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image by Ivan Sache, 30 December 2020
Colegio Militar Decroly, located in Sincelejo (Sucre), was operated until
1997, as Gimnasio Decroly, by Virginia Gómez de Ãlvarez and Antonio Ãlvarez
Agudelo.
Colegio Militar Decroly was approved by Resolution No. 23 issued on
6 May 1997 by the Departmental Secretariate of Education and Resolution No. 791
issued on 25 February 1998 by the Ministry of National Defense. Classes started
on 1 February 1998.
The school is named for the Belgian pedagogue and
psychologist Ovide Decroly (1871-1932)
The flag of Colegio Militar
Decroly is blue with the school's coat of arms in the center.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xp_m_OMuzY
Institutional video
Ivan Sache, 30 December 2020
image by Ivan Sache, 9 October 2018
Colegio Militar General Agustin Codazzi is located in borough Chapinero,
Palmira (Valle del Cauca Department). Agustin Codazzi (1793-1859), of Italian
origin, fought in Bolivar's army. Made Colonel by the Venezuelan government, he
published a famous Atlas of the Venezuelan Provinces and subsequently moved to
Colombia.
The flag of Colegio Militar General Agustin Codazzi is
horizontally divided white-green.
http://www.cmagustincodazzi.com/escudo-bandera-e-himno/
School website
White represents purity, peace and integrity of the cadets, who are dynamic
in the conquest of personal excellence. Green represents hope, life, love for
progress, commitment to the service of others, as well as preservation of the
natural, historical, spiritual and cultural heritage.
http://www.cmagustincodazzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MANUAL-A%c3%91O-LECTIVO-2017-2018-UNICO.pdf
Manual de Convivencia (Article 15.1.b)
Ivan Sache, 9 October 2018
image by Ivan Sache, 19 October 2018
Colegio Militar General Gustavo Matamoros D'Costa is located in Cúcuta (Norte
del Santander Department). The school is named for General Gustavo Matamoros
D'Costa (1928-1984), Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Colombia and
Minister of Defense (1984).
The flag of Colegio Militar General Gustavo
Matamoros D'Costa, reflecting the school's thought and philosophy, is composed
of three horizontal stripes, arranged in equal proportions, from top to bottom,
yellow, blue and green.
Yellow represents the intellectual and behavioral
resources taught to the students by the school to educate new men for a better
Colombia. Blue represents the oceans and rivers and the sky, which are protected
and watched by the armed forces (Army and Air Force); the students should be
aware of the adequate use and preservation of these resources, which are part of
our natural environment. Green represents military education, offered to the
students by the school with the support of our glorious national army in three
grades (9th, 10th and 11th); it also represents hope placed by Colombia into the
future generations ("to educate new men for a better Colombia").
https://www.colmilmatamorosdcosta.edu.co/index.php/quienes-somos/simbolos
School website
Ivan Sache, 19 October 2018
image by Ivan Sache, 30 December 2020
"Colegio Militar 'General Pedro Nel Ospina'" was founded on 24 August 1998 in
Medellín by the local section of ACORE, an association of retired members of the
Colombian armed forces. Classes started on 25 January 1999 and the institute was
recognized by the Ministry of National Education on 10 December 1998 (Decree No.
2180) and 22 January 2001 (Decree No. 0077).
The institute is named after General Pedro Nel Ospina (1858-1937), Governor of
Antioquia (1918-1920) and President of the Republic of Colombia (1922-1926).
During his tenure, Colombia was awarded 25 millions USD by the USA to compensate
for the loss of Panamá. Ospina was the first President in the world to use an
airplane for an official travel.
Ivan Sache, 13 January 2004
The flag of Colegio Militar General Pedro Nel Ospina is dark red with the
school's emblem in the center.
The eagle is a symbol of perseverance,
honor and spirit.
The scroll is the cloak that covers and protects the
military and academic ideals.
The 13 stars represent the 13 theological,
cardinal and military virtues.
