The flag was first used on Dec. 22, 1895, when a group of Puerto Ricans gathered in New York City to show their support for independence for Cuba and Puerto Rico from Spain.

Greece, Spain, Brazil and Puerto Rico have completed the 12-team field in men's basketball for the Paris Olympics after winning the finals of their respective qualifiers on Sunday.

Puerto Rico and Spain will be facing each other for the first time in history on August 15, 2012. The venue is the Estadio Juan Ramon Loubriel located in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico 80, Italy 69 Saturday, July 6 Brazil 71, Philippines 60 Greece 96, Slovenia 68 Bahamas 89, Lebanon 72 Latvia 72, Cameroon 59 Croatia 80, Dominican Republic 77 Spain 81, Finland 74 ...

Painter Héctor Collazo Hernández is painting the Puerto Rican flag in each of the island’s towns. His project, 78 pueblos y 1 bandera, seeks to turn abandoned buildings into tourist attractions.