Barceloneta (Puerto Rico)

Last modified: 2004-07-17 by dov gutterman
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• The Flag
• Reported Variant
• Coat of Arms

See also:

• Puerto Rico
• Clickable Map of Puerto Rico
• Puerto Rico - Subdivisions

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• Barceloneta flag information - in Spanish

The Flag

There are evident connections between the flag of Barceloneta and one of the variant previous flags of Barcelona, Spain.
Antonio Martins , 3 Febuary 2000

Barcelona has close ties with the cities in the world that bear the same name (or derivated name); there are perhaps 30 cities with name Barcelona or derivated name. Of course the flag of the mother city is sometimes considered when cities named Barcelona adopt their flags.
Jaume Olle' , 6 Febuary 2000

The Municipal Assembly adopted the flag following ordinance No. 21 of 31 May 1979. Roberto Biascochea Lota, Special Consultor in Heraldic Matters to the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture and Special Assistance to the Director, designed the flag. The flag is a rectangular adaptation of the former Coat of Arms, as are its colors, with the variation of omitting the flowers of "guajana" (sugar cane flower) and that the blazon's gold and silver are substituted by yellow and white, respectively. In the 4 (height) by 8 (width) feet dimensions, the details of its proportions are as follows; blue quadrangles: 2 by 4 feet; crosses: 2 by 2 feet. Their arms: 9 by 6 inches. The white quadrangles that surround it: 2 (there may be an error in this number, doesn'