vendredi 26 février 2016

Dominican Republic Flag History

By Sam Smith


Christopher Columbus discovered the island of Hispaniola, which comprises the present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti, in 1492 and established it as his main base for the further exploration of the region.

Two colonies grew on Hispaniola, one Spanish and the other French. Both brought thousands of African slaves to work the land. In 1804, after a 70-year struggle, the French colony gained independence. In 1821 colonists in Santo Domingo declared their independence from Spain. Haiti, which had long aspired to unify the island, promptly invaded its neighbor and occupied it for more than two decades. But Dominicans never accepted Haitian rule and on February 27, 1844, Juan Pablo Duarte - considered the father of the country - led a bloodless coup and reclaimed Dominican autonomy.

The banner of the Dominican Republic was received on November 6th, 1844. The Dominican Flag, includes a focused white cross that stretches out to the edges and partitions the banner into four rectangles. The top ones are blue and red, and the base ones are red and blue. The real hues are ultramarine blue and vermilion red. The first hues are gotten from the shades of the Haitian banner.

The primary Dominican Republic banner was made by Ms. Maria Trinidad Sanchez and Ms. Concepcion Bona, It flew surprisingly upon the arrival of Dominican autonomy, February 27, 1844, and it was somewhat diverse, including the main two quadrants blue and the last two red, it wasn't until 1908 that the substituting hues came to be.

The "emblem" or shield is in the center of the banner. This seal is like the banner outline and demonstrates a book of scriptures, a cross of gold, 4 Dominican banners and two lanes on an example from the banner. There are branches of olive and palm around the shield or more on a strip is the maxim "Dios, Patria, Libertad" signifying "God, Fatherland, Liberty". Underneath the shield is the name of the nation "República Dominicana" shows up on a red strip.

In the center of the shield, flanked by three spears (two of them holding Dominican banners) on each side, is a Bible with a small cross above it and said to be opened to the Gospel of John, either to chapter one or chapter 8, verse 32, which reads Y la Verdad nos hará libre (And the truth shall make you free). The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Dominican Flag for the future.




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