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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puerto Rican flag canonical | 7 |
| Flag of Puerto Rico | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national flag
ⓘ
symbol of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| adoptedAsNationalFlag | 1952 ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Puerto Rico
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Puerto Rico
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Flag of Puerto Rico
this entity surface form:
Flag of Puerto Rico
this entity surface form:
Flag of Puerto Rico