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The flag of Cuba was officially hoisted on May 20, 1902 as a symbol of sovereignty after it got independence from American rule.
The flag of Cuba is known as “Lone Star”.
The blue stripes of the Cuba flag refer to the three old divisions of the Cuban island, the two white stripes stand for the ideal of independence and the red triangle stands for equality, fraternity and freedom and also for the blood split in their struggle for independence.
www.mapsofworld.com /flags/cuba-flag.html   (299 words)

  
  Flag of Cuba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The flag of Cuba was adopted on May 20, 1902.
The flag of Cuba influenced the design of the flag of Puerto Rico; the blue and red are reversed and the dimensions are 3:2.
The flag of Cuba also influenced the design of the "Lone Star flag" (Estelada) of the Catalan movement for independence from Spain; the numerous Catalan residents in Cuba during the independence process added a blue triangle with a white star to the national flag to design a battle flag for the independence movement in Catalonia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_Cuba   (452 words)

  
 Cuba (10/06)
Cuba is a multiracial society with a population of mainly Spanish and African origins.
Cuba is a totalitarian state controlled by Fidel Castro, who is chief of state, head of government, First Secretary of the PCC, and commander in chief of the armed forces.
Cuba is a member of the Organization of American States (OAS), although its present government has been excluded from participation since 1962 for incompatibility with the principles of the inter-American system.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2886.htm   (7847 words)

  
 Cuba flag to buy Cuban flag.
The flag of Cuba was officially adopted in the 1902 and was drawn by Miguel Teurbe Tolòn, committed by the general Narciso Lòpez, one of the first rebel to the spanish domination.
Stripes white and blue of Cuban flag represents the three former provinces of the island.
The red triangle symbolizes the freedom and fraternity and the white star is for the indipendence of the country.
www.flagsonline.it /asp/flag.asp/flag_cuba/cuba.html   (191 words)

  
 Cuba flag at Caribbean Topfunwebsites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The '''Republic of Cuba''' is an Island in the eastern Caribbean that lies at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.
Flags were initially created for signalling (as in Semaphore), and for the identification of those who displayed them, and are still used for that purpose today.
Flags are also used in messaging or advertising, or for decorative purposes, though at this less formal end the distinction between a flag and a simple cloth banner is blurred.
www.topfunwebsites.com /cuba/cuba-flag.html   (160 words)

  
 About Cuba - Travel, Maps, Flag and Information
The Republic of Cuba consists of the island of Cuba (the largest of the Greater Antilles), the Isle of Youth and various adjacent small islands.
The name Cuba is said to be derived from the Taíno word cubanacán, meaning "a central place." It is located in the northern Caribbean at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.
Cuba is south of the eastern United States, and the Bahamas, west of the Turks and Caicos Islands and Haiti, and east of Mexico.
www.canadiancontent.net /profiles/Cuba.html   (874 words)

  
 Flag of Cuba Cuba Flag { Cuban Flags }
Flag of Cuba Cuba Flag { Cuban Flags }
Flags are manufactured from washable colourfast polyester fabric (40 °C wash) with brass eyelets on the left for flag poles.
The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries.
www.qualityflags.co.uk /cuba.htm   (402 words)

  
 Cuba - Cespedes Flag (1868)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The flag was used by Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, known as the Father of Cuba, in his famous uprising known as the "Grito de Yara" of October 10, 1868.
When Cuba became independent from Spain on May 20, 1902, this flag was officially designated the flag of the city of his birth: 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.
Therefore Cuba celebrates the three wars of 1868, 1898 and 1959 as a totality of equal importance, and the dead heroes of these wars and their related mythology and iconography is evident throughout Cuba.
fotw.vexillum.com /flags/cu_ces.html   (1096 words)

  
 Cuba   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Eve Devereux, in: 'Flags, the illustrated Identifier to flags of the world', 1994, has: "The ironic similarity between the "Lone Star" flag of Cuba and the Stars and Stripes of its arch enemy, the USA, is far from coincidental.
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.
Céspedes Flag was officially designated the flag of the city of his birth: 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.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/cu.html   (1530 words)

