Flag of Bahia

Not to be confused with the "bloody arm" flag flown at the Presidio La Bahía in the U.S. state of Texas.

Flag of Bahia

Use	Civil and state flag
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	11 June 1960
Design	Four alternating horizontal stripes of equal length in white and red; in the upper hoist-side canton, a white triangle on a blue field

The flag of Bahia is one of the official state symbols of the Brazilian state of Bahia. The current flag was introduced on June 11, 1960.

History

Early flags

During the Revolt of the Tailors, the revolutionaries adopted the following flag which would have become the flag of the Baiano Republic had the revolution been successful.[1]

Flag of the 1798 Revolt of the Tailors.

Modern flag

The Bahian physician, Dr. Deocleciano Ramos, presented the flag while serving as a representative during a meeting of the Republican Party in Salvador on May 25, 1889.^[citation needed] The flag was adopted as the party's flag the following day.[2]

The flag is strongly influenced by the Flag of the United States, along with a triangle evocative of Freemasonry, which was already adopted during the unsuccessful 1789 separatist movement of Inconfidência Mineira. The colors red, white, and blue had also appeared during the 1798 Bahian slave rebellion of the Revolt of the Tailors, also known as the Bahian Conspiracy and lately the Revolt of Buzios.^[citation needed]

The flag was officially adopted by governor Juracy Magalhães, with Decree No. 17628 of June 11, 1960.^[citation needed]

Related flags

• 
  Flag of the Guanais Federation [pt].^[citation needed]
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  Flag of the Bahian Republic during the Sabinada (1837–1838).^[citation needed]
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  Unofficial flag of the Bahia province [pt] (until 1889).^[citation needed]
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  Alternative design of the Bahian flag, commonly used during the First Brazilian Republic (1889–1930).^[citation needed]

References

1. Ribeiro 1933a, p. 132–135.
2. Ribeiro 1933b, p. 154.

Bibliography

• Ribeiro, Clóvis (1933a). "VIII. Bandeiras De Revoluções" [VIII. Flags Of Revolutions]. Brazões E Bandeiras Do Brasil [Banners and Flags of Brazil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). pp. 131–149.
• Ribeiro, Clóvis (1933b). "IX. Bandeiras de Estados e Cidades" [IX. Flags of States and Cities]. Brazões E Bandeiras Do Brasil [Banners and Flags of Brazil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). pp. 151–170.