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by Thanh-Tâm Le', 18 January 1999
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This is an island east of Puerto Rico, populated by
approximately 3,000 inhabitants. Apparently its history was
eventful, a Comity for the Defence of Culebra existed once, I do
not know if it has any relation to pirates . The municipality was
founded in 1879. The yellow represents the flag of the Delegation
of Culebra and of the Comity of the Ransom of Culebra. The green
refers to the Coat of Arms of Puerto Rico, thus expressing the
fact that Culebra is Puerto-Rican. The green shape at the centre
is a map of the island.
Thanh-Tâm Le', 18 January 1999
Culebra - The flag will consists of five vertical stripes,
three yellow and two green, alternated, with its respective
dimensions in terms of width, and expressed in modules are,
starting in any of the flag sides, the following: 1:1:2:1:1. The
middle stripe will have superimposed at its center the island
map, in green color. Yellow stands for the Flags of the
Culebra Delegation and of the Committee for the Rescue of
Culebra. Green constitutes a reference to the Puerto Rico's
Shield to imply that Culebra is a Puerto Rican land.
Blas Delgado Ortiz, 9 April 2001
This municipality has a somewhat complex Coat of Arms. It is
stamped by a naval crown instead of a stone crown, to emphasize
its insular character. This crown consists of sterns of two ships
with their sails filled by the wind. The cross and the episcopal
walking stick symbolize Bishop San ldefonso, because originally
the island was called San ldefonso de la Culebra. The serpent
(culebra means serpent) symbolizes its name. An armed arm from
the Coat of Arms of the Escudero family, first settlers of the
island. The laurel cross refers to the civic triumph reached when
Culebra obtained the evacuation of the Navy from the island.
Nelson Román, 20 July 2004