Spain's flag once more flew over Puerto Rico with the restoration of the Spanish kingdom in 1873, until 1898 the year that the island became a possession of the United States under the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1898) in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War.

The Grito de Lares flag was used on September 23, 1868 during the uprising in Puerto Rico against the Spanish government. It was designed by Dr. Ramon Emeterio Betances and embroidered by Mariana Bracetti.

2024年10月12日 · During a very short period of time, from 1873 to 1875, a Republic was proclaimed in Spain, after the dethronement of Isabella II (1833-1868) and the following abdication of Amadeus, Duke of Aosta, as King (1870-1873).

In July 1952, it was adopted as the official flag of Puerto Rico with the establishment of the current political status of commonwealth, after several failed attempts were made by the insular elected government in the prior decades.

The Flag of the Maritime Province 1845-1898 (Steenbergen Book) > This flag is one version of an obsolete Colonial Registration Ensign which pertained to Puerto Rico. Each Spanish province and overseas territory had its own flag.

During U.S. administration of Puerto Rico following the Spanish-American War (1898), the flag was frequently treated as a revolutionary provocation. The attachment of Puerto Ricans to the design, however, guaranteed its official recognition on July 25, 1952, when Puerto Rico officially became a commonwealth associated with the United States.

2023年7月13日 · When Puerto Rico became a colony or “unincorporated territory” of the United States in 1898, the Puerto Rican flag was outlawed and any display of the flag was deemed a felony. In 1948, Law 53, known as Ley de la Mordaza (The Gag Law), prohibited any display of the flag until 1952.

2024年6月28日 · The first Puerto Rican flag, known as the “Grito de Lares” flag, was designed in 1868 during the Puerto Rican independence movement. It features a light blue field with a white cross in the center and a white five-pointed star in each of the cross’s quadrants.

The use and display of the Puerto Rican flag was outlawed and the only flags permitted to be flown in Puerto Rico were the Spanish flag (1492 to 1898) and the flag of the United States (1898 to 1952).

2023年8月8日 · However, in Puerto Rico, October 18, 1898, marked a before and after. At noon that day, 400 years of Spanish rule over the island ceased, as the U.S. flag was raised in every military,...