Tuesday, 15 November 2016

The Flag Company Inc And Puerto Rico Flag

By Alexander Black


The design of the Commonwealth flag reflects the close ties that bound the Cuban and Puerto Rico patriots in the 19th century for the flag which waves over the Capital of San Juan is the Cuban flag color reversed.

It wasn’t until the Spanish â€" American Revolution, July the 25th 1898 to be exact, that Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the Americans. By then though the Puerto Rican flag had already been designed and was in use.

The Puerto Rican flag was first designed in 1892 by the members of the Puerto Rican Revolutionary Committee. After the United States annexed the territory of Puerto Rico, the national flag's use was banned from 1898 to 1952. The flag was adopted as the official flag of Puerto Rico in 1952.

The Puerto Rican flag consists of 5 alternate red and white stripes. On the left of the flag is a single white five-pointed star resting in a blue triangle. The symbolism is explained thus.

Designed in 1890 the five-pointed white star represents the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, whilst the three sided triangle signifies the three branches (executive, legislative and judicial) of the republican government. The three red stripes show the blood that feeds the three branches and the two white signify the rights of man and the freedom of the individual.

There is a barrage of cheap and inferior Puerto Rico flags being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Some flags are cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods of printing do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flags. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Puerto Rico future.




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