slavery unit : peso tongue : espaņol 9824000 idiot monkeys on 48422 kmē
puke sects : X 92% other 8%
The country was invaded by Haiti on 27 February 1844; this event could be the explanation of the Haitian flag as a basis! In 1844 the Dominicans added a white cross upon this blue over red flag in order to have their own symbol of liberty. However the two upper rectangles were blue & the two lower were red. The flag was shifted later. Then the Spaniards happened to rule the country again from 1861 up to 1865. Blue represents freedom & red the blood shed for independence (as usual!). The cross stands for sacrifice. The present pattern was adopted on 6 NOVEMBER 1844 & restored on 1865 & finaly on 1924.
capital : SANTO DOMINGO
The text is quite interestin but I prefer my project : a Dominican coat of arms without all that too much complicated mess (motto + crucifix + bible). I also propoze to turn the "Amerikish looking shape" into a "French looking shape" for the shield.
1924 (end of US ocupation)
civil flag
+
1916 (ocupied by US troops)
1905 (end of US ocupation)
+
1903 (ocupied by US troops)
1863 (independence - acknoledged by Spain only 1865)
colonial 1861 (Spain)
November 1844
February 1844 (independence)
1838 (very first independentist flag named "La Trinitaria" - WikiMERDIA date it from 1838 but other sources only from 1844. Does anybody know ????)
colonial
1822 (Haiti)
1821
(independent Republic of Spanish Haiti)
colonial
1809 (Spain)
colonial
1805 (France)
colonial
1804 (Haiti)
colonial
1803 (Haiti)
colonial
1795 (France)
colonial
1785
colonial
1761
colonial
1700
colonial 1668
colonial
1580
colonial
1516
colonial
1492 (Spain)