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The flag of Cuba was adopted on May 20, 1902. Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... Image File history File links FIAV_111111. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Birth of the flag

The Cuban flag's origins date from 1849, when various movements to liberate Cuba from Spanish rule emerged, mainly among Cuban exiles in the United States. Anti-Spanish Cuban exiles under the leadership of Narciso López adopted a flag suggested by the poet Miguel Teurbe Tolón. His design incorporates three blue stripes, representing the sea that surrounds the island of Cuba, and two white stripes symbolizing the purity of the patriotic cause. The red triangle stands for the blood shed to free the nation. The white star in the triangle stands for independence. López carried this flag in battle at Cárdenas (1850) and Playitas (1851). Although Lopez was not victorious, this was the first instance of the flag being raised in Cuba. Narciso López (1797-1851) // Life in Venezuela, Cuba, and Spain Narciso López was a born in Caracas, Venezuela to a wealthy merchant family. ... For other uses, see Blue (disambiguation). ... White is the color of things that reflect light of all parts of the visible spectrum equally and are not dull (see grey). ... Red may be any of a number of similar colours at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... Cárdenas (San Juan de Dios de Cárdenas) is a town in Matanzas Province, Cuba, about 150 km (75 mi) east of Havana. ...

Subsequent use of the flag

Flag flying in rural Cuba

In April 1869, Narciso Lopez's flag was designated the national banner by the Congress of the Republic of Cuba in Arms. After the United States seized Cuba from Spain during the Spanish-American War, the Stars and Stripes flew from January 1, 1899, until independence was granted. On May 20, 1902, the Cuban national flag was hoisted as a symbol of independence and sovereignty. It has been used ever since, remaining unchanged after the Cuban Revolution of 1959. During the revolution, Cuban president Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement created a party flag equally divided in red and black, usually in horizontal stripes and often with inscriptions, which is often flown on public buildings. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1536x2048, 653 KB) Flagge von Kuba, 2004, aufgenommen mit Minolta Dimage Z1 Source: selbstfotografiert von Manuel Dohmen File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Flag of Cuba Metadata... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1536x2048, 653 KB) Flagge von Kuba, 2004, aufgenommen mit Minolta Dimage Z1 Source: selbstfotografiert von Manuel Dohmen File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Flag of Cuba Metadata... Combatants Image:US 45 05:40, 8 December 2006 (UTC)$$$@ United States Republic of Cuba First Philippine Republic Spain Commanders Nelson A. Miles William R. Shafter George Dewey Máximo Gómez Emilio Aguinaldo Patricio Montojo Pascual Cervera Casualties 379 U.S. dead; considerably higher although undetermined Cuban and Filipino... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Cuban Revolution refers to the revolutionary war in Cuba culminating in the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista’s government on January 1, 1959 by the 26th of July Movement and other revolutionary elements in the country. ... Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born on August 13, 1926) is the current President of Cuba but on indefinite medical hiatus. ... Flag of the The Cuban Revolution The 26th of July Movement (Spanish: Movimiento 26 de Julio) was the revolutionary organization led by Fidel Castro that in 1959 overthrew the Fulgencio Batista regime in Cuba. ...

See also

The flag of Cuba influenced the design of the flag of Puerto Rico; the blue and red are reversed and the dimensions are 3:2. Flag of Puerto Rico (1995 - present) Flag of Puerto Rico (1952 - 1995) Pro-independence Flag (1892) The Flag of Puerto Rico was designed in 1894. ...

The flag of Cuba influenced the design of the flag of the Philippines as Cuba's revolution against Spain inspired, to some degree, the Philippine Revolution. Flag ratio: 1:2 The national flag of the Philippines features an eight-rayed sun and three stars, all in gold, on a white equilateral triangle on the mast. ... Combatants Filipino independence movement Spanish Empire Commanders Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Aguinaldo Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines Strength 80,000 soldiers unknown Casualties unknown unknown The Philippine Revolution (1896—1898) was a conflict between the Spanish colonial regime and the Katipunan, which sought independence for the Filipinos. ...

The flag of Cuba also influenced the design of the "Lone Star flag" (Estelada) of the Catalan movement for independence from Spain; the numerous Catalan residents in Cuba during the independence process added a blue triangle with a white star to the national flag to design a battle flag for the independence movement in Catalonia.
To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Catalans are an ethnic group or nation concentrated within Spains autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as other adjacent and nearby Mediterranean areas including Andorra, Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and Catalunya Nord in France. ... The Catalans are an ethnic group or nation concentrated within Spains autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as other adjacent and nearby Mediterranean areas including Andorra, Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and Catalunya Nord in France. ... Anthem: Els Segadors Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Spanish, Catalan, and Aranese Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 6th  32,114 km²  6. ...

A national flag is a flag that symbolises a country and that can usually be flown by citizens of that country. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... This gallery of sovereign-state flags shows the flags of sovereign states in the list of sovereign states. ... This gallery of sovereign state coats of arms shows the coat of arms of sovereign states in the list of sovereign states. ... This overview contains the flags of dependent territories. ... This overview shows the coat of arms of dependent territories. ... This overview contains the flags of self-proclaimed states that have declared their independence, exert control over (at least part of) the claimed territory and population, but have not been acknowledged as independent states by the international community at large. ... This overview contains the coats of arms of self-proclaimed states that have declared their independence, exert control over (at least part of) the claimed territory and population, but have not been acknowledged as independent states by the international community at large. ... This article is intended as a list of flags from micronations - that is, unrecognised statelike entities that are largely or wholly ephemeral in nature. ... This overview contains the coats of arms of micronations, self-proclaimed statelike entities that are largely or wholly ephemeral in nature. ... This gallery contains the flags of states that were (at least de facto) independent in the past. ...

External links

• Cuba at Flags of the World
• Cuba Flags — A historical insight into the flag and emblems of Cuba