What does the colors in the Cuban flag stand for?
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The equilateral triangle is a clear reference to the yearning for liberty, equality and fraternity. The color red portends the spilling of blood that would be required to win independence. The single star located in the middle of the triangle is a symbol of absolute freedom. The three blue stripes represent the eastern, central and western provinces into which the island was formerly divided. The two white strips signify the purity and virtue of the Cuban people. The Cuban flag was hoisted for the first time in the city of Cárdenas, in the province of Matanzas, in 1850.
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I don't know if the flag itself has a particular name. However, in 2006, an eight star was added to the flag called the Bolivar star and the coat of arms was changed with the direction the horse is running towards changing from the right to the left.
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Lieutenant Francisco Gonzalo Marin a.k.a. Pachin Marin (March 9, 1863-November 1897) born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, designer of the Puerto Rican Flag was a poet and journalist who fought alongside Jose Marti as a member of the Cuban Liberation Army.\n\n \nLt. Francisco Gonzalo Marin Marin was raised in Arecibo, town in which he received both his primary and secondary education. It was a period in history when the last two remaining Spanish Colonies in the Antilles, Puerto Rico and Cuba were demanding either more autonomy or full independence. Marin himself was a believer of the independence cause and openly advocated his ideas. He had an older brother, Wencenlao Marin, whom he admired and with whom he shared his ideals. Marin expressed his love for his country in his poems and in the newspaper he founded, "El Postillon".\n\nMarin's brother enlisted in the Cuban Liberation Army which was fighting the Spanish Crown and was given the rank of Lieutenant. In the meantime, Marin was the victim of political persecution by the Spanish Government in the island and went into exile to the Dominican Republic in 1889 and to Venezuela in 1890.\n\nIn 1892, Marin received the tragic news that his brother Lt. Wencenlao Marin had perished in the Battle of Manigua in Cuba. This motivated Marin to travel to New York City and enlist in the Cuban Liberation Army. The New York headquarters of the Cuban Army was situated in the New York offices of the Cuban Revolutionary Party. The person registering the volunteers when Marin went to enlist was Jose Marti. The meeting of the two was the beginning of a friendship which was cut short by the death of Marti in 1895. Marin is credited with designing the Puerto Rican Flag. He used the Cuban Flag as a model and inverted the colors in the flags triangle and stripes. He presented the flag in New York's "Chimney Corner Hall" a gathering place of independence advocates. The flag soon came to symbolize the ideals of the Puerto Rican independence movement. It should be noted that some people believe that Manuel Besosa was the designer , based on a letter written by his daughter where she says, "...my father asked me to sew together some pieces of cloth, white, red and blue that he brought himself , this tiny flag had 5 alterned stripes, red and white, and a triangle with a five point star within it...".\n\nSoon, Marin found himself fighting in Cuba where he was given the rank of Lieutenant. On November 1897 Lt. Francisco Gonzalo Marin died from the wounds he received during a skirmish against the Spanish Army.\n\nThe Puerto Rican Flag designed by Marin was approved by the Government of Puerto Rico on July 24, 1952, making it the official flag of Puerto Rico. However, the flag adopted by the government was slightly different. Instead of a light blue triangle, preffered by the independence movement, the government approved a dark blue triangle similar to the blue used in the flag of the United States. The City of Arecibo named an Avenue in his honor.
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"The colors of the pales (the vertical stripes) are those used in the flag of the United States of America; White signifies purity and innocence, Red, hardiness & valour, and Blue, the color of the Chief (the broad band above the stripes) signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice." \n\nGreat site check it out!
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The flags had eight stripes, each color representing a component of the community:  \n1. Hot Pink for Sex 2. Red for Life  3. Orange for Healing 4. Yellow for Sun 5. Green for Nature   6. Turquoise for Art   7.  Indigo for Harmony  8. Violet for Spirit.
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It is a symbol ............. like the US Flag.  It is a representation of the "peoples".   And it is sacred.\n\n\nNative Pride!
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"Throughout the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, this color scheme remained largely intact. The main changes to the flag centered on the coat of arms. In the modern flag, the coat of arms are greatly simplified as compared to previous variants. Each of the four quadrants represent one of the four kingdoms that were merged to form a unified Spain at the end of the 15th century. Namely, the kingdoms are: Castile, represented by the castle, León, represented by the lion, Aragon, represented by the vertical alternating red and yellow stripes (four red stripes, five yellow stripes), and Navarre, represented by the linked chains. Also the moorish kingdom of Granada is represented by the pomegranate fruit in the bottom of the coat of arms. The two columns with the "plus ultra" ensign (meaning "further" in Latin) represent Spanish discovery and colonization of America, the columns being the mythological Pillars of Hercules (of the Strait of Gibraltar, gateway to the Atlantic Ocean). The "Plus Ultra" phrase replaced the former "Non Plus Ultra" (something like "No further from here") before the discovery of America, since Spain was considered "the Westernmost point" on Earth (thus, "no further from here)"(Wikipedia)
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Red is the color is communism, and was first used during the bolshevik revolution in Russia, and was then used by Mao Zedong during his revolution in China, and appears on their flag as well
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the dutch flag is red, white and blue - just like the US flag.\n\nThere was actually a city named Orange which was/became a house of royalty.
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CUBA, CHILE, CHINA, VENEZUELA, ECUADOR, PERU
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The U.S. flag has undergone many changes since the first official flag of 1777. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act, which said that the flag would be made up of thirteen alternating red and white stripes and thirteen white stars on a blue field. Stars have been added to the flag as new states join the union. Currently, the flag contains 50 stars.\n\nEver wonder why the flag is red, white, and blue? While the flag's colors did not have a specific meaning at the time, the colors were significant for the Great Seal of 1782.\n\n    * White: Signifies purity and innocence\n    * Red: Signifies valor and bravery\n    * Blue: Signifies Vigilance, perseverance, and justice\n\nWhy stars and stripes? Stars are considered a symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to which man has aspired from time immemorial; the stripe is symbolic of the rays of light emanating from the sun.
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red white and blue\n\nif your in texas.....green red and white. Understand amigo??
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its a national event so the national flag is used for the start...\nbe a patriotic person
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Blue means the sky, opportunities at reach, intellectual thinking, perseverance to accomplish a goal, infinite, eternity, and ideals of the religious and spiritual desires. White means clear thinking, happiness, wisdom, power and beauty of the sky, the driving force of initiatives to search for new endeavors, and the peace of Costa Rica. Red means the warmth of Costa Rican people, their love to live, their blood shed for freedom, and their generous attitude.
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The olympic rings is the symbol of the olympics with the five intersecting circles. There are three on the top and two on the bottom. I believe the colors are red, blue, yellow, red, and green. Supposedly each flag in the world has one of those colors. I would go to www.wikipedia.org to find out more.
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From left to right, it is three vertical stripes, green, white and red.  The colors were originally an adaptation of the Flag of France, with green instead of blue. Some have tried to attribute some particular values to the colors, and a common interpretation is that green is for the plains and the hills, white for the snowy Alps, and red for the blood spilt in the Italian Independence wars. A more religious intepretation is that green represents hope, white represents faith and red represents charity.
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Looks like he's in Cuba.  Couldn't find an "official" website but, found this: