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 | | Abigail Mesa, vice president of the festival, said the flag was adopted when Puerto Rico won commonwealth status in 1952, but its origins date to 1895, when 59 Puerto Ricans gathered at the Chimney Corner Hall in Manhattan to organize a group calling for the independence of Puerto Rico and Cuba from Spanish rule. |
 | | Lydia Rivera, the president and one of the founders of the Puerto Rican Political Action Committee, noted that this year will mark the first time the Puerto Rican flag will be raised at the State House, in a at 10 a.m. |
 | | On hand at City Hall yesterday were Liznell Hernandez, Miss Puerto Rico of Rhode Island for 2004; Savannah Colon, Miss Parade; Karla Lebron and Jasmin Serrano, Miss Pre-Teen and Miss Teen Puerto Rico for Rhode Island, respectively, and Angelica Rivera, the festival's ambassador. |
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