One of the first things I saw here was the Puerto Rico flag, so I decided to do some research about it. Here is what I learned:
The beginning
of a flag for Puerto Rico is traced back to about 1492 when Christopher
Columbus landed on the shore of a new island with a Spain flag, later he named
it San Juan Boutista. Later on he wrote that his captains had used two flags
each with a “f” and an “Y” for king Ferdinand and Isabella. The first idea of a
flag design was mostly based on The flag of the Dominican Republic. The materials
were mostly provided by one man named Eduvigis Bueuchamp Sterling and was knit
by Mariana Brocett. The flag had the Layton cross, dividing the flag into four
different sections, with one half red which is the blood poured by the heroes
of the rebellion and the other half blue with a star which stands for liberty
and freedom. The flag was soon after the national flag of the Republic of
Puerto Rico.
The last and final variation of the flag was exceptionally well
crafted and took a lot of time to construct. The “District of Puerto Rico’s
flag was first officially used on December 22, 1895. The flag was later used as
a rally and a symbol to represent them breaking off from Spain’s rule. It was
soon after as a national symbol and in 1898 it became a mark of independence to
all U.S citizens. In about 1901 Puerto Rico finally broke off of Spain’s rule
and after that was U.S territory. Then 30 years later in was adopted by the
nationalists party and 22 years later it officially became the national flag. The
new flag had five alternate red and white stripes with a single white, five point
star inside a blue triangle. The white star stands for the common wealth of
Puerto Rican citizens, while the equilateral triangle stands for the branches
of the government. The three white stripes stand for the blood that feeds the government
and the two red stripes stand for the rights of man and the freedom in the
U.S.A.
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