Columbus' Flag

16th Century Spanish Flag

The introduction of a flag in Puerto Rico can be traced to when Christopher Columbus landed on the islands shores and with the flag appointed to him by the Spanish Crown and claimed the island, which he named "San Juan Bautista", in the name of Spain. The Conquistadores under the command of Juan Ponce de Leon proceeded to conquer and settle the island. They carried as their military standard the "Spanish Expediton Flag". After the island was conquered and colonized, the official flag of the colony was the flag of Spain. Christopher Columbus (October 30, 1451? – 20 May 1506) was an explorer and trader who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached the Americas on October 12, 1492 under the flag of Castile. ... Conquistador (meaning Conqueror in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under Spanish rule between the 15th and 17th centuries. ... See also Agueybana Hayuya Jumacao Discoverer of the Americas Categories: People stubs | 1460 births | 1521 deaths | History of Puerto Rico | Conquistadores ...

Historical Flags of Puerto Rico

Once the Spanish armed forces established themselves on the island they began the construction of military fortifications such as La Fortaleza, Fort San Felippe El Morro, Fort San Cristobal and San Geronimo. The Spanish Army designed the "Burgundy Cross Flag" and adopted it as their standard. This flag flew wherever there was a military installation. La Fortaleza (or The Fortress in English) is the current residence of the Governor of Puerto Rico. ... Aerial view of El Morro. ...

Original Revolutionary Flag of Lares

The independence movement in Puerto Rico gained momentum with the liberation successes of Simon Bolivar and José de San Martín's in South America. In 1868, local independence leader Ramon Emeterio Betances urged Mariana Bracetti to knit a revolutionary flag using the flag of the Dominican Republic as an example. She knitted the flag with a yellow star in the left upper corner. The "Revolutionaty Flag of Lares" was used in the short lived rebellion against Spain in what became known as El Grito de Lares (The Cry of Lares). Image File history File links Bandera_de_Lares. ... Image File history File links Bandera_de_Lares. ... Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (July 24, 1783 – December 17, 1830) was a South American revolutionary leader. ... José Francisco de San Martín (25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850) was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the successful struggle for independence from Spain of the southern nations of South America. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Ramón Emeterio Betances (Image: Library of Congress) Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances (April 8, 1827 - September 18, 1898), born in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, was the main leader of the Grito de Lares revolution. ... Mariana Bracetti (1825-1903), born in the City of Añasco, Puerto Rico was a patriotic firm believer in the independence of Puerto Rico. ...

Historical Flags of Puerto Rico
1593 Spanish Expedition Flag	Burgundy Cross Flag (Spanish Military Flag)	1868 Lares Revolutionary Flag
Spanish Colonial Flag (1873 version)	Light Blue Triangle Puerto Rican Flag of 1892	Dark Blue Triangle Puerto Rican Flag (1954 - 1995)

In 1873, the Spanish Crown issued a new colonial flag for Puerto Rico. The new flag resembled the flag of Spain with the only difference that it had the Coat of Arms of Puerto Rico in the middle. This flag was used in the island until 1898, the year that the island became a possession of the United States under the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1898) as the aftermath of the Spanish-American War. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x800, 7 KB) The flag of Puerto Rico. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... The Treaty of Paris of 1898, signed on December 10, 1898, ended the Spanish-American War. ... Combatants United States and Cuban rebel forces Spain Casualties 2,446 combat dead or wounded (US only) Cubans and Filipinos not counted. ...

Francisco Gonzalo Marin is credited with designing the Puerto Rican Flag in 1892. He used the Cuban Flag as a model and inverted the colors in the flags triangle and stripes. He presented the flag in New York's "Chimney Corner Hall" a gathering place of independence advocates. The flag '"Puerto Rican Flag with the light blue triangle" soon came to symbolize the ideals of the Puerto Rican independence movement. It should be noted that some people believe that Manuel Besosa was the designer , based on a letter written by his daughter. The flag was banned by the Spanish Crown and later by the American insular government. The flag consists of 5 stripes that alternate from red to white. Three of the stripes are red with the other two being white. To the left of the flag is a light blue triangle that houses one white five-pointed star. Each parts of this flag have their own meanings. The three red stripes represented the blood from the brave warriors. The two white stripes represented the victory and peace that they would have after gaining independence. The white star represented the island of Puerto Rico. It was considered a crime and a felony to display the Puerto Rican flag in public. Lieutenant Francisco Gonzalo Marin a. ...

