List of municipal flags of Puerto Rico

This is a list of municipal flags of Puerto Rico. There are 78 municipal flags in Puerto Rico, one for each municipality. The region and the people of each municipality are represented by the flags which, in most cases derive their symbolism from the region's Coat of Arms.

The Sun in the flag of Utuado honors the Cacique Agüeybaná

Background
Main article: List of Puerto Rican flags

Each of the municipalities of Puerto Rico, including the islands of Culebra and Vieques, have adopted a flag which represents the region and its people. The colors and designs may vary. Some flags contain a coat of arms or images of an object associated with the region, such as a bird, animal, or crop. In the case of Lares, in 1952, the town Municipal Assembly adopted the "Revolutionary Flag of Lares" (the first Puerto Rican flag) as their official flag.[1] The barrios of the municipality of Caguas also have their own flags.[2]

Many of the municipal flags of Puerto Rico pay tribute to the Cacíques of the Taíno tribes (the native Puerto Rican tribe) who ruled the archipelago before the arrival of the Spaniards and who were the rulers of the land where the town now stands. The flag of Utuado for example has a Taino Sun in honor of the Supreme Taino Cacique Agüeybaná whose name means "The Great Sun".[3] Other flags, such as San Germán's, contain a mural crown. The crown pays tribute to Spain and the Spanish who settled the area.[4]

Municipal flags of Puerto Rico

See also

References
  1. Banderade Lares Archived 2010-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Barrios" Flags - Overview, Flags of the World, Retrieved Feb. 25, 2009
  3. Flag of Utuado Archived 2016-04-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish), City of Utuado, Feb. 26, 2009
  4. San German, Flags of the World, Retrieved Feb. 27, 2009

Primary sources
  • Act No.1, Approved July 24, 1952.
  • Regulations on the Use of the Puerto Rico flag. Núm. 5282, August 3, 1995 (in Spanish)
  • Mapas, Escudos y Banderas de Puerto Rico (in Spanish) (Actualized ed.). Puerto Rico: Láminas Latino. 2007.
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