Los Altos

Republica del Sexto Estado de los Altos
1838–1840, 1848

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• Meaning/Origin of the Flag

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• History

• Origin of the Country's Name

Flag

National flag,
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Source, by: Flags of the World

Meaning/Origin of the Flag

Los Altos was a member of the Centalamerican Federation, and used its own flag. It showed three horizontal stripes in blue, white and blue.

Source: Flags of the World, Volker Preuss

Area: ca. 10.800 square miles, roughly the present provinces: Huehuetenango, San Marcos, Quiché, Totonicapán, Sololá, Quetzaltenango, Retalhuleu, Suchitepéquez

Inhabitants: unknown

Capital: Quetzaltenango

official Language: Spanish

Currency: unknown

Time Zone: GMT – 6 h

Source: Wikipedia (DE)

History

13th of January in 1838 · José Rafael Carrera Turcios conqueres Guatemala City and takes over in the Republic of Guatemala

2nd of February in 1838 · the southwestern provinces of Guatemala separate as "Republica del Sexto Estado de los Altos" from Guatemala and join the Central American Confederation

January 1840 · José Rafael Carrera Turcios reoccupies Los Altos and affiliates it back to Guatemala

1848 · Los Altos is again independent for a short time

Source: Wikipedia (D)

Origin of the Country's Name

"Republica del Sexto Estado de los Altos" means translated: "Republic of the Sixth State of the Highlands". With the 'Sixth State' Los Altos is meant as the sixth member of the Central American Confederation.

Source: Volker Preuss

Los Altos

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Flag

Meaning/Origin of the Flag

Numbers and Facts

History

Origin of the Country's Name