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Dominican Republic: history of the flag |
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to 22 Jul 1795 8 Jul 1809 - 30 Nov 1821 18 Mar 1861 - 14 Sep 1863 |
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| 1843 - 17 Feb 1844 | 27 Feb 1844 - 6 Nov 1844 |
6 Nov 1844 - 18 Mar 1861 Re-adopted 14 Sep 1863 |
6 Nov 1844 - 18 Mar 1861 Re-adopted 14 Sep 1863 |
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| The Spanish War Ensign |
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| to 22 Jul 1795 | The Spanish War Ensign (1785-1931) | |
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| 6 Dec 1492 | Spanish colony (Hispañiola) | |
| 1500: | Crown colony | |
| 1511 - 1517 | Audiencia of Santo Domingo | |
| 1520 | Audiencia of Santo Domingo (restored) | |
| 20 Sep 1697 | Partition of Hispañiola; eastern part: Saint-Domingue (Haiti) to France; western part: Santo Domingo remains Spanish | |
| 22 Jul 1795: | Spain cedes Santo Domingo to France (Spanish administration continues until 1801) | |
| 8 Jul 1809 - 30 Nov 1821 | 8 Jul 1809: under Spanish rule (7 Jul 1809 - Aug 1809: British occupy Samaná and blockade the port of Santo Domingo), Dec 1821: part of Gran Colombia (Great Colombia), 9 Feb 1822: incorporation into Haiti, 27 Feb 1844: Independence | |
| 18 Mar 1861 - 14 Sep 1863 | 18 Mar 1861: reincorporated into Spain, 14 Sep 1863: the restoration (august the 16th: "La Restauración") of the republic, recognized 11 Jul 1865 | |
| 30 Mar 1903 - 28 Mar 1905 | U.S. occupation | |
| 28 Mar 1905 - 1941 | U.S. protectorate | |
| 29 Nov 1916 - 12 Jul 1924 | U.S. occupation | |
| 28 Apr 1965 - 21 Sep 1966 | U.S. occupation | |
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| The French flag |
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22 Jul 1795 - 8 Jul 1809 The French flag. Spain cedes Santo Domingo to France (Spanish administration continues until 1801) |
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| The Gran Colombian flag |
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Dec 1821 - 9 Feb 1822 The flag during Gran Colombia (Great Colombia). 30 Nov 1821: independence (Independent State of the Spanish Part of Haiti in Colombia), Dec 1821 - 9 Feb 1822: part of Gran Colombia (Great Colombia) Note: Gran Colombia (or Great Colombia) is a historians' term, never official, encompassing New Granada (later Colombia), Venezuela, and Ecuador |
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| The Haitian flag |
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9 Feb 1822 - 1843 The flag during the incorporation into Haiti |
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| Another Haitian flag |
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1843 - 17 Feb 1844 The flag during a while of the incorporation into Haiti, but under the Commanders of Haitian Forces: Carrié and Charles Hérard |
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| The first Dominican flag |
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27 Feb 1844 - 6 Nov 1844 The first flag of the independent Dominican Republic. Juan Pablo Duarte, the leader of the Trinitarians - the founders of the Independence struggle 1844 - conceived the original design and obtained approval for it from the Trinitarians on June 16, 1838 (according to José Gabriel García, "The Separatist Idea," 1883). He combined the colors of the Haitian (French) flag by separating the blue and red fields with a white cross, to signify to the world in this way that the Dominican people, entering into a free life, were proclaiming the union of all races linked by civilization and Christianity. The first flag was fashioned by the ladies Concepción Bona, María Trinidad Sánchez, María de Jesús Piña y Isabel Sosa, among others. It flew for the first time on the day of Dominican independence, February 27, 1844. |
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| The civil Dominican flag |
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6 Nov 1844 - 18 Mar 1861; Re-adopted 14 Sep 1863 The civil flag (without the emblem) is flown by private citizens both on land and at sea |
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| The Dominican state flag |
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The state flag: 6 Nov 1844 - 18 Mar 1861; Re-adopted 14 Sep 1863 18 Mar 1861: reincorporated into Spain, 14 Sep 1863: the restoration (august the 16th: "La Restauración") of the republic, recognized 11 Jul 1865 Description: The government of the Dominican Republic adds the national coat of arms in the center of the cross. This is acording to the constitution of 1874 (art. 100). From 1844 only the War Ensign had the coat of arms in the center, from 1874 only the merchant navy flies the flag without the coat of arms. The flag is quatered with a white cross, first and fourth fields blue, second and third red. The blue is said to stand for the expansive sky above the land and for Liberty, red for the fire and blood of the independence struggle and the white cross is a symbol of sacrifice, dedication and dignity of the Dominican people. Adoption date of the flag as well as the coat of arms is 6 November 1844. Later the actual colours were defined: ultramarine blue and vermilion red. |
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