The flag of the Galapagos Islands shows three horizontal stripes in green, white and blue. The colors of the flag seem to have deep regional roots and seem to be old, supposedly they go back to an in 1861 on the islands founded Republic of San Cristóbal.
1535 · the Spanish discover the Galápagos Islands, They are first called "Islas Encantadas", the "Enchanted Islands", in the 18th century slowly arises the name "Galápagos Islands"
The islands were discovered in 1535 – although rather accidentally on the occasion of a shipwreck – but they had not been re-discovered so fast, because of the here occurring difficult currents and winds, the islands arised due to the inaccurate navigation "elsewhere". So they were called "Islas Encantadas", the "Enchanted Islands". In the 18th century the name Galápagos Islands became popular. The origin of the name is difficult to explain, the translation of the name means "Milk-Peak Islands". The name is of Greek origin and goes back to the two words "gala" and "pagos": "milk" and "peaks". This can be explained by the view of the with guano covered crags, and the in this way described appearance of the islands.
