"United States flag with the red and white stripes are noted as well such as the flag of Malaysia and the flag of Liberia, the latter of which was an American resettlement colony. Many other similarities may be found among current national flags, particularly if inversions of colour schemes are considered, e.g., compare the flag of Senegal to that of Cameroon and Indonesia to Poland. Also the Flag of Italy and the Flag of Hungary uses the same colours, in the same order, only the direction differs (the Italian flag is vertical and the Hungarian flag is horizontal) National flag"
"Canary Islands where the mojo was invented. Also, Canarian ropa vieja is the father to Cuban ropa vieja through Canarian emigration. Gofio is a Canarian food also known by Cubans, along with many other kinds. The flag of Cuba is red, white and blue and was first adopted by Narciso López on a suggestion by the poet Miguel Teurbe Tolón. The design incorporates three blue stripes, representing the three provinces of the time (Oriente, La Habana, and Pinar del Río), and two white stripes symbolizing the purity of the patriotic cause. The red triangle stands for the blood shed to"
"free the nation. The white star in the triangle stands for independence. Narciso López, Miguel Teurbe Tolón, José Aniceto Iznaga Borrell, his nephew José Maria Sánchez Iznaga, Cirilo Villaverde y Juan Manuel Macías, designed the flag of Cuba and swore to fight to the death for Cuban independence from Spain. Cubans Cubans or Cuban people (), are the inhabitants, citizens of Cuba, and people born in Cuba. Cuba is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds. As a result, some Cubans do not treat their nationality as an ethnicity but as a citizenship with various"
"thickness of its two minor rays. The golden sun is not exactly in the center of the triangle but shifted slightly to the right. This flag is waved when having ceremonies. The shade of blue used in the flag has varied over time, beginning with the original color ""lazuli Rosco"". The exact nature of this shade is uncertain, but a likely candidate is the blue of the Cuban flag, which a theory says influenced the flag's design. Specifications for the flag's colors with shades matching those used in the American flag were adopted by the National Historical Institute in 1955."
"Coat of arms of Cuba The Cuban coat of arms is the official heraldic symbol of Cuba. It consists of a shield, in front of a fasces crowned by the Phrygian cap, all supported by an oak branch on one side and a laurel wreath on the other. The coat of arms was created by Miguel Teurbe Tolón and was adopted on April 24, 1906. It is the only coat of arms of a currently socialist country that does not use any communist symbolism. The shield is divided into three parts: The shield is supported by an oak branch on"
"and blue coastal waters. The triangle represents the three branches of government. Finally, it is also believed by some that it was Lola Rodríguez de Tió who suggested that Puerto Ricans use the Cuban flag with its colors reversed as the model for their own standard. The color of the Cuban flag's blue stripes, however, were a darker shade of blue, according to Professor Martí. Even though the local newspaper ""El Imparcial"" on January 17, 1948, stated that Vélez Alvarado was the ""Prócer Que Creó Bandera Patria"" (The Father of the Puerto Rican Flag) it may never be known who"
"Flag of Colombia The national flag of Colombia symbolizes Colombian independence from Spain, gained on July 20, 1810. It is a horizontal tricolour of yellow, blue and red. The yellow stripe takes up the top half of the flag and the blue and red take up a quarter of the space each. It is a triband flag with horizontal bands colored yellow, blue and red. Vertically the yellow occupies 50% and the other 50% is shared by the blue and red colors in equal proportion. The horizontal stripes (from top to bottom) of yellow, blue and red tricolor have a"
"red star. In both designs the lone star motif means Catalan independence. The 3rd Article of the provisional Constitution of the Catalan Republic, written and approved in 1928 in Cuba by the ""Assemblea Constituent"" (Constituent Assembly) of Catalan separatism, specifically provided that the official flag of the Catalan Republic should consist of four red bars on a yellow field, superimposed with a white five-pointed star in a blue triangle. The star in the flag comes from the early days of nationalism, the lone star symbolising national freedom and independence. Cuba's fight for its independence was watched closely by the Catalanists"
"the Cuban archipelago and the other on the North American mainland. Earlier versions included the Cuban motto, ""Patria o Muerte"" (Homeland or Death), while later versions include the Cuban colours above, a wreath below, and the words ""Orden Playa Girón"" (Order of Playa Girón). The reverse depicts the coat of arms of Cuba and the wording ""Consejo de Estado"" and ""República de Cuba"" (Council of State, Republic of Cuba). The first recipient was the cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who travelled to Cuba to receive the award on 26 July 1961, the Day of the National Rebellion, from President Osvaldo Dorticos, just"
