by Blas Delgado, 27 January 2002
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by Blas Delgado, 27 January 2002
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Other Sites:
Reporting only two, but completely different flags.
1. Flag from
pueblos-de-puertorico.com site (defunct)
2. White field with the CoA in the center at: lexjuris
site (see here)
Description in Spanish of the flag at the last site: Am I far
wrong in assuming that this description fits more to the first
mentioned site?
Mayaguez is on the westcoast of Puerto Rico; it was founded in
1763 or 1760; there are 100,371 inh.
Jarig Bakker , 2 Febuary 2000
The flag with white field and the coat of arms is the old flag
of Mayaguez. The actual flag approved by the Municipality of
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on January 14, 1997, consist of a green
field with a white borderd red cross and four (4) white borderd
red flames. The second field of the flag consist of a ligth blue
field wiht three (3) white wavy stripes.
Juan Colon de Jesus, 11 October 2000
Juan Colon de Jesus wrote that the current Mayaguez flag was
the one with the red cross over the green hoist field and the
blue waving stripes over the white fly field. He is correct.
I’ve just received through him a printed image of the
“Flag of the City of Mayaguez”, with the date of
adoption 14 January 1997, and with the printed name of the City
Mayor. So the flag with the City Coat of Arms over a white field
is really the previous one, notwithstanding the fact that this is
still the current CoA of the city.
Blas Delgado, 1 March 2001
The information and image of Mayaguez flag are correct and
true. I'm Mayaguezanian and I saw the sources and flag directly
in the City Hall.
Harold Marquez, 4 September 2002
by Blas Delgado, 1 March 2001
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by Nelson Román, 16 June 2004
From <www.ngw.nl>:
"The upper left arms are the older arms, the upper right
arms show the actual arms. The old arms were designed in 1963 and
were replaced in 1996. The upper half of both arms are based on
the historical Coat of Arms granted to Christopher Columbus by
Spanish Kings Fernando and Isabella at his returning from
Antilles in 1493. It is used to remarks the Mayaguezanian reclaim
about be the true place where Columbus landed in Puerto Rico when
he discovered the island during his second voyage to America on
November 19, 1493. The castle and lion are derived from the arms
of the Spanish Kings at the time, and represent the castle of
Castille and the lion of León (see the Spaninsh
national arms). The five yellow rocks over white and blue
wavy bars symbolise the title of "Viceroy of Indies"
granted to Columbus by Kings Fernando and Isabella in 1492.
Similarly, the five yellow anchors over blue background represent
the title of "Ocean Sea's Admiral" granted at the same
time (only in the old arms). The other element, in the old arms
in the point, in the new as fourth quarter, show the arms of the
Columbus family.
The lower half shows an modern stylised version of the original
coat of arms granted by Spanish Regent Queen Maria Cristina to
Mayagüez Municipality in 1895. It remarks the moment when main
ship of Columbus fleet (there were 17 ships on this second
voyage) reached Mayagüez bay for landing. The royal palm trees
are indigenous plants from Mayaguezanian coast and valleys, and
the blue and white waves symbolise the sea."
Nelson Román, 8 July 2004