The 45 Star flag is the first U.S. Flag flown in Puerto Rico

From 1898 to 1954 the only flag permitted to be flown in the island was the American Flag. In 1954, Puerto Ricans were permitted to elect a governor. The newly elected governor Luis Muñoz Marin and his administration adopted the Marin version of the Puerto Rican flag, with the exception that the triangle was a dark blue resembling that of the United States, and proclaimed it the Official National Flag of Puerto Rico. In 1995, the Puerto Rican government approved a change in the tone of color in the triangle from dark blue to sky blue. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1520x800, 14 KB)US 45-star flag, (1896 - 1908) This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Jacobolus . ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1520x800, 14 KB)US 45-star flag, (1896 - 1908) This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Jacobolus . ... Flag ratio: 7:12; nicknames: Stars and Stripes, Old Glory The flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars... Order: 1st Democratically Elected Governor Term of Office: January 2, 1949–January 2, 1965 Predecessor: None Successor: Roberto Sánchez Vilella Date of Birth: Monday, February 18, 1898 Place of Birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico Date of Death: Thursday, April 30, 1980 Place of Death: San Juan, Puerto Rico First...

Puerto Rican Flag (1995 - present)

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Municipal Flags of Puerto Rico

Sun in Flag honors the Cacique Agüeybaná

Crown in flag pays tribute to Caciques

Each of the municipalities of Puerto Rico, which include the islands of Culebra and Vieques, have adopted a flag which represents the region and its people. The colors and designs very. Some flags contain a Coat of Arms or images of an object which is associated with the region such as a bird, animal or crop. In the case of Lares the flag adopted was the "Revolutionary Flag of Lares" with the only difference that the yellow star in the flag was changed to white. Caguas is the only City whose "Barrios" have their own flags. Culebra (meaning snake in Spanish) has several meanings: Most commonly, it refers to the island of Culebra, part of Puerto Rico. ... Vieques is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Lares is a small mountain town in Puerto Ricos central-western area. ... Caguas (founded in 1775) is a municipality located in the eastern central area of Puerto Rico. ...

Many of the municipal flags of Puerto Rico pay tribute to the Cacíques of the Taino tribes (the native Puerto Rican tribe) who ruled the island before the arrival of the Spaniards. The flag of Utuado for example has a Taino Sun in honor of the Supreme Taino Cacique Agüeybaná whose name means "The Great Sun". Other flags, such as San Germán's contain a castle which resembles a crown. The crown pays tribute to the local caciques who ruled the area. Cacique can mean: A cacique is a tribal chief in Latin America, particularly of the Spanish West Indies and Brazil from the 16th century. ... The Taíno are the pre-Hispanic Amerindian inhabitants of the Greater Antilles, which includes Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the Bahamas. ... Utuado is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... pato jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjoddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn marikitaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ... San Germán is the name of a city in south-west Puerto Rico, near Mayagüez and Cabo Rojo. ...

Flags of the municipalities of Puerto Rico

Adjuntas	Camuy	Fajardo	Juncos	Naguabo	San Lorenzo
Aguada	Canóvanas	Florida	Lajas	Naranjito	San Sebastián
Aguadilla	Carolina	Guánica	Lares	Orocovis	Santa Isabel
Aguas Buenas	Cataño	Guayama	Las Marias	Patillas	Toa Alta
Aibonito	Cayey	Guayanilla	Las Piedras	Peñuelas	Toa Baja
Añasco	Ceiba	Guaynabo	Loiza	Ponce	Trujillo Alto
Arroyo	Ciales	Gurabo	Luquillo	Quebradillas	Utuado
Arecibo	Cidra	Hatillo	Manati	Rincón	Vega Alta
Barceloneta	Coamo	Hormigueros	Maricao	Rio Grande	Vega Baja
Barranquitas	Comerio	Humacao	Maunabo	Sabana Grande	Vieques
Bayamón	Corozal	Isabela	Mayagüez	Salinas	Villalba
Cabo Rojo	Culebra	Jayuya	Moca	San Germán	Yabucoa
Caguas	Dorado	Juana Diaz	Morovis	San Juan	Yauco

