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.

Q. Why is Puerto Rico not a state? A. The short answer is politics. But there is a longer story here. Puerto Rico was claimed for Spain in 1493 by Christopher Columbus, who obviously did not ...

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.