  
 Cuba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba (Spanish: Cuba or República de Cuba, IPA: [re'puβlika ðe ˈkuβa]), consists of the island of Cuba (the largest of the Greater Antilles), the Isle of Youth and adjacent small islands.
Cuba was a Spanish possession for 388 years, ruled by a governor in Havana, with an economy based on plantation agriculture and the export of sugar, coffee and tobacco to Europe and later to North America.
Cuba had been expelled from the Organization of American States in 1962 and the OAS had cooperated with the U.S. trade boycott for the next decade, but, in 1975, the OAS lifted all sanctions against Cuba and both Mexico and Canada defied the U.S. by developing closer relations with Cuba.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cuba   (8352 words)

  
 flagsonline.net Flag of Cuba
Cuba was a Spanish colony from early in the 16th century until late in the 19th century, when after years of sustained hostility by Cuban independence fighters, United States intervention finally signalled an end to European colonial rule on the Caribbean island.
The design of the flag has been credited to a Cuban exile living in the United States in the mid-19th century and was modelled on the stars and stripes flag of the United States.
The flag, first flown on Cuban soil in a failed liberation attempt in 1850, wasn't officially adopted as the Cuban national flag until the 20th of May 1902.
www.flagsonline.net /cuba.htm   (200 words)

  
 Cuba.com.:.Welcome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Cuba has no plants or animals that are lethal to humans (Yes, this includes poisonous snakes!) The mountain ranges include the Sierra Maestra to the East, the Cordillera de los Organos to the West, and the Sierra del Escambray in the central region.
The economy of Cuba is based on state ownership with some small scale private enterprise existing at the fringes.
Tourism has become one of the largest sources of income for Cuba, and in 1993 the U.S. dollar was made legal tender (the country operated under a dual-currency system); this arrangement was, however, revoked on 25 October 2004.
www.cuba.com   (471 words)

  
 Cuba (Cuban) Flag
This Cuba flag is authentically reproduced with special attention to detail and durability.
Each flag is available for outdoor use, made with a heavy polyester heading and two brass grommets, or for indoor use with lined pole hem, velcro tabs and fringe.
Cuban Flag History: The Cuban flag design has five equal horizontal bands of blue (top and bottom) alternating with white; a red equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bears a white, five-pointed star in the center; design influenced by the US flag.
www.njflags.com /cubaflag.html   (298 words)

  
 The Flag
On April 11, 1869, in the Assembly of Guáimaro, it was agreed that the national flag of Cuba was raised by General Narciso López in the city of Cárdenas, located in the province of Matanzas, May 19, 1850.
The Cuban flag was recognized during the Constitution of 1901.
The flag measured half a meter in length and thirty five centimeters in width, sewed by hand.
www.nocastro.com /documents/flag.htm   (402 words)

  
 Cuba - Presidential Flag   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
To complicate matters, I checked the "Flaggenbuch" [gfb39], which shows the presidential flag (1939, so long before Castro) with only four stars (one in each corner), a smaller coat-of-arms, including a red cross, an oak branch with acorns (by groups of two), and a laurel branch with red berries as you depicted them.
The former version of the President's flag, according to Flaggenbuch [gfb39], as alerady described above.The shade of blue is lighter and there are only four stars.
The coat of arms is smaller (inscribed in a square of side equal to 1/2 of the flag side).
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/cu-pres.html   (353 words)

  
 Cuba Flag - World Flags 101 - Cubans Flags
The Cuban flag consists of five horizontal stripes of equal width.
The Cuban government's official version of the meaning of the Cuban flag states that - the blue stripes refer to the three old divisions of the island; and the two white stripes represent the strength of the independent ideal.
In 1902 Cuba became an independent republic and López's flag was adopted as the official flag.
www.worldflags101.com /c/cuba-flag.aspx   (344 words)

  
 National Flag of Cuba
This illustration of the Cuba Flag is available for immediate download as a single flag or as part of a complete set of international flags.
Two sizes for each country flag are available: one in the official proportions as specified by the particular country and one in a standardized 3:5 ratio.
Our flag illustrations are used by major book publishers, magazines, government agencies, international organizations, professional sports associations, international companies and professional designers around the world.
www.flagart.com /flags/cuba.htm   (443 words)

