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Hispanic Flags With Similar Flags from Around the World

Last week a terrible ruckus was formed when a manipulated video of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro supposedly confusing the Cuban and Puerto Rican flags circulated on the web. To add more to the mess, the Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin retweeted the video, an action that angered Venezuelans even more. Finally, the singer had to apologize when he learned that the video was maliciously cut to give the wrong impression.

#Venezuela Te amo y te distingo. Lección aprendida: JAMAS HAGAS #RT SI NO TE CONSTA. No quiero que piensen (cont) http://t.co/cvJIf71T0f
— Ricky Martin (@ricky_martin) August 7, 2013

The Spanish speaking countries flags carries a lot of history in their design and development, mostly related to their independence. So here is a list and short story of the Hispanic flags that have a look-a-like from somewhere else around the world.

Hispanic Flags With Similar Flags from Around the World

1. Cuba and Puerto Rico: A symbol of brotherhood

It is very common for people to confuse these two flags because the one from Puerto Rico was actually designed based on the Cuban flag. Basically both flags have the same layout with reversed colors. It happened in late XIX century as a symbol of brotherhood between these two territories that were fighting for their independence from Spain. Therefore, the Puerto Rican flag was a symbol of revolution and was even banned by law for 54 years (from 1898-1952) when Puerto Rico became an American territory.

2. Mexico and Italy: Pure coincidence

The designs of the Italian and Mexican flags are similar: green, white and red vertical stripes in the exact same order. The eagle shield in the center distinguishes the Mexican flag. Many people believe that just placing the shield on an Italian flag can make the Mexican one, but the reality is that the Mexican colors are darker and the dimensions are different. The origins of both flags are not related in any way.

3. Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela: Same origin

From 1819 to 1831 Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and other close territories formed one country known as Gran Colombia or Great Colombia (originally República de Colombia). Their flag was designed with yellow, blue and red horizontal stripes. After the disintegration of Gran Colombia, the resulting countries continued to use the colors of this extinct nation as a sign of their common heritage.

4. Chile and Texas, USA: Inspired by the United States?

It is a fact that the Chilean flag came first, but some historians insinuate that participation of U.S. Congressman Joel Roberts Poinsett in the Chile’s independence political activities and a great friendship with José Miguel Carrera (Chilean First President of the Governing Council) may have influenced developing this patriotic symbol.

Long story short, as the events that culminated in the independence of Chile were developing, its flag was also changing. From horizontal white, blue, yellow stripes to white, blue and red with a shield in the center. A flag with a shield could be used in official acts, but ships should carry a flag without a shield (according to maritime rule). This resulted in the design of a third flag similar to the one we know today where the star is incorporated. The adoption of the star configuration goes back to the star used by the Mapuches.

If we look at the maritime flag of Chile, it resembles the Bonnie Blue flag (of the Republic of West Florida from 1810) which inspired the Texas flag. In fact, according to the Texas History Page, the Chilean maritime flag was used to distract and avoid attacks to the ships.
“They had ships that carried their cargo along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and in order to give their captain an advantage when encountering pirates or other hostile vessels, they used a maritime flag similar to what Samuel had seen the Chilean Navy use in South America.”

5. Paraguay and The Netherlands: Not related

Red, white and blue are one of the most common color combinations for flags. The flags of Paraguay and The Netherlands feature these colors, in the same order and with horizontal stripes. The most obvious difference is that the Paraguay’s flag has their shield in the center. Despite their similar look, their origin is not related.

6. Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua: Flags inspired by Argentina

Argentina (back then part of the Provincias Unidas del Rio de la Plata) was part of the independence history of the Central American countries. The Central American provinces, already freed from Spain, were united under a republic called Provincias Unidas del Centro de América and adopted a flag similar to the Argentine flag. Later on, the union was dissolved but each country kept similar elements like the color combination.

In the mid 1800’s Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua formed the Federación de Centro América (Central American Federation) and later the República Mayor de Centro América. A new updated flag united them as a country. The efforts to maintain the union came to an end, but this last trio maintains similar flags.

7. Bolivia and Ghana: Likely not related

The flags of Bolivia and Ghana are extremely similar: red, yellow and green stripes in the exact same order. The only difference is that the flag of Ghana has a black star in the center. Bolivia’s flag adopted this tri-color combination in 1826 and the final order of the stripes was changed in 1855. On the other hand, the flag of Ghana was designed in 1957 and it uses the Pan-African colors (red, green, black / red, green, yellow) first used by the Ethiopian Empire in 1897.

8. Dominican Republic and Lares, Puerto Rico: Inspired by the Dominican Republic

The flag of the municipality of Lares, Puerto Rico is considered the first Puerto Rican flag. In 1868, independence leader Ramón Emeterio Betances urged Mariana Bracetti to create a revolutionary flag using the Dominican flag as an example. This was the way to promote the idea of uniting the three Caribbean islands into an Antillean Confederation.