Adjuntas is a small mountainside town in Puerto Rico. ... Camuy, Puerto Rico was founded in 1807. ... Fajardo is a small but popular city located on the north east coast of Puerto Rico. ... Juncos is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Nagüabo is a town of 23,753 inhabitants (Census 2000) in Puerto Rico. ... San Lorenzo (Spanish Saint Lawrence) is a town in eastern Puerto Rico. ... Aguada is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Canóvanas is a city in Puerto Rico, located in the north-east of the island. ... Florida is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Lajas is a small town located in Puerto Ricos southwest. ... Naranjito is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... San Sebastián is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Aguadilla is a small beach town in Northwest Puerto Rico. ... Image File history File links Carolina_flag. ... Carolina is a city located in the northern part of Puerto Rico, a short distance from San Juan. ... Lares is a small mountain town in Puerto Ricos central-western area. ... Orocovis is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Santa Isabel is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Aguas Buenas is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Image File history File links Cataño_flag. ... Bacardi factory, located in Cataño Nickname: El Pueblo que se negó a morir Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: None Location Location within the nation of Puerto Rico Government Country Puerto Rico Mayor Wilson Soto (PNP) Geographical characteristics Area 12. ... Guayama is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Las Marías is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Patillas is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Toa Alta is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Aibonito is a small mountain town in Puerto Rico. ... Cayey is a mountain town in central Puerto Rico. ... Image File history File links Guayanilla_flag. ... Guayanilla is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Las Piedras is a municipality in east Puerto Rico. ... Peñuelas, Puerto Rico is a town on the southern coast of the island of Puerto Rico. ... ToaBajaFlag File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Añasco is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Ceiba is a small town in northeast Puerto Rico. ... Guaynabo is a municipality in the northern part of Puerto Rico. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Ponce, the second largest city in Puerto Rico outside of the San Juan metropolitan area is named after the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. ... Trujillo Alto is a municipality of Puerto Rico that was founded in 1801. ... Arroyo is a municipality of United States Categories: Stub | Municipalities of Puerto Rico ... Ciales is a municipality of United States This article is a substub, the first step on the way to becoming a full article. ... Gurabo is a small town in Puerto Rico. ... Luquillo is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Quebradillas is a municipality of the island of Puerto Rico, located in the north-western shore. ... Utuado is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Image File history File links Arecibo flag File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Arecibo is a municipality in Puerto Rico named after the Taino Cacique Arasibo. ... Cidra is a municipality of United States Categories: Stub | Municipalities of Puerto Rico ... San José is the capital and largest city of the nation of Costa Rica. ... Manatí is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Rincón is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Vega Alta is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Barceloneta is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Coamo is a municipality in south central Puerto Rico, about 30 minutes away by car from Ponce. ... Hormigueros is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Maricao is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Río Grande is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Vega Baja is a city in north central Puerto Rico. ... Comer o is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Humacao is a quiet little town in Eastern Puerto Rico named after the Taino Cacique Jumacao. ... Maunabo is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Sabana Grande is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Image File history File links Vieques flag File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Vieques is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Bayamón (not to be confused with Bayamo, Cuba) is a city in northern Puerto Rico. ... Corozal is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Image File history File links Isabela_flag. ... The city of Isabela is located on the northwestern most tip of Puerto Rico. ... Image File history File links Flag of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Mayagüez is the third largest city of Puerto Rico. ... Salinas is a small Puerto Rican town near Ponce. ... Villalba is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Image File history File links Cabo_Rojo_Flag. ... // City nickname: El Pueblo de Cofresí Location Location within the nation of Puerto Rico Government Country Puerto Rico Mayor Santos Padilla Ferrer (PNP) Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 182. ... From tourism website File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Isla Culebra (Snake Island) is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico originally called Isla Pasaje and Isla de San Idelfonso. ... Image File history File links Jayuya_ban. ... Jayuya is a municipality of Puerto Rico named after the Taino Cacique Hayuya. ... Moca is a northwest municipality of Puerto Rico known as La Capital del Mundillo (The capital of lace) it was founded by Don José de Quiñónez on April 7, 1772. ... San Germán is the name of a city in south-west Puerto Rico, near Mayagüez and Cabo Rojo. ... YABUCOA, PUERTO RICO Yabucoa is known as La Ciudad del Azúcar, Yabucoa was founded in 1793. ... Image File history File links Caguas flag File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Caguas (founded in 1775) is a municipality located in the eastern central area of Puerto Rico. ... Dorado is a small touristic town in the northern coast of Puerto Rico, west of San Juan, Cataño, and Bayamon. ... Image File history File links Juana Diaz flag File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... City nickname: La Ciudad del Maví, La Ciudad del Jacaguas Location Location within the nation of Puerto Rico Government Country Puerto Rico Mayor Ramón A. Hernández Torres(PPD) Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 156. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... San Juan from space, July 1997 Nickname: The Walled City Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Yauco is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ...