"a notable rise of Cuban nationalism. A number of independence conspiracies took place during the 1820s and 1830s, but all failed. Among these were the ""Expedición de los Trece"" (Expedition of the 13) in 1826, the ""Gran Legión del Aguila Negra"" (Great Legion of the Black Eagle) in 1829, the ""Cadena Triangular"" (Triangular Chain) and the ""Soles de la Libertad"" (Suns of Liberty) in 1837. Leading national figures in these years included Félix Varela and Cuba's first revolutionary poet, José María Heredia. In 1826, the first armed uprising for independence took place in Puerto Príncipe (Camagüey Province), led by Francisco"
"President Ferdinand Marcos ordered the colors restored to the original light blue and red of the Cuban flag in 1985, but this was immediately rescinded after the 1986 People Power Revolution that removed him from power. For the 1998 independence centennial celebrations, the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines (RA 8491) was passed, designating royal blue as the official variant. The flag's colors are specified by Republic Act 8491 in terms of their cable number in the system developed by the Color Association of the United States. The official colors and their approximations in other color spaces are listed"
"It wasn't adopted as the national flag of the proclaimed Catalan Republic (2017), the legitimacy of which was disputed; instead the Senyera flag was used. The flag dates from the early 20th century; it was most probably designed in 1918 by Vicenç Albert Ballester i Camps. It came from combining the traditional four red stripes over a yellow field of the ""Senyera"" with a blue triangle at the hoist containing a five-pointed white star, inspired by the flags of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Later designs combine the ""Senyera"" with a yellow triangle at the hoist containing a five-pointed"
"a sun rising over the sea - which symbolizes the position of Cuba in the Gulf, between the two Americas, amidst the emergence of a new state. The blue and white stripes, down the left hand side, represent the situation of the island, in terms of its division into states, in the colonial period. Down the right hand side, a Cuban country scene is dominated by a royal palm"". Coat of arms of Cuba The Cuban coat of arms is the official heraldic symbol of Cuba. It consists of a shield, in front of a fasces crowned by the Phrygian"
"Flag of Mexico The flag of Mexico () is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red with the national coat of arms charged in the center of the white stripe. While the meaning of the colors has changed over time, these three colors were adopted by Mexico following independence from Spain during the country's War of Independence, and subsequent First Mexican Empire. The form of the coat of arms was most recently revised in 1968, but the overall design has been used since 1821, when the First National Flag was created. Red, white, and green are the colors of"
"tribanded flag from other tribanded European flags. The flag chosen as civil ensign or for Merchant Marine use, meanwhile, consisted of five stripes of yellow-red-yellow-red-yellow, in proportions 1:1:2:1:1. On 14 April 1931, the monarchy was overthrown and replaced by the Second Spanish Republic. The regime change was symbolized by a new tricolor flag, red, yellow and murrey (), instead of the previous red and yellow bicolor, considered, at the time, monarchist. The purported aim of the murrey strip was to represent Castile and León in the flag's colours, as the existing red and yellow represented the territories of the former"
"National Historical Commission of the Philippines) and may last until June 30. Flag of the Philippines The National Flag of the Philippines () is a horizontal flag bicolor with equal bands of royal blue and scarlet, and with a white, equilateral triangle at the hoist. In the center of the triangle is a golden-yellow sun with eight primary rays, each representing a Philippine province. At each vertex of the triangle is a five-pointed, golden-yellow star, each of which representing one of the country's three main island groups—Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, the central star originally referred to Panay. A unique feature"
"It was remembered by the Republican Party, which opposed the Brazilian Imperial Government, and adopted unofficially as the flag of the state. It has been the official state flag since 1963. The flag's Latin inscription, ""Libertas quæ sera tamen"", means ""Freedom albeit late"", and was the motto of the Inconfidência Mineira, which fought for Minas' independence from Portugal in the 18th century. The phrase was taken from Virgil's ""Eclogues"", Eclogue 1. The triangle is said to represent God as a Trinity, and the three ideals of the French Revolution: ""Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité."" The colors were chosen for their revolutionary meaning:"
