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    Flag of Cuba

    Flag of Cuba
    A flag with three blue and two white stripes and a red triangle at the hoist with a white star.
    Country
    Cuba
    Capital
    Havana
    Continent
    The Americas
    Adopted
    1902
    Colours
    Blue, White, Red

    What does the flag of Cuba mean?

    The star, called the Estrella Solitaria (the Lone Star), represents the new state that should be added to the United States. The flag's design is based on the flag of the United States.

    Colours and what they stand for

    • Blue

      The three original provinces of Cuba.

    • White

      The purity of the patriotic cause.

    • Red

      The blood shed for independence.

    History

    Adopted in 1902, the flag was designed in 1849 by Narciso López, a Venezuelan-born Cuban filibuster.

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