Political Flags of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican Flag removed by a soldier after the 1950 Jayuya Uprising

Political flags in Puerto Rico are usually displayed in public during rallies, meetings or parades in show of political strength and unity. The three main political parties of Puerto Rico are the New Progressive Party which favors statehood and whose flag has a palm tree, the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico whose flag has the image of a Puerto Rican "Jibaro" (Farmer) and the Puerto Rican Independence Party whose flag has a white cross simbolizing Christianity and purity, on a green background which simbolizes "hope". The "Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Flag" was usually displayed by the Cadets of the Republic, also known as the Black Shirts (Camisa Negras) because of their black shirt and white trousers uniform. On occasions the Nationalists would also carried the "Puerto Rican Flag" with the light blue triangle which was outlawed. During the Jayuya Uprising the Nationalists placed the Puerto Rican Flag on top of the Town Hall building which was later taken down by a military soldier. Another political flag is that of the Macheteros (F.A.L.N.), an underground pro-independence group which believes and has often resorted to the use of violence. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico —or Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico (PPD) in Spanish— is a political party that stands for Puerto Rico to be a free associated state of the United States, which is also known as a commonwealth status. ... The Puerto Rican Independence Party (Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño (PIP) in Spanish) is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life, teachings, and actions of Jesus of Nazareth, known by Christians as Jesus Christ, as recounted in the New Testament. ... The Puerto Rican Nationalist Party was first organized on September 17, 1922. ... The Jayuya Uprising, also known as the Jayuya Revolt or El Grito de Jayuya, refers to the revolt against the Government of the United States in Puerto Rico which occurred on October 30, 1950 in the town of Jayuya, Puerto Rico. ...

Political Flags of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Governors Flag	New Progressive Party Flag (pro-statehood)	Popular Democratic Party Flag (pro-commonwealth)
Puerto Rican Independence Party Flag (pro-independence)	Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Flag (pro-independence)	Los Macheteros Flag (underground pro-independence movement)

Sports Flags of Puerto Rico

The Standard carried by Puerto Ricans at international sports events such as the Olympics, Pan-American Games, Central Games and the World Cup of Baseball is the Puerto Rican Flag. However, various sports associations have adopted flags which are also used during sports events. For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ...

Sports Flags of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Soccer Association	Puerto Rican Sailboat Federation	Nautic Club of Puerto Rico

See also

• List of flags
• Flag of Puerto Rico
• Francisco Gonzalo Marin

This is a list of all flags available here, mostly national and regional flags. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The flag of Puerto Rico consists of five equal horizontal bands of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bears a large, white, five-pointed star in the center. ... Lieutenant Francisco Gonzalo Marin a. ...

External link

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