"Flag of Quindío Department The Flag of the Department of Quindío, Colombia, is a tricolour featuring three vertical bands of green, yellow, and purple. It was designed by Solita Lozano de Goméz, who also designed the Coat of arms of the Department of Quindío. The green band on the far left of the flag symbolizes the department's natural vegetation and agricultural activities. The yellow band in the middle symbolize the department’s contribution to the economy of Colombia. And the purple band on the right of the flag is an expression of maturity. Purple is the color of the coffee bean"
"Colombia is the Flag of Colombia with the Coat of arms of Colombia in the centre inside a circle with a red border, used by all the services. These flags also carry medals and decorations attached to the flag. The MFC and the NPC also uses unit regimental colours and battle colors, that differ accordingly per service. All of them are gold fringed. Cuba's military colours under the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces tend to follow a mix of the Soviet and US practice, as the Flag of Cuba is treated as a National Colour. The Mexican Armed Forces use the"
"to the Flag's white), representing liberty, equality, and fraternity, which were ideals of the Revolution. The stars at the corners of the triangle represent the three major island groups of Luzón, Visayas and Mindanao. At the center of the coat-of-arms is a Sea-lion, which is derived from the coat-of-arms of the City of Manila granted by Philip II of Spain in 1596. It has the upper half of a lion, and the lower half and curled tail of a fish. The Sea-lion as a heraldic device ultimately comes from the lion on the coat-of-arms of Castile and León; since the"
"ratio of 2:1:1. It—together with that of Ecuador, also derived from the flag of Gran Colombia—is different from most other tricolor flags, either vertical or horizontal, in having stripes which are not equal in size. (Venezuela, whose flag is also derived from the same source, opted for a more conventional tricolor with equal stripes). The official colors have not yet been established by law. However, it is recommended to use the following: According to the current interpretation, the colors signify: Although, the flag has other representatives such as blue for loyalty and vigilance, red for victory of battles for Colombian"
"Flag of the Philippines The National Flag of the Philippines () is a horizontal flag bicolor with equal bands of royal blue and scarlet, and with a white, equilateral triangle at the hoist. In the center of the triangle is a golden-yellow sun with eight primary rays, each representing a Philippine province. At each vertex of the triangle is a five-pointed, golden-yellow star, each of which representing one of the country's three main island groups—Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, the central star originally referred to Panay. A unique feature of this flag is its ability to indicate a state of war"
"Germany. In the 1801 plan for an army to liberate Spanish America, which he submitted unsuccessfully to the British cabinet, Miranda requested the materials for ""ten flags, whose colours shall be red, yellow and blue, in three zones."" However, the first flag was not raised until March 12, 1806, in Jacmel, Haiti, during his ill-fated expedition to Venezuela. Flag of Colombia The national flag of Colombia symbolizes Colombian independence from Spain, gained on July 20, 1810. It is a horizontal tricolour of yellow, blue and red. The yellow stripe takes up the top half of the flag and the blue"
"the same colours utilized in the flag of Ethiopia, the oldest independent country in Africa and the only nation other than Liberia to remain independent during the Scramble for Africa. Flag of the Republic of the Congo The national flag of the Republic of the Congo consists of a yellow diagonal band divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner, with a green upper triangle and red lower triangle. Adopted in 1959 to replace the French Tricolour, it was the flag of the Republic of the Congo until 1970, when the People's Republic of the Congo was established. The new regime"
"first displayed (in paper form) on 8 September 1961. It combined the blue and white colours of the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Province of Canary Islands) with the blue and yellow colours of the Province of Las Palmas. The colours of the flag as specified by the Canarian Government are the following: <br> ""*Assumed to be pure white due to it not being specified exactly."" Flag of the Canary Islands The flag of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands is a vertical tricolour of three equal bands of white, blue, and yellow. The state flag includes the"
