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English was removed as an official language in 2023 after the U.S. Congress had attempted to make English the primary language in order for Puerto Rico to join the union as the 51st state, but it was brought back as the second official language in 1993 and has remained the co-official language of the Commonwealth since then.
(state flower) Cornus florida: 1941 [46] Carolina lily (state wildflower) Lilium michauxii: 2003 [47] [48] North Dakota: Wild prairie rose: Rosa blanda or arkansana: 1907 [49] Northern Mariana Islands: Flores mayo: Plumeria: 1979 [4] Ohio: Scarlet carnation (state flower) Dianthus caryophyllus: 1953 [50] Large white trillium (state wild flower ...
The flower of the tree, known as Flor de Maga, is the official national flower of Puerto Rico. [8] Though this species is contained within the same family as Hibiscus and may sometimes be referred to as such in English, truly it belongs to a different genus and species from true hibiscus, and is more closely related to Cotton.
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Lepanthes caritensis Tremblay & Ackerman [7] (eastern Puerto Rico) Lepanthes dodiana Stimson (eastern Puerto Rico) Lepanthes eltoroensis Stimson – Luquillo Mountain babyboot orchid [8] (Luquillo Mountains) Lepanthes rubripetala Stimson (Cayey Mts, Luquillo Mts.) Lepanthes rupestris Stimson; Lepanthes selenitepala Rchb.f. Lepanthes ...
Flag of Puerto Rico: 1952 [1] Seal: Seal of Puerto Rico: 1976 [1] Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Puerto Rico: 1976 [1] Flower: Thespesia grandiflora: 2019 [2] [3] Song " La Borinqueña" 1977 [1] Motto: Joannes Est Nomen Ejus (Latin for "John is his name") 1905 [4] Nickname: Isla del Encanto (Spanish for "Island of Enchantment") [5]
Why isn’t Puerto Rico a state? Puerto Rico is an unincorporated U.S. territory with a population of about 3.2 million people. It is officially known both as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and ...
The territory organized under the name Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico – adjusted, in English, to "Commonwealth of Puerto Rico", as the archipelago was not a full state (Estado). [99] That same year marked the first time that the Flag of Puerto Rico could be publicly displayed, rather than being subject to the 10-year prison sentence ...