Saturday, October 22, 2016

History of the Puerto Rican Flag

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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