  
 Cuba flags: Cuba flag information and Cuba flag products
Flag Information: The Cuban flag was designed in 1848 for the liberation movement that sought to detach Cuba from Spain and make it into a state of the US but the flag was not officially adopted until 1902.
The three blue stripes stand for the three sectors into which Cuba was divided by the Spaniards and the white stripes represent the pure intentions of the revolutionaries for justice.
The triangle symbolizes equality and fraternity, the red stands for the blood that was shed in the struggle for independence and the star represents another star that would be added to the North American flag.
www.islandflave.com /caribbean-flags/cuban-flag.php   (141 words)

  
 Cubahome.info - The Best Cuba Resources and Information. This website is for sale!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Cuba Flight Deals Super cheap tickets - lowest fares!
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 Cuba Flag 3' X 5'
Flag Description: five equal horizontal bands of blue (top and bottom) alternating with white; a red equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bears a white, five-pointed star in the center; design influenced by the US flag
Background: The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries.
Cuba's Communist revolution, with Soviet support, was exported throughout Latin America and Africa during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
www.epicflags.com /cubaflag3x5.html   (343 words)

  
 History of Cuba - The Cuban Flag   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The flag is twice as long as it is wide.
The first Cuban flag was made by Joaquín Infante in the first decade of the 1800s, and was used by Cuban rebels in 1809-10 during a separatist conspiracy.
Another flag was used by the "Suns and Rays of Bolivar" (Los Soles y Rayos de Bolivar), a secret society organized by Cuban poet José María Heredia and José Francisco Lemus with the goal of liberating Cuba in 1823.
www.historyofcuba.com /history/funfacts/cubaflag.htm   (136 words)

  
 Cuban Flag - Flag Of Cuba   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
If you would like to use this flag of Cuba or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
If you would like to use this map of Cuba or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
If you would like to use this information for Cuba or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
www.appliedlanguage.com /flags_of_the_world/flag_of_cuba.shtml   (255 words)

  
 Cuba Flag ( Cuban National Flag)
We stock the Cuba flag in 4x6 inch, 12x18 inch, 2ft x 3ft, 3ft x 5ft and 4ft x 6ft sizes in nylon and 3ft x 5ft in Superknit polyester.
Cuba stick flag 12 x 18 inch, mounted on a 24 inch wooden stick.
The Cuba flag lapel pin is a great way to show your support for your country.
www.united-states-flag.com /world-cuba.html   (413 words)

  
 The Jews of Cuba   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
As individual congregations struggle for survival with only a remnant of their former population, new strains are put upon them as some families leave for Israel.
To honor this event and the memory of Dr. Miller the Jewish Cuba Connection has pledged to raise $21,000.00 to make a non-secretarian donation of 280 wheelchairs through the Wheelchair Foundation in the name of the Jewish Community of Cuba.
The wheelchairs will be distributed both inside as well as outside the Jewish Community in Cuba, all donated in the name of the Community.
jewishcuba.org   (509 words)

  
 cuba flag and description
The flag of Cuba was officially adopted on May 20, 1902.
The red triangle is from the Masonic symbol for equality.
All maps, graphics, flags and original descriptions created by Graphic Maps, a d/b/a of the Woolwine-Moen Group, unless otherwise noted and/or directly linked to the source, and use of same for any application whatsoever (with the exception of outline maps) requires written permission.
www.worldatlas.com /webimage/flags/countrys/cribbean/cuba.htm   (187 words)

  
 Cuba - Flag
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The flag is known as the ‘Lone Star’ banner.
The blue stripes stand for Cuba's three provinces.
www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/countryfacts/cuba_flag.html   (183 words)

  
 International Flags of the World
Our world flag illustrations are used by major book publishers, magazines, government agencies, international organizations and professional sports associations around the world.
The same attention to detail is given to each and every flag, regardless of size, population, or popularity of the country.
Accuracy both in the flag designs and their color specifications are trademarks of Cliptures World Flags.
www.flagart.com   (430 words)

  
 Cuba flag
We carry a wide variety of items for this flag including fullsize 3 by 5 foot flags which are ideal for indoor display and occasional outdoor use.
Miniature desktop 4 by 6 inch flags are also available as well as mousepads, tshirts, enamel lapel pins, bumper decals, pin-back buttons, magnets, iron-on patches, and key chains.
It is also available on a mouse pad, t shirt, lapel pin, decal, button, magnet, patch, key chain and parking sign.
www.politicalgifts.com /cuba.html   (332 words)

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