San Remo

Republic of San Remo República de San Remo (Spanish) República de Sanremo (Portuguese)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Deus lo vult" (Latin) God wants it
Location of San Remo
Capital and largest city	Rhea
Official languages	Spanish, Portuguese, Latin
Demonym	San Remano/a
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President	Juan García Aragón
• Vice President	Horacio Domingo Elizondo
Establishment
• Independence from Spain	19 February 1785
• Republic	5 July 1889
Area
• Total	111,296 km2 (42,972 sq mi)
Population
• 2013 estimate	10,267,340
• Density	92.3/km2 (239.1/sq mi)
Currency	Peso (COP)
Date format	DD/MM/YYYY
Drives on the	right
Internet TLD	.sr

San Remo, officially the Republic of San Remo, is a sovereign state, located on the northern continent of Internatia. The capital is Rhea, the largest city of the country by both land area and population. San Remo is bordered by Sockistan to the northwest, Anselmsuusonia to the east, Kosma to the southeast and by the sea to the north and the southwest.

History

Pre-San Remo

San Remo was already inhabited in 10,000 BC. It was a part of the Roman Empire during the ancient Roman civilization and it existed of different kingdoms during the Middle Ages. An important city was San Remo, founded on 13 August 489 and named after St. Remigius.

Flag of San Remo as a part of the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves (1336-1585).

Portuguese domination

The history of modern San Remo started when king Afonso IV of Portugal encouraged maritime commerce and ordered the first explorations. San Remo, that existed of different kingdoms in the 14th century, was conquered by the Portuguese in 1336. The kingdoms were formed into one territory and joined the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves (Portuguese: Reino de Portugal e dos Algarves) on 25 April 1336. The territory was named Overseas Province of San Remo (Portuguese: Província Ultramarina de Sanremo), after the city of San Remo. The city of San Remo became the capital of the territory.

Flag of the Kingdom of Aragón (1505-1598).

Reino de Aragón

The Overseas Province of San Remo had problems in the late 15th century when movements in the south of the territory wanted independence. In 1498 the southern departments (the current Astralia and Amadora) of San Remo claimed independence. The leader of the rebel movements, Sancho Bernardo, proclaimed himself Sovereign Prince of Aragón (Portuguese: Príncipe Soberano de Aragón). On 10 December 1505 the Portuguese crown recognized the independence and raised the status of Aragón to a kingdom on the condition that Portuguese would remain the official language. Sancho Bernardo became King Sancho I of the Kingdom of Aragón (Portuguese: Reino de Aragón). The city of San Remo became the capital of the Kingdom of Aragón. Vila Nova, a city that became more important for the Portuguese colonists during the 15th century, became the new capital of the Overseas Province of San Remo, that, although it didn't include the city of San Remo anymore, kept its name.

Flag of the Viceroyalty of León as a Spanish overseas territory (1580-1785).

Spanish domination

The relations between the Kingdom of Aragón and the Overseas Province of San Remo were good. The political situation was stable, until 1580. On 30 May 1580 the eastern departments of the Overseas Province of San Remo (the current departments Sonia, Castilla, Magdalena, Penedés, Caracas and León) were conquered by the Spanish crown. Rhea became the capital of the Viceroyalty of León (Spanish: Virreinato de León), the newly formed Spanish colonial jurisdiction, and the official language became Spanish. In 1582 the northern departments (the current Montoyá and Boyacá) joined the Viceroyalty of León, giving it full access to the northcoast.

The Overseas Province of San Remo, that existed of the current departments Montana, Almeida and Gondomar after 1582, lost access to the sea, which led to political instability and economic stagnation. The last parts of the Overseas Province of San Remo were finally conquered by Spain in 1585, making an end to 249 years of Portuguese domination. The Kingdom of Aragón lost from Spain, after several clashes, in 1598 and became a part of the Viceroyalty of León.

The Viceroyalty of León became an important territory for Spain because of its strategic position. The territory had access to two seas and therefore was an important military base of the Spanish empire. The area was (and is) well-endowed with minerals and energy resources. It was a source of income when the Spanish crown had financial problems at the end of the 17th century.

Independence

After a long struggle and several civil wars, San Remo finally became independent on 19 February 1785. Radboud I became king of the Kingdom of San Remo (Spanish: Reino de San Remo; Portuguese: Reino de Sanremo).

In 1889 king Ferdinand II of San Remo abdicated the throne and San Remo became a republic on 5 July 1889.

Geography

Administrative divisions

San Remo is divided into 13 departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. departamento).

Sport

Internatian Games

San Remo sent athletes to the first Internatian Games in Madakia, Tikata. The first San Reman medal ever was won by cyclist Lieuwe Westra in the Men's road time trial.

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Gold	Lieuwe Westra	I Madakia	Cycling	Men's road time trial
Bronze	Marianne Vos	I Madakia	Cycling	Women's road race

National flag

The national flag of San Remo is a tricolor flag. The horizontal fesses are bands of equal size in the colours, from top to bottom, yellow, orange and green. The flag proportions (width:length) are 2:3.

The flag was created during the struggle for independence from Spain. The colours were intended to symbolise the following: the yellow colour is the national colour and stands for the sun, but also for optimism and pleasure, the orange stands for the land and its fertility and the green stands for hope (which played an important role in the struggle for independence).

Scheme	Yellow	Orange	Green
RGB	(255,255,0)	(237,126,0)	(0,153,0)
HTML	FFFF00	ED7E00	009900

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of San Remo is based on Christianity, the religion of the country. The coat of arms features a picture of the defeat of Satan by the Archangel Michael. At the top there are two Angels looking down at the event. Between the Angels is the cross of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, a Roman Catholic order of knighthood. The national motto "Deus lo vult" (God wants it) on the coat of arms became an important sentence during the struggle for independence, but moreover it represents the will of a person to worship the will of God and to accept his own destiny.