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by Blas Delgado, 16 April 2001
by Blas Delgado, 6 August 2001
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San Germa'n - The flag is a horizontal green-white-purple
(violet) triband (in that specific order), as attested by several
sources. Green stands for the Episcopal dignity and the colors of
the blazon of Christopher Columbus and his son, Diego, Viceroy of
America. White stands for the blood purity of the great families,
who were the most distinguished, which came to colonize San
Germe'n (according to a book by Fray Inigo Abad) and the
limpidness of Guanajibo River, whose waters (which were
considered medicinal) were being taken to Europe for that
order.The shield crown is 'masoned ("mazonada") in
sable (black) and adjured ("adjurada") in sinople
(green)', which means that the lines depicting the joints between
the stones are black and the hollow spaces - doors, windows and
other empty spaces - shall be green.
Blas Delgado, 16 April 2001
Green (Vert) does not appear at all in Columbus' coat-of-arms
(at least not in the escutcheon). I am also afraid there is no
English blazon equivalent of the Spanish "aclarado"
(not "adjurado", a horrible translation from the French
"ajoure'"). So the best thing is to blazon it as
"windows and gate Vert" (of course not
"sinople" either which is Spanish for
"Vert").
Santiago Dotor, 22 May 2001
It says as follows: "But the green color with the gold of
the colors ("tinctures") of this first quarter, has
also another symbolism: in first place they remind us of Don
Diego Colo'n, first born to America's Discoverer (but now it does
not implicitly mention Columbus' blazon), and who in his role as
governor of the Indies with seat in Santo Domingo, decreed that
San Germa'n should be the name of the town. It was his purpose
to honor in this manner the Queen Dona Germana de Foix, second
wife of Don Fernando el Cato'lico..."
Could it be that these colors do appear in Diego Colo'n's coat of
arms?
Blas Delgado, 23 May 2001
I don't think so. Diego Colo'n would have inherited his
father's arms. Unlike green however, gold (Or) is certainly
present in Columbus' arms. But where does gold (or yellow) appear
on San Germa'n's flag?
Santiago Dotor, 23 May 2001
Good point. In no place of the flag, only in the first quarter
of the city CoA, and it would be to stretch the similitude too
far.
Blas Delgado, 24 May 2001
Juan Colón de Jesús state that the San Germán flag
is a horizontal tricolor with purple, white and green bands, in
that order (from top to bottom). This is identical to the one
presented by Lexjuris. I have two sources that say that the
actual order is the inverse: green, white and purple. I have no
reason to doubt Juan, given to the fact that he has studied
extensively and has done a lot of research about PR flags. I just
would like to know his sources.
Blas Delgado, 6 August 2001
by Phil Nelson , 5 Febuary 2000
This image based on pueblos-de-puertorico.com site (defunct)
which seems to differs from the one at lexjuris
site which is violet - white - green. or in Spanish: 'Violeta -
(o pu'rpura)'. It has the CoA in the middle. San Germa'n is in
southwest Puerto Rico in sugar and coffee farming region;
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (1912); 16th century
church; founded 1508, moved to present site 1573. There are
34,962 Inh.
Jarig Bakker, 4 Febuary 2000
by Juan Colon de Jesus, 13 July 2001
The right flag of San German, Puerto Rico consist of three
horizontals bands in the following order: violet or purple the
superior, white, the center band and green the inferior band. The
Coat of Arms in the middle of the flag.
Juan Colon de Jesus, 19 June 2000
sange.jpg)
from pueblos-de-puertorico.com site (defunct)
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