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In the pre-Hispanic Andean world the concept of flags did not exist, it did not belong to their historic context". "The official use of the wrongly called 'Tawantinsuyu flag' is a mistake. The National Academy of Peruvian History has stated on the topic: María Rostworowski, a Peruvian historian known for her extensive and detailed publications about Peruvian Ancient Cultures and the Inca Empire, said about this: "I bet my life, the Inca never had that flag, it never existed, no chronicler mentioned it". Although commonly believed in Peru to be a flag of the Incan Empire, the oldest known rainbow flag dates back only to 18th century and was used by Túpac Amaru II during his pro-indigenous revolt against the Spanish. According to the Bible, God first created the rainbow as a sign to Noah that there would never again be a worldwide flood, also known as the Rainbow covenant.Īndean indigenism File:Banner of the Qulla Suyu.svgĬurrent flag of the city of Cusco, wrongly associated with the Inca Empire.Ī flag with a seven-striped rainbow design is used in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador as a symbol of native peoples, and is anachronistically associated with Tawantin Suyu, or Inca territory.
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The choice of the rainbow in the form of a flag harkens back to the rainbow as a symbol of biblical promise. In the German Peasants' War of the 16th century, the rainbow flag together with the peasants' boot ("Bundschuh") was used as the sign of a new era, of hope and of social change. The Thomas Müntzer statue in the German town of Stolberg also shows him holding a rainbow flag in his hand. He is often portrayed with a rainbow flag in his hand. The reformer Thomas Müntzer (1489–1525) connected socially revolutionary claims with his preaching of the gospel. Rainbow flags in various cultures and movements Reformation 1.14 Patriots of Russia political party (2005).1.11 LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Pride (1978).1.5 First Armenian Republic proposal (1919).
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1 Rainbow flags in various cultures and movements.