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This is a list of official symbols of Puerto Rico. Symbol or Emblem. Type Symbol Date Image Flag: Flag of Puerto Rico: 1952 [1] Seal: Seal of Puerto Rico: 1976 [1]
Use: Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign: Proportion: 2:3: Adopted: December 22, 1895; 129 years ago () by pro-independence members of the Revolutionary Committee of Puerto Rico exiled in New York City; members identified colors as red, white, and blue but did not specify color shades; some historians have presumed members adopted light blue shade based on the light blue flag of the ...
According to the Archivo Digital Nacional de Puerto Rico (ADNPR) (National Digital Archive of Puerto Rico), the flag, considered to be La Coronela (military flag), the most important flag that was used by the first company commanded by the colonel of the armies, was captured in 1868 by Spanish Captain Manuel Iturriaga, who led the repression of ...
The coat of arms of Puerto Rico was first granted by the Spanish Crown on November 8, 1511, making it the oldest heraldic achievement in use in the Americas. [1] The territory was seized from Spain and ceded to the United States as a result of the Treaty of Paris that put an end to the Spanish–American War in 1899, after which two interim arms were adopted briefly.
Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Corozal, Puerto Rico.svg: Coat of arms: Corozal esc.png * Culebra: Flag: Flag of Culebra (Puerto Rico).svg: Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Culebra, Puerto Rico.svg Escudo de armas de Culebra, Puerto Rico.svg (has wrong colors) Coat of arms of Culebra (Puerto Rico).png and others * Dorado: Flag: DoradoFlag.svg Dorado.gif
Pages in category "National symbols of Puerto Rico" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The coquí is an unofficial national symbol of Puerto Rico; there is a Puerto Rican expression that goes, "Soy de aquí, como el coquí", which translates to "I'm from here, like the coquí." [ 2 ] Characteristics
The Puerto Rican parrot is the only remaining native parrot in Puerto Rico and, as its current population is currently estimated at 58-80 and around 300 in captivity, is one of the 10 most critically-endangered species in the world.