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by Pascal Gross, 31 October 2000
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The city was established on July 29, 1525
Source:
https://www.santamarta.gov.co/historia
It is currently a "Distrito"
(English: District) with its full denomination being "Distrito Turístico,
Cultural e Histórico de Santa Marta" (English: Tourist, Cultural and Historical
District of Santa Marta) according to "Artículo 328 de la Constitución
Política de Colombia, 1991" (Article 328 of the
Political Constitution of Colombia, 1991),
https://www.funcionpublica.gov.co/eva/gestornormativo/norma.php.
The current flag is horizontally divided white over light blue.
Both
the flag and the arms were officially adopted on July 29, 1951.
Sources:
https://bitacorasamaria.blogspot.com/2008/05/historia-del-escudo-e-himno-de-santa.html
https://www.facebook.com/groups/329918001214991/posts/1553981855475260 and
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escudo_de_Santa_Marta
Esteban Rivera, 23 February 2026
images located by Esteban Rivera, 23 February 2026
magsm.gif)
image
located by Jairo Alonso Méndez Méndez, 21 September
2004
from www.santamarta.gov.co,
The current arms (in JPG format) is located here:
https://www.santamarta.gov.co/sites/default/files/path126.png?fid=10347,
source: https://www.santamarta.gov.co/vive-en-santa-marta/simbolos
Esteban Rivera, 23 February 2026
Issued 1572
1magsm.jpg)
image located by Esteban Rivera, 23 February 2026
Source:
https://heraldry-wiki.com/wiki/Santa_Marta
Issued on December 22, 1774
2magsm.jpg)
3amagsm.jpg)
images located by Esteban Rivera, 23 February 2026
Sources:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escudo_de_Santa_Marta and
https://bitacorasamaria.blogspot.com/2008/05/historia-del-escudo-e-himno-de-santa.html
Officially adopted version
4magsm.jpg)
image located by Esteban Rivera, 23 February 2026
Source: https://www.santamarta.gov.co
