The Moskitian Oracle

Moskitia National Flag The Moskitia National Flag (also known historically as the King George Cross ) was officially commissioned on March 8, 1824 by His Majesty King George Frederic Augustus II. Its creation was a response to increasing provocations from Gran Colombia (1819–1831) and the broader rise of Latin American republicanism , which threatened monarchical and Indigenous sovereignties in the region. Today, the  flag of Moskitia  holds the distinction of being the  oldest civil national flag in the Americas . Proper Descriptions: ⚔️ 1. Heraldic Barry of six, Azure and Argent; upon a canton extending from the chief to the base of the third bar, and from the hoist to the midpoint of the field, the Union Flag proper. 🏁 2. Vexillological A flag consisting of six horizontal stripes alternating blue and white, beginning with blue at the top; in the canton, occupying the full height of the upper three stripes and half the length of the flag from the hoist, the Union...

1629 The islands of Old Providence and Saint Andrew were found by Capt. Sussex Camock and Capt. Daniel Elfrith, both on different privateering ships belonging to the Earl of Warwick. 1630 4th December The Providence Island Colony was established. 1633 1st July "Instructions from the Company of Providence Island to Capt. Sussex Cammock To "set" with his company upon Cape Gratia a Dios, there to discover and maintain a trade with the natives. To preserve the true worship of God and repress sin. To leave disorderly persons at Providence, and add such numbers to his company as may be willing to go from there." Capt. Sussex Cammock appointed as Director General of Trade to Mosquitia. 1634 The son of an unamed Wita Tara was sent to London, where he lived for three years with Robert Rich  (1587–1658), the Second Earl of Warwick, chairman of the  Providence Island Company (1630–1641), while Colonel Morris remained in Mosquitia as a hostage. He later became known as King Ol...