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Montserrat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (843 words) |
 | Montserrat's Georgian-era capital city of Plymouth was destroyed and two-thirds of the island's population forced to flee abroad due to the eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano that began on July 18, 1995. |
| Montserrat was populated by Arawak and Carib peoples when it was claimed by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage for Spain in 1493, naming the island 'Santa María de Montserrat'. |
| Montserrat is a British overseas territory (formerly a crown colony). |
| flag of Barceloneta (Puerto Rico) flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de (432 words) |
| There are evident connections between the flag of Barceloneta and one of the variant previous flags of Barcelona, Spain. |
| The flag is a rectangular adaptation of the former Coat of Arms, as are its colors, with the variation of omitting the flowers of "guajana" (sugar cane flower) and that the blazon's gold and silver are substituted by yellow and white, respectively. |
| Another flag with heavy Catalan inspiration is the flag of the San Lorenzo. |
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