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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]
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.
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This work is in the public domain in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.
On November 5, 2000, Alberto De Jesús Mercado, known as Tito Kayak, and five other activists, protesting against the use of the island of Vieques as a bombing range by United States Navy, stepped onto the top deck of the Statue of Liberty in New York City and placed a large Puerto Rican flag on the statue's forehead, reenacting an earlier ...
Pages in category "National symbols of Puerto Rico" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Flag of Puerto Rico; List of Puerto Rican flags; G ...
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