Flag of Cuba
The flag of Cuba was officially launched on 20 May 1902. Since its independence from Spain, this is the state flag of Cuba.
Description
The flag consists of five equal horizontal stripes in the colors blue and white. On the left side the strips are covered by a red isosceles triangle. In it a white, five-pointed star is shown, which is located in an imaginary circle that is centered on the geometric center of the triangle.
History
1823: The flag of Soles y Rayos de Bolívar
1823 tried the Masonic Lodge suns and rays Bolivar ( Soles y Rayos de Bolívar ) along with other secret societies modeled after Simón Bolívar an uprising in Cuba, which eliminates the Spanish colonial rule and the República de Cubanacán should be established.
This banner was a sun on a blue background, which is surrounded by a red frame.
1850: The flag of Narciso López
In 1850 the Annexationist Narciso López a flag to Cuba, which was modeled after the American flag. The first copy was sewn by Emilia Teurbe Toton. Her husband Miguel created the national coat of arms of Cuba. Narciso López had the plan to liberate Cuba from Spanish colonial rule and incorporating them in the United States. He ended 1850 with an invasion force in Cuba, but failed in the attempt to expel the Spaniards and was executed for high treason in Havana.
1868: Flag of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
As Carlos Manuel de Céspedes 1868 on his estate La Demajagua freely let the slaves and called Grito de Yara with the fight against the Spanish colonial rule, the flag used by him differed significantly from that of Narciso López. The intent of Céspedes was to create a Cuban state, which should neither depend on Spain from the United States.
In the following the Cuban struggle for independence 1868-1898 he could not prevail against the idea of joining the U.S. convinced the sugar barons and slave -holding landowners of the Cuban West, which is also reflected in the choice of the national flag. So the flag of Narciso López sat against those of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes by than today's National flag of Cuba. After all, the Céspedes Flag is but today the naval jack of the Marine Cuba.
Cuba Flag as a model
The flag of Puerto Rico is similar to the Cuban flag, because the Puerto Rican independence movement against the Spanish colonial power had the Cuban War of Independence as a model. Only the colors blue and red are reversed.