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.
Aliases (1)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national flag
→
symbol of Puerto Rico → |
| adoptedAsNationalFlag |
1952
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| adoptedBy |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
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| associatedWithMovement |
Puerto Rican independence movement
→
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| blackAndWhiteVariantSymbolism |
protest against austerity and colonial status
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| category |
Flags of North America
→
National symbols of Puerto Rico → |
| country |
Puerto Rico
→
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| designedBy |
Puerto Rican Revolutionary Committee
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| designInspiredBy |
flag of Cuba
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| displayedWith |
flag of the United States
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| fieldType |
horizontal stripes
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| firstUnveiled |
1895
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| firstUnveiledLocation |
New York City
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| hasNumberOfStripes |
5
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| hasStar |
1
→
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| hasTriangle |
yes
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| hasVariant |
black-and-white resistance flag
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| orientationRelativeToCubanFlag |
colors inverted from Cuban flag
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| outlawedByLaw |
Gag Law (Ley de la Mordaza)
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| outlawPeriod |
1948–1957
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| politicalSymbolism |
symbol of Puerto Rican identity
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symbol of Puerto Rican nationalism → symbol of resistance to colonialism → |
| represents |
Puerto Rican culture
→
Puerto Rican heritage → Puerto Rican people → |
| standardProportion |
2:3
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| starColor |
white
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| starRepresents |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
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| starShape |
five-pointed star
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| statusInUSContext |
official territorial flag recognized by the United States
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| stripeColorPattern |
red-white-red-white-red
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| stripesRepresent |
three red stripes represent the blood that nourishes the government branches
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two white stripes represent individual liberty and the rights of man → |
| triangleColor |
blue
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| trianglePosition |
hoist side
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| triangleRepresents |
three branches of government
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| useCriminalizedUnderGagLaw |
displaying the flag was punishable by imprisonment
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| usedOn |
Puerto Rican government institutions
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official documents of Puerto Rico → public buildings in Puerto Rico → |
| usesColors |
blue
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red → white → |
| wasOnceOutlawed |
yes
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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La Borinqueña
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associatedWith |
|
Puerto Ricans
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|
culturalSymbol |
|
Puerto Rican independence movement
→
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hasSymbol |
|
Flags of North America
("Flag of Puerto Rico")
→
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includesFlagOf |
|
Estelada
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inspiredBy |
|
Puerto Rico
→
|
nationalSymbol |
|
Puerto Rican coat of arms
("Flag of Puerto Rico")
→
|
usedAlongside |