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image by Dov Gutterman, 6 August 2002
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On 7 July 1838, President of the Republic Vicente Rocafuerte
(1783-1847, President in 1834-1839) founded in Quito a military
college. Close and reopened in the next decades by different
presidents, the college was eventually reestablished on 11
December 1899 by General Eloy Alfaro (1842-1912, President in
1897-1901 and 1906-1911), considered as the modernizer of the
Ecuadorian army. In 1937, President Federico Páez (1876-1974,
President in 1935-1937) added "Eloy Alfaro" to the name
of the college.
Ivan Sache, 8 February 2009
Based on www.comil.edu.ec.
Dov Gutterman, 6 August 2002
The flag of the institute, according to a photo
available on the website of the institute showing it flying
together with a red triangular flag, is diagonally divided
yellow-black by the ascending diagonal, with the emblem of the
institute in the middle.
Yellow represents the constancy, brightness and resource of the
spirit of the cadets.
Black represents sobriety, definition and modesty in their acts.
The emblem
of the institute [3] is made of a light blue shield, representing
the limpid, still and optimist sky, with a yellow map of Ecuador
inscribed with the name of the country in black capital letters
and charged with a hand holding the torch of science, truth and
culture. A yellow scroll bears the motto of the institute in
black letters, "SOLO VENCIENDOTE VENCERAS". The shield
has a yellow border bearing the name of the institute in black
letters. The shield is surmounted by a helmet argent with a red
grid and three feathers in the national colours, yellow, blue and
red.
Ivan Sache, 8 February 2009