Flag of Puerto Rico
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 has a large, white, five-pointed star in the center.
Name | Current flag of Puerto Rico |
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Name | (1892 Flag version with light blue tone) |
Name | (1952–1995 flag version with dark blue tone) |
Use | Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign |
Design | Five equal horizontal bands of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; a blue (tone of blue may vary) isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bears a large, white, five-pointed star in the center. |
The flag was created in 1892. In 1952, the flag became the official national flag of Puerto Rico.
Flag Of Puerto Rico Media
A statue of Mariana Bracety Cuevas knitting the Puerto Rican flag is located in Añasco barrio-pueblo.
Puerto Rican Revolutionary Committee(standing L-R) Manuel Besosa, Aurelio Méndez Martínez, and Sotero Figueroa (seated L-R) Juan de M. Terreforte, D. Jose Julio Henna and Roberto H. Todd
The Puerto Rican flag was removed by a soldier during the Jayuya Uprising of October 1950.