Flag Of Cuban
The cuban flag is a flag with five horizontal bands with a red triangle on the left side which contains one star.
Flag of cuban. The national flag of cuba spanish. The flag of cuba was adopted in 1902. The used colors in the flag are blue red white. The first use of the current flag design was in 1868.
Cuba flag history between 1848 and 1849 narciso lopez a venezuelan by birth was in the united states preparing an invasion to free cuba. The flag is referred to as the estrella solitaria or the lone star flag. It is one of the two flags of a currently communist. The official version of the cuban government about the meaning of the shapes and colors of the cuban flag says that the blue stripes refer to the three old divisions of the island the two white to the strength of the independentist ideal the red triangle stands for equality fraternity and freedom as well as for the blood split in the strugle for independence and the lone star.
The width to length ratio of the flag is 1 to 2 in the 19th century in new york city anti spanish cuban exiles under the leadership of narciso lópez adopted a flag suggested by the. Cuba flag has a white five pointed star. The definitive official and internationally recognized flag is the one created by narciso lópez. But throughout history there were others that accompanied the cuban liberators such as la demajagua flag flag of yara or october 10 th created by carlos manuel de céspedes who was also known as the father of the nation.
It was then that the. Bandera de cuba consists of five alternating stripes three blue and two white and a red equilateral triangle at the hoist within which is a white five pointed star it was designed in 1849 and officially adopted may 20 1902. These colors are red white and blue. National flag with three blue and two white horizontal stripes and a red triangle at the hoist bearing a white star.
On the hoist adjacent of the flag is a red equilateral triangle. The flag of the mine conspiracy of the cuban rose being the national flag until 1849 when the venezuelan general narciso lópez created that very same year as his own flag which is considered today an official symbol of the republic of cuba. When cuba became independent from spain on may 20 1902 cespedes flag was officially designated the flag of the city of his birth. The cuban flag consists of five horizontal stripes where two are white and three are blue.
Bayamo oriente and the flag which venezuelan born cuban patriot narciso lópez flew in the city of cárdenas on may 19 1850 was officially designated the cuban national flag. Flag of cuba has been designed using three blue bands flashing with two white stripes. Image by maikel arista salado 4 june 2005. Other flags in cuba s history.
There are three colors mentioned in the cuban flag. In the left part of the flag a red triangle and a white five pointed star are located. It was designed in 1849 and formally accepted may 20 1902. The proportion of the cuban flag is 1 2.