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Juana Diaz (Puerto Rico)

Juana Díaz

Last modified: 2001-05-23 by dov gutterman
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by Blas Delgado



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Overview

Flag adopted: 25 April 1978. The CoA has the symbols of the wards of the pueblo. On the CoA on the flag the name 'Jacagua'. Ciudad del Jacaguas is a nickname for the pueblo, after the name of an Indio and the river which flows through it. Juana Diaz was founded 1798; it is in south central Puerto Rico, just east of Ponce. There are 46,829 Juanadinos. see also image at: http://www.qsl.net/kp4ig/bandera.html
Jarig Bakker, 1 Febuary 2000

Juana Di'az - The white triangle is "Si'mbolo de La Plata", or literally 'symbol of silver' , making reference to La Plata River, the longest river in Puerto Rico.
Blas Delgado, 16 April 2001


Coat of Arms


from http://www.prtc.net/~kp4ig.t/bandera.html , located by Dov Gutterman , 29 December 1998

Click here for another version of the CoA from pueblos-de-puertorico.com site (defunct), located by Jarig Bakker, 1 Febuary 2000






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