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The flag of Cuba consists of five blue and white alternating stripes, and a red equilateral triangle at the hoist with a white five-pointed star. It was adopted on May 20, 1902〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1355157/flag-of-Cuba )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cubaflags.com/ )〕 ==History== After fighting for the Spanish Crown against the rebel armies of South America, Narciso López moved from his native Caracas to Cuba. There he became inspired by revolutionary movements, his involvement in which forced him into exile. In 1849 he moved to New York City, where he continued to advocate for an independent Cuba. One morning, legend has it that when López awoke and looked outside the window, he saw colors of the dawn sky. He could see "a triangle of Red clouds announcing the dawn, and in the triangle shone the morning star Venus, while two white clouds departed from the triangle to divide into three blue stripes of shining heaven." Excited by what they had just seen, Lopez turned to his friend, Miguel Teurbe Tolón, to tell of the event that unfolded. Aside from this anecdotal version, which no one disputes, an alternative story is that the flag was inspired by the U.S. flag (the U.S. expedition to Cuba in 1850 was intended as an annexation). The three blue stripes represent the three departments in which Cuba was divided at that time, the white purity of ideals, the light; the red triangle, originating from the French Revolution -- and the three ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity: red for the blood and the courage; the star was the new state that should be added to the United States. The poet Miguel Teurbe Tolón designed the flag alongside Lopez, based upon the story of Lopez's vision. Emilia Teurbe Tolón, Miguel's wife, sewed the first flag. López and Tolón, together with José Aniceto Iznaga Borrell,〔Jorge Iznaga. (JOSE ANICETO IZNAGA BORRELL ) Iznaga Genealogy (IZNAGA - 1420 - Present), Retrieved 5 December 2012.〕 his nephew José María Sánchez Iznaga,〔Jorge Iznaga. (JOSE MARIA SANCHEZ IZNAGA ) Iznaga Genealogy (IZNAGA - 1420 - Present), Retrieved 5 December 2012.〕 Cirilo Villaverde and Juan Manuel Macias, settled upon the final design for the flag of Cuba: two white stripes, three blue, a red triangle, a lone star. On it they swore to fight and lay down their lives to create an independent Cuba. Narciso López used this same flag in 1850 to carry out his coup attempt, which resulted in failure. The coastal town of Cardenas was the first town that saw the splendor of the lone star flag hoisted on May 19, 1851, in the taking of the city by Cuban rebels. A year after the start of the Ten Years' War, the first Constituent Assembly of the Republic of Cuba met arms in Guáimaro, Camagüey province. The debate focused between two flags of great symbolism, the Demajagua -- which was very similar to the Chilean flag -- created by Carlos Manuel de Céspedes to give start to the war of independence, and the Lone Star of Narciso López, the latter being chosen since Narciso López had taken the first step for the freedom of Cuba. The Demajagua flag not was scrapped, but instead, was put in the sessions of the House of representatives and retained as part of the national treasure. On the morning of May 20, 1902, the day of the inauguration of the Republic, Generalissimo Máximo Gómez had the honor of hoisting the flag on the flagpole of the castles of the Tres Reyes del Morro, Havana; thus sealing with this act the end of the Cuban revolution, the end of struggle for Cuban independence, and at the same time justifying the sacrifice that so many offered to make this dream become reality. Both the flag and the coat of arms were designed by Miguel Teurbe Tolón. The design of both specifications were established by decree of the first President of Cuba, Tomás Estrada Palma, on April 21, 1906, and have remained unchanged since then. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Flag of Cuba」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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