The motto reads "Discipline, Responsibility,
Order and Solidarity".
http://www.colmilgpno.edu.co/Web_pageadd/index/Quienes_somos;
COLMIGPNO
website
Ivan Sache, 30 December 2020
image by Ivan Sache, 19 October 2018
Colegio Militar Inocencio Chincá was established on 29 November 1969 in
Sogamoso (Boyacá Department) by Colonel Guillermo Plazas Olarte. The school is
named for Sergeant Inocencio Chincá, who died in Tibasosa in the aftermath of the
battle of Vargas Swamp (25 July 1819), a decisive step to the independence of
New Granada.
Ivan Sache, 19 October 2018
The flag of Colegio Militar Inocencio Chincá is horizontally divided
red-green-black.
Red represents blood shed during he battle of Vargas Swamp.
Green represents the purity of mind, the resources of the soil and the virtues
of the cadets.
Black represents Artillery.
https://colegiomilitarchinca.wordpress.com/author/saulo3/
School website
Photo
https://colegiomilitarchinca.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/img_3994.jpg
Ivan Sache, 30 December 2020
image by Ivan Sache, 30 December 2020
indoor variant, from https://www.colmiljosemariacordoba.edu.co/simbolos-institucionales
Colegio Militar José María Córdoba, located in Medellín (Antioquia). is named
for José María Córdova / Córdoba (1799-1829), a hero of the wars of
independence. On 12 February 1820, he defeated the Royal troops in Chorros
Blancos, ending the Spanish rule over Antioquia. He participated to the battle
of Pichincha in 1822 and to the battle of Ayacucho in 1824; his decisive
contribution to the victory earned him the nickname of "Hero of Ayacucho". Back
to Antioquia, he organized an uprising against Bolívar's dictatorship, being
eventually killed in El Santuario.
The flag of Colegio Militar José María Córdoba
is horizontally divided red-green with the school's emblem in the
center.
The coat of arms is designed following the rules of heraldry, in
proportions 6:5. If features in the center the Colombian flag superimposed by a
book, for the school's academic component, and a crossed gun and sword, for the
school's military component.
https://www.colmiljosemariacordoba.edu.co/simbolos-institucionales
School website
Photo
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f161b_9387e1648b4743e6b54a71797c888f3a~mv2.jpg
Ivan Sache, 30 December 2020
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Source: https://www.colmiljosemariacordoba.edu.co/simbolos-institucionales
image by Ivan Sache, 9 November 2010
Liceo Social Compartir was founded in Soacha (Department of Cundinamarca) on
3 December 1991 (Decree No. 2752) by Walter A. Medina Roldan. On 24 December
2007 (Decree No. 5871), the Ministry of National Defense granted to the
institute the status of pre-military school, reflected in the amended name of
Colegio Militar Liceo Social Compartir.
The flag of Colegio Militar Liceo Social Compartir, as shown on photos available
on the institute's website, is divided white-black by the descending diagonal,
with the institute's badge in the middle.
The badge of Colegio Militar Liceo Social Compartir is made of a shield bordered
in white and divided red-black by a white descending diagonal stripe. The red
part is charged with a fortress, while the black part is charged with a white
inkwell and quill and a white open book with a red binding. The shield is
surmounted by a plume in the national colors. A white scroll with the institute's
motto "VERDAD Y SABIDURIA" (Truth and Knowledge) is placed below the shield. The
whole is placed on a white disk bordered by a black ring charged with the white
lettering "COLEGIO MILITAR" (top) / "LICEO SOCIAL COMPARTIR" (bottom), separated
by two yellow stars.
Source:
http://www.colegiomilitarsocialcompartir.com/galeria/ - "Nuestro
Colegio" & "Nuestros simbolos" galleries
Ivan Sache, 9 November 2010
image by Ivan Sache, 30 December 2020
Colegio Militar Manuel Murillo Toro has campuses in Bogotá, Valledupar
(Cesar) and Girardot (Cundinamarca).
The flag of Colegio Militar Manuel
Murillo Toro is horizontally divided black-white-orange.
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&;v=amHYUTzHAUY
Black is a
symbol of modesty, discretion and prudence.
White is a symbol of purity,
limpidity, peace, sincerity, faith and integrity.
Orange is the symbol of
energy, heath, enthusiasm, felicity, attraction, creativity, determination,
success and stimulus.
http://colmilmurillotoro.edu.co/bandera.html
School website
image by Ivan Sache, 30 December 2020
The flag is also used with the school's emblem in the center.
Photos
http://www.colmilmurillotoro.edu.co/images/img_4693-crop-u5153.jpg?crc=4223313066
http://www.colmilmurillotoro.edu.co/images/img_4863.jpg?crc=247457955
The circular shape of the shield represents God, who has his center in all
parts, representing unity and absolute perfection.
The circle is a symbol of
the sky in relation to the earth and of the spiritual in relation to the
material.
Golden yellow is a symbol of nobleness, splendor, prosperity,
magnanimity, constancy, wealth, power and light.
Orange is a symbol of
tenacity and resistance. It represents enthusiasm, felicity, attraction,
creativity, determination, success and stimulus.
Black is a symbol of power,
elegance, formality, authority and force.
The sword recalls that the
cadets, when graduated, are awarded a replica of the sword of Simon Bólivar, as
an example of balance, justice and peace.
The two signal flags, as the
emblem of Communications, are united by a burning torch, symbolizing the source
of knowledge and wisdom.
The crossed cannons are the emblem of Artillery.
http://colmilmurillotoro.edu.co/escudo.html
School website
Ivan Sache, 30 December 2020
image by Ivan Sache, 30 December 2020
"Colegio Militar Simon Bólivar was founded in January 1977 in Bogotá by
Colonel Camilo Acevedo Vélez (d. 1984).
The symbols of the school are
prescribed in Article 7 of the Manual de Convivencia, dated 2018
The flag
is 1.5 m x 2 m, divided into three horizontal stripes of 0.50 m each, vermilion
red-white-black.
Red represents the glorious infantry and its skills, force,
victory, daring and ardor.
White represents purity, integrity, obedience,
firmness and vigilance, that is every good soldier's skills.
Black represents
steel, war, honesty, discipline and the force of will.
https://docplayer.es/84834251-Colegio-militar-simon-bolivar.html;
Manual de
Convivencia
Photo
https://conexioncapital.co/distrito-revisa-el-cierre-del-colegio-militar-simon-bolivar
Ivan Sache, 30 December 2020
image by Ivan Sache, 30 December 2020
The flag is also used with
the school's coat of arms in the center.
Photo
https://docplayer.es/84834251-Colegio-militar-simon-bolivar.html
Manual de
Convivencia, p. 11
The shield is of Swiss shape, recalling the country of
the infantry instructors. It features on a plain white field a lion rampant
gules holding a sword argent pointing upwards.
The white field means the
cadets' purity of mind and body.
Gules represents the glorious infantry and
its skills, force, victory, daring and ardor.
The lion and sword mean force,
vigilance, authority, rule, majesty and bravery. The sword means justice,
obedience and submission to the government power in charge of defense and
education.
Photo
https://conexioncapital.co/distrito-revisa-el-cierre-del-colegio-militar-simon-bolivar/
Ivan Sache, 30 December 2020
image by Ivan Sache, 30 December 2020
Instituto Militar Aquileo Parra was established on 22 February 1974 in Bogotá
by General Landazabal Reyes and Dr. Dimas Rincón Parra. The school was approved
by Resolution No. 9,130 issued on 5 June 1979 by the Ministry of National
Education and Resolution No. 1,584 approved on 21 April 1977 by the Ministry of
National Defense.
The school is named for Aquileo Parra (1825-1900), 13th
President of the United States of Colombia (1876-1878).
http://militaraquileoparra.edu.co/
School website
The flag of Instituto Militar Aquileo Parra is red
with a white disk charged with a black emblem.
Red represents the power of
transformation present in everyone.
White represents the ethical beauty and
the alumni honor.
The black symbol is an abstraction of the words "Love" and
"Live", which, together with "Power" and "Life", supply a balance between
exigency and individual understanding of everyone.
http://militaraquileoparra.edu.co/emblemas-y-simbolos/
School website
Photo
http://militaraquileoparra.edu.co/wp-content/uploads/photo-gallery/383847_2641770281594_756326718_n.jpg
Ivan Sache, 30 December 2020
