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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't add up) by 9 inches. The yellow and red
stripes: 2 by 4 4/5 inches each one. Needless to say, the present
flag is 2:3 in proportions, altering all the above detailed
proportions.
Blas Delgado Ortiz, 6 April 2001
The flag of Barceloneta derives itself from the flag of
Catalonia, the autonomous, region of Spain which has
Barcelona as it's capital. Barceloneta is the name of Barcelona
city's famous beach, and the original settlers of this Puerto
Rican town were Catalan immigrants to Puerto Rico. The cross
represents the flag of Saint George, one of the patron saints of
Catalonia (along with Our Lady of Montserrat). Another flag with
heavy Catalan inspiration is the flag of the San
Lorenzo. I got the information while doing research for my
B.A. in Puerto Rico one spring. My mother's family is of Catalan
ancestry and when I lived in Spain I did research at Spanish
libraries in Barcelona and Madrid.
Luis A. Hernandez, 4 April 2002
by Blas Delgado Ortiz, 6 April 2001
This Barceloneta flag is not the one flying at present times.
It is an image of what it should look like if we just follow its
written description above.
Blas Delgado Ortiz, 16 April 2001
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by Nelson Román, 21 June 2004
From <www.ngw.nl>:
"The name Barceloneta means little Barcelona and thus the
first and fourth quarters of the arms show the arms of Barcelona,
Spain. The second and third quarter show branches of Guajana
trees on a field of blue, which symbolises the Atlantic
Ocean."
Nelson Román, 8 July 2004