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Español: El emblema de la armada esta compuesto por un escudo nacional de la República Dominicana en sus colores naturales, sobre un ancla de almirantazgo dorada cruzada en el cepo, la caña y la cruz, por una cadena que pende desde su arganeo.
Version with aspect ratio 5:8 Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic DR flag flying. The national flag of the Dominican Republic is one of the official national symbols of the nation, along with the coat of arms and the national anthem. The blue on the flag stands for liberty, the white for salvation, and the red for the blood of heroes. [1]
In several Latin American countries, a cadena nacional (Spanish for 'national network'; plural cadenas nacionales), also referred to as a cadena oficial (Spanish for 'official network') or red voluntaria (Spanish for 'voluntary network'), is a joint broadcast, over various media (usually radio and television), directed at the general population of a state.
The Dominican flag was designed by Juan Pablo Duarte, father of the national Independence of Dominican Republic. The first dominican flag was sewn by a young lady named Concepción Bona, who lived across the street of El Baluarte, monument where the patriots gathered to fight for the independence, the night of February 27th, 1844.
Below the shield, the words República Dominicana appear on a red ribbon. In the center of the shield, flanked by six spears (three on each side), the front four holding the national flag, is a Bible which is open to John: 8:31–32 with a small golden cross above it. The coat of arms appears in the center of the flag of the Dominican Republic.
On 7 June 1897, the Congress of the Dominican Republic passed an act adopting "Himno Nacional" with the original music and revised lyrics as the country's official national anthem; however, then-President Ulises Heureaux (1846–1898) vetoed the act, because the lyric's author, Prud’Homme, was an opponent of the president and his ...
The Dominican Republic became independent from Spain in 1865 and produced its own stamps from that date. [1] Gallery of stamps of the Dominican Republic. 1879 issue.
During the second half of the 19th century in the Dominican Republic, art education primarily took place in the city of Santo Domingo. Some local or foreign artists such as Luis Desangles and others taught painting and drawing classes during the last two decades of the 19th century, often with government support.