Coat of arms of Puerto Rico

Coat of arms of Puerto Rico

The coat of arms of Puerto Rico was first granted by the Spanish Crown on November 8, 1511, making it the oldest heraldic achievement in use in the Americas.  The territory was seized from Spain and ceded to the United States as a result of the Treaty of Paris that...

Ponce Coat of Arms

Ponce Coat of Arms

Ponce is both a city and a municipality in southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government. The City of Ponce is the second largest city in Puerto Rico outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, and is named after Juan Ponce de Leon y...

San Juan Coat of Arms

San Juan Coat of Arms

San Juan, from San Juan Bautista "Saint John the Baptist ") is the capital and largest municipality in Puerto Rico. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521, who called it Ciudad de Puerto Rico ("Rich Port City"). Several historical buildings are located in...

Flags

Flags

The origins of the current Flag of Puerto Rico can be traced to 1868, when the first Puerto Rican flag was conceived by Dr. Ramon Emeterio Betances and embroidered by Mariana "Brazos de Oro" Bracetti. On the September 23, 1868, the flag, which later became known as...

Flag

Flag

Representante defiende proyecto para cambiar color a la bandera Mientras, el Gobernador le cierra las puertas a la medida Por Servicios combinados El representante Luis TatoLeon Rodri­guez aseguro que la pieza legislativa declarando oficial el color azul oscuro en el...