"Flag of the Canary Islands The flag of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands is a vertical tricolour of three equal bands of white, blue, and yellow. The state flag includes the Coat of arms of the Canary Islands in the central band; the civil flag omits this. The designs were made official by the Statute of Autonomy of the Canarian Autonomous Community (Organic Law 10/82) on 16 August 1982. The tricolour flag has its origins in the ""Canarias Libre"" movement of the 1960s. It was designed by Carmen Sarmiento and her sons Arturo and Jesus Cantero Sarmiento, and"
"on Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, which were formerly inhabited by the Guanches, an ancient Berber people. The flag is composed of blue, green, and yellow horizontal bands of the same height, and a Tifinagh letter ""yaz"" or ""aza"". Each colour corresponds to an aspect of Tamazgha, the territory inhabited by Berbers in North Africa: The ""yaz"" (ⵣ) symbolizes the ""free man"", which is the meaning of the Berber word ""amazigh"", the Berbers' own name for themselves (endonym). It is in red, the colour of life, and also the colour of resistance. The Berber flag thus symbolizes the entire"
"de Asunción), each side of this tricolour flag contains a horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue with the National Emblem centered on the white band. The emblem on the obverse side is the national coat of arms of Paraguay: a yellow five-pointed star surrounded by a green wreath of palm and olive leaves tied with ribbons of the colour of the stripes, and capped by the words (""Republic of Paraguay"" in Spanish), all within two concentric circles). The colours of the flag are believed to be inspired from the flag of France to show independence and liberty, and the"
"Flag of Spain The flag of Spain (), as it is defined in the Spanish Constitution of 1978, consists of three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, the yellow stripe being twice the size of each red stripe. Traditionally, the middle stripe was defined by the more archaic term of ""gualda"", and hence the popular name ""rojigualda"" (red-weld). The origin of the current flag of Spain is the naval ensign of 1785, ""Pabellón de la Marina de Guerra"" under Charles III of Spain. It was chosen by Charles III himself among 12 different flags designed by Antonio Valdés y Bazán"
"when it is ready to be picked, coffee being the department's most important product. Flag of Quindío Department The Flag of the Department of Quindío, Colombia, is a tricolour featuring three vertical bands of green, yellow, and purple. It was designed by Solita Lozano de Goméz, who also designed the Coat of arms of the Department of Quindío. The green band on the far left of the flag symbolizes the department's natural vegetation and agricultural activities. The yellow band in the middle symbolize the department’s contribution to the economy of Colombia. And the purple band on the right of the"
"of the Caribbean Community was chosen and approved in November 1983 at the Conference of Heads of Government Meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The original design by the firm of WINART Studies in Georgetown, Guyana was substantially modified at the July 1983 Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government. The flag was first flown on 4 July 1984 in Nassau, Bahamas at the fifth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government. The flag features a blue background, but the upper part is a light blue representing sky and the lower, a darker blue representing the Caribbean Sea."
"de Yauco"" revolt. The use and display of the Puerto Rican flag was outlawed and the only flags permitted to be flown in Puerto Rico were the Spanish flag (1492 to 1898) and the American flag (1898 to 1952). In 1952, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico adopted the 1895 flag design as its official standard. The color of the triangle that was used by the administration of Luis Muñoz Marín was the dark blue. In 1995, the government of Puerto Rico issued a regulation regarding the use of the Puerto Rican flag titled: ""Reglamento sobre el Uso en Puerto Rico"
"vertical tricolor of green, white, and red with the national coat of arms charged in the center of the white stripe. While the meaning of the colors has changed over time, these three colors were adopted by Mexico following independence from Spain during the country's War of Independence. The colors of the flag originated from the banner of the Army of the Three Guarantees, which lasted from 1821 until 1823. Originally, the colors had the following meanings: However, the meaning of the colors changed because of the secularization of the country, which was spearheaded by President Benito Juárez. The new"