image by Mark Sensen, 30 Jun 2001
Historical flags of the Dominican Republic
image by Mark Sensen, 30 Jun 2001
Description:
The flag of the Dominican Republic has its roots in the Haitian Flag of the
early 19th century, a horizontal bicolor of blue over red. The leader of the
movement for independence from Haiti, Juan Pablo Duarte, founded a secret
society, the Trinitarians, on 16 July 1838. This name referred to their religion
as well as to the organization of their society, which limited association
between members to cells of three individuals.
Dave Martucci, 12 Oct 1999
On 16 July 1838 the Trinitaria movement was founded, adopted the
Haitian flag with a cross (the cross of Konstantin the Great of Byzanz!). The
flag was hoisted on 27 Feb 1844 when independence was declared, because the
dominican part did not accept Haitian president Boyer. The new design came in
use on 6 Nov 1844.
Ralf Stelter, 21 Jan 2001
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