13 Flag Related Spanish Words

As a bonus, here are some flag related Spanish vocabulary words and phrases:

1. asta: flag pole
La bandera fue colocada a media asta.

2. bandera: flag
Los colores de las banderas de Cuba y Puerto Rico son rojo, blanco y azul.

3. desplegar: display
¿Cuál es la forma correcta de desplegar la bandera de Chile?

4. driza: halyard
La bandera se puede sugetar de un asta o colgar de una driza.

5. escudo: shield
El escudo de la bandera de México ha variado a través de los años.

6. enseña: flag, insignia
Un ejemplo de una regla de protocolo es que todas las enseñas tienen que ir al mismo nivel.

7. estandarte: banner, pennant. A type of flag used in different fields such as military, religious, maritime.
El estandarte presidencial también se conoce como bandera presidencial y se utiliza como la insignia del Presidente o jefe de estado.

8. izar la bandera: raise the flag
Izar la bandera a media asta es señal de luto.

9. mástil: mast
La bandera principal se colocó en el mástil central.

10. ondear: wave
El Presidente dio un emotivo discurso con la bandera ondeando a sus espaldas.

11. pabellón: national flag
Este pabellón representaba los tres poderes del Estado.

12. símbolo patrio: patriotic symbol
La bandera es un símbolo patrio.

13. vexilología: vexillology. The scientific study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags.
La vexilología es el estudio de las banderas.

Check out these other articles on Spanish.

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Cuban flag and Puerto Rican flag-more then coincidence?

Cuban flag has five horizontal stripes of blue and white. The red triangle and white five-pointed star in the center. Flag of Puerto Rico is just the opposite.

*stares at a flag emoji for 5 minutes cause idk if its the cuban or puerto rican flag*
— benny (@frijolevision) July 14, 2019

The three blue stripes represent the three departments in which Cuba was divided at that time. The white purity, the red triangle three ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity. Red for the blood and the courage; the star the new state that should be added to the United States.

This confusion of flags is so common.

when @isaiah25retana thought the cuban flag was the Puerto Rican one
— Meli (@hondonmac) July 14, 2019

Who made it?

Narciso López used this flag in 1850 to carry out his attempt to liberate Cuba from Spanish rule, which resulted in failure.

On the morning of May 20, 1902, the day Cuba officially became an independent republic, Máximo Gómez had the honor of putting the flag on the flagpole of the castles of the Tres Reyes del Morro, Havana.

Finishing with this act the end of the Cuban revolution, the end of the struggle for Cuban independence.

Both the Cuban flag and the coat of arms were designed by Miguel Teurbe Tolón. The design of both specifications was established by the first President of Cuba, Tomás Estrada Palma, on April 21, 1906. It has not changed since.

Flag of Puerto Rico

López’s flag was the model for the flag of Puerto Rico adopted in 1892 by the Puerto Rican Revolutionary Committee, a pro-independence group that worked under the auspices of the Cuban Revolutionary Party.

The adaptation of the Cuban flag with the colors inverted was suggested by the patriot Francisco Gonzalo Marín in a letter which he wrote from Jamaica.

He made the proposition to various Puerto Rican patriots during a meeting at Chimney Hall and finally, it was approved unanimously.

Who made a flag of Puerto Rico?

Antonio Vélez Alvarado was at his apartment in Manhattan. He was staring at a Cuban flag for a few minutes, and then took a look at the blank wall in which it was displayed.

Vélez suddenly perceived an optical illusion, in which he perceived the image of the Cuban flag with the colors in the flag’s triangle and stripes inverted.

Almost immediately he visited a nearby merchant from whom he bought some crepe paper to build a prototype. He later displayed his prototype at a dinner meeting at his neighbor’s house. The owner, Micaela Dalmau vda. de Carreras, had invited José Martí as a guest.

Martí was pleasantly impressed by the prototype. He made a note of it in a newspaper article published in the Cuban revolutionary newspaper.

Acceptance of the prototype was slow in coming but grew with time.

Similarly in a letter written by Maria Manuela Besosa, the daughter of the Puerto Rican Revolutionary Committee member Manuel Besosa.

She stated that she sewed the flag. This created a belief that her father could have been its designer. In her letter, she described the flag as one which consists of five stripes that alternate from red to white.

Even though the local newspaper “El Imparcial” on January 17, 1948, stated that Vélez Alvarado was the The Father of the Puerto Rican Flag it may never be known who really designed the current flag.

The government specifies the colors to be used but does not specify any official color tones or shades. Therefore it is not unusual to see the flag with either tone of blue in official settings in Puerto Rico.

Cuban flag is known to be used regularly in restaurants, cafes and bars who admire the Cuban culture.

Schools of dance all over the world put the flag as decoration.

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Keep loving Cuba and the best of this wonderful country!

For more info about Cuban flag and it’s history check out this article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Cuba

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