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Encyclopedia > Coat of arms of Puerto Rico
Coat of Arms of Puerto Rico
Coat of Arms of Puerto Rico

The coat of arms of Puerto Rico were first granted by the Spanish Crown in 1511, and are the oldest arms still used in the New World. It was officially re-adopted by the Commonwealth government of Puerto Rico in 1976. Coat of Arms of the King of Spain King of Spain redirects here. ... Year 1511 (MDXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Frontispiece of Peter Martyr dAnghieras De orbe novo (On the New World). Carte dAmérique, Guillaume Delisle, 1722. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


On the shield, the green background represents the island's vegetation. The lamb (of God) and flag on the shield are those of St. John the Baptist, while the book with the seven seals on which the lamb sits represents the Book of Revelation, generally attributed to John the Evangelist. The border is made up of several different elements: castles and lions to represent Castile and León (Crown of Castile) and a flag with the arms of Aragon and Sicily (for the Crown of Aragon). The Cross of Jerusalem stands for the Kingdom of Jerusalem, whose succession rights passed to the Kingdom of Sicily, and henceforth to the Spanish Crown. The F and the arrows (Spanish: flechas) represent Ferdinand II of Aragon while the Y and the yoke (Spanish: yugo) represents Isabella (in Old Spanish = Ysabel) = Isabella I of Castile, who originally granted the arms. The Latin motto, "Joannes Est Nomem Ejus" (a quotation from the Vulgate of Luke 1:63), means "John is its name", as San Juan, or St. John, was the original name of the island. John the Baptist (also called John the Baptizer or John the Dipper) is regarded as a prophet by at least three religions: Christianity, Islam, and Mandaeanism. ... Visions of John of Patmos, as depicted in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. ... St John the Evangelist, imagined by Jacopo Pontormo, ca 1525 (Santa Felicita, Florence) John the Evangelist (d. ... Coat of arms Kingdom of Castile in the 15th century. ... Coat of arms Kingdom of León, 1030 Capital León Language(s) Mainly Latin and Astur-Leonese. ... The starting point of Crown of Castile can be considered when the union of the Kingdoms of Castile and Leon in 1230 or the later fusion of their Cortes (their Parlaments). ... Coat of arms The Kingdom of Aragon at its greatest extent, c. ... Flag The Kingdom of Sicily as it existed at the death of its founder, Roger II of Sicily, in 1154. ... Coat of arms of Aragon, 15th century The Crown of Aragon is a term used to refer to the permanent union of multiple titles and states in the hands of the King of Aragon. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... The kingdom of Jerusalem and the other Crusader states (in shades of green) in the context of the Near East in 1135. ... Flag The Kingdom of Sicily as it existed at the death of its founder, Roger II of Sicily, in 1154. ... For other uses of F, see F (disambiguation). ... Arrows Grand Prix International was a Formula One team active from 1977 to 2002. ... Ferdinand V of Castile & II of Aragon the Catholic (Spanish: , Catalan: , Aragonese: ; March 10, 1452 – January 23, 1516) was king of Aragon (1479–1516), Castile, Sicily (1468–1516), Naples (1504–1516), Valencia, Sardinia and Navarre and Count of Barcelona. ... For other uses of Y, see Y (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Yoke (disambiguation). ... Isabella I redirects here. ... For other uses, see Latins and Latin (disambiguation). ... The Vulgate Bible is an early 5th century version in Latin, partly revised and partly translated by Jerome on the orders of Pope Damasus I in 382. ... The Gospel of Luke (literally, according to Luke; Greek, Κατά Λουκαν, Kata Loukan) is a synoptic Gospel, and the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament. ...


Seal

All U.S. states employ a seal as their official emblem. A seal of Puerto Rico exists, but it has been replaced with the traditional coat of arms as the main emblem of the commonwealth. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...


See also

Puerto Rico Portal
This is a list of countries spanning more than one continent. ... World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas in an equal-area projection The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... This is a list of countries spanning more than one continent. ... Pacific redirects here. ...

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Puerto Rico - New World Encyclopedia (3887 words)
Puerto Rico is not ranked because it is a dependent territory of the United States.
Puerto Rico, officially Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico) is a self-governing unincorporated organized territory of the United States located east of the Dominican Republic in the northeastern Caribbean Sea.
In 1898, at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, Puerto Rico, being a colony of Spain, was invaded by the United States with a landing at Guánica.
Puerto Rico - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4378 words)
On July 25, 1898 at the outbreak of the Spanish–American War, Puerto Rico, being a colony of Spain, was invaded by the United States of America with a landing at Guánica.
Puerto Rico is composed of Cretaceous to Eocene volcanic and plutonic rocks, which are overlain by younger Oligocene to recent carbonates and other sedimentary rocks.
Puerto Ricans expressed their support for this measure in a 1951 referendum, which gave voters a yes-or-no choice for the commonwealth status, defined as a ‘permanent association with a federal union.’ A second referendum was held to approve the constitution, which was adopted in 1952.
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