Ivan Sache , 17 March On the red triangle in the flag, this is very similar to the "typical" Cuban country dress of a red kerchief worn around the neck, which forms a triangle over the back a white cotton or linnen shirt. Adding the blue stripes to this very common image would create the flag. The Cuban national bird, the tocororo, sports red, white, and blue plumage. Hiram Diaz , 11 January Miles Li , 21 October A red equilateral triangle, one of its vertical edges occupying the whole height of the flag and constituting its fixed edge.
The triangle bears in its center a five-pointed white star, within an imaginary circle, whose diameter is the third of the flag's height, having one of its points towards the free upper edge of the flag.
The flag of Cuba has a blue field that is clearly an equilateral triangle. The flag of Puerto Rica has a blue field that appears to be isosceles with the two base angles greater than 60 degrees and extending into the banner by a dimension equal to 4 stripes.
Despite this, the Puerto Rican legislation is apparently ignored in practice, with the apex of the triangle only extending the centre point of the flag. Christopher Southworth , 15 July The protocol manual for the London Olympics Flags and Anthems Manual London [ loc12 ] provides recommendations for national flag designs.
So, while these specs may not be the official, government, version of each flag, they are certainly what the NOC believed the flag to be.
For Cuba: PMS c red, c blue. The vertical flag is simply the horizontal version turned 90 degrees clockwise. Ian Sumner , 10 October While he was having important meetings on the revolution, his wife embroidered it. The three blue stripes are the symbols of the original three provinces.
The triangle is a masonic symbol, here signifying liberty, equality and fraternity. The red color is for the blood sacrificed by the Cuban patriots. Jarig Bakker , 29 October Exhausted from planning all that was entailed in bringing Revolution to Cuba, he sat a local park, and quickly fell asleep. He was concerned about the pending arrival in Cuba. He felt a flag was necessary to add patriotic fervor to the endeavor.
When he awoke in the park, the colors of the splendorous sky allowed him to envision the would-be flag. And so it was: Three light blue stripes, later changed to ocean blue, representing Cuba's three sections at the time, Western, Central and Eastern. The two white stripes representing the purity and justice of the patriotic liberators' motives. While the lone white star within the equilateral red traingle represents the unity of our people upon the blood spilled by our revolutionary heroes.
In honor of Cespedes and the bravery of the residents of Bayamo, who during the 10 Year War burned the prosperous city to the ground and moved to the forrest rather than surrender it to the Spaniards, Bayamo was proclaimed a "National Monument" and from then on would have its name proceeded by the initials M.
With this flag they vowed to fight to the death till Cuba was independent. Iznaga y Diez , 6 September These were the three Cuban states at the time of independence.
The white stripes represent peace. The red color represents the blood shed during the war of independence. The triangle represents equality, liberty and fraternity. The white star stands for freedom and independence, and it's known as La Estrella Solitaria, or the Lone Star. The Cuban flag was created by Narciso Lopez, a Venezuelan-born general in the Spanish army who took up the cause of Cuban liberation in The design was suggested by a poet named Emilia Tolon.
The Cuban Revolution took place in January under the leadership of Che Guevara and his friend Fidel Castro, who were considered to be the symbol of the Cubans and other revolutionary movements around the world. With the proclamation of the leader of Cuba, Fidel Castro forms a two-part red and black wide-lined flag of the Party. This flag is raised in all institutions and buildings in Cuba.
The blue lines in the flag represent the old geographical parts of the island and the red triangle represents the blood spilled to gain independence.
The white star in the flag is considered as a symbol of freedom and equality among the Cuban people. Cuba, an island country in the Caribbean, is adjacent to the United States km away in the north, Mexico, the Bahamas in the west, Cayman Islands and Jamaica in the south, and Haiti and the Dominican Republic in the southeast.
With its classic cars, Cuba is an island country that has never lost its historical texture with its nostalgic streets. During your trip, you can often see singing, dancing people and old-fashioned classic cars. The world-famous cigars are produced in Cuba. Havana is the most developed city in terms of tourism as well as being the capital of the country. The official language is Spanish. Cuban pesos are used as currency.
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