Where was the Puerto Rican flag designed and invented?

Question

What concepts were used to develop this island political parties? Who were the pioneers to design and make the Puerto Rican flag?

Answer 1

Two hours along and this question is unanswered. Where are all the Freakin' Ricans. I expect more Civic Pride from Puerto Ricans!!!! That said The Puerto Ricans adopted a flag as a revolutionary symbol against the oppression of their Spanish Masters - - - gonna go with cut & paste since this piece is so well writen, he article is excellent....


http://www.east-harlem.com/mt/archives/000062.html
"""As a part of their efforts, the Revolutionary Party decided to create a flag. This flag would be a symbol of their cause and would be used to rally support for the independence of Cuba and Puerto Rico. Some controversy surrounds the fact of who actually designed the flag that we recognize as our flag today. Some of those recognized for being the creator are, José of the Matta Terraforte, Antonio Velez Alvarado, Manuel Besosa, Gonzalo (Pachín) Marín, and Ramon Emeterio Betances. It has been hard to pinpoint who exactly created it because of all the excitement at the meeting in Chimney Hall, no one thought to have the person’s name written. Nonetheless on December 22, 1895, in the general assembly of Chimney Hall, the flag was adopted as a revolutionary symbol of independence from Spain. The design of the flag was the design of the Cuban flag, simply inverted. The flag consists of 5 stripes that alternate from red to white. Three of the stripes are red with the other two being white. To the left of the flag is a blue triangle that houses one white five-pointed star. Each parts of this flag have their own meanings. The three red stripes represented the blood from the brave warriors. The two white stripes represented the victory and peace that they would have after gaining independence. The white star represented the beautiful island of Puerto Rico.

A few years after Puerto Rico’s revolutionary flag was created, on November 28, 1897 Spain granted Puerto Rico a Charter of Autonomy. The Charter of Autonomy meant that Puerto Rico had the right to self governing. As a result, Puerto Rico was able to elect its own residents to be in Spain’s government to represent Puerto Rico. Those elected officials had the power to accept or reject commercial treaties introduced by Spain. After electing its representatives, Puerto Rico became self-governing on July 17, 1898. Unfortunately three months earlier Spain and America had broken out into what is known as the Spanish-American war. Only a few months later, on October 18, 1898 Puerto Rico had been seized by the Americans and their government was now a military one. This meant that the Puerto Rican people were under the control of the American armed forces. ""



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