Puerto Rican flag

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The Puerto Rican flag is a red, white, and blue banner featuring five horizontal stripes and a single white star within a blue triangle, symbolizing the island’s identity and political history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national flag
symbol of Puerto Rico
adoptedAsNationalFlag 1952
adoptedBy Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
associatedWithMovement Puerto Rican independence movement
blackAndWhiteVariantSymbolism protest against austerity and colonial status
category Flags of North America
National symbols of Puerto Rico
country Puerto Rico
designedBy Puerto Rican Revolutionary Committee
designInspiredBy flag of Cuba
displayedWith flag of the United States
fieldType horizontal stripes
firstUnveiled 1895
firstUnveiledLocation New York City
hasNumberOfStripes 5
hasStar 1
hasTriangle yes
hasVariant black-and-white resistance flag
orientationRelativeToCubanFlag colors inverted from Cuban flag
outlawedByLaw Gag Law (Ley de la Mordaza)
outlawPeriod 1948–1957
politicalSymbolism symbol of Puerto Rican identity
symbol of Puerto Rican nationalism
symbol of resistance to colonialism
represents Puerto Rican culture
Puerto Rican heritage
Puerto Rican people
standardProportion 2:3
starColor white
starRepresents Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
starShape five-pointed star
statusInUSContext official territorial flag recognized by the United States
stripeColorPattern red-white-red-white-red
stripesRepresent three red stripes represent the blood that nourishes the government branches
two white stripes represent individual liberty and the rights of man
triangleColor blue
trianglePosition hoist side
triangleRepresents three branches of government
useCriminalizedUnderGagLaw displaying the flag was punishable by imprisonment
usedOn Puerto Rican government institutions
official documents of Puerto Rico
public buildings in Puerto Rico
usesColors blue
red
white
wasOnceOutlawed yes


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