List of Puerto Rico symbols

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This is a list of official symbols of Puerto Rico.

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Symbol or Emblem

TypeSymbolDateImage
Flag Flag of Puerto Rico 1952 [1] Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
Seal Seal of Puerto Rico 1976 [1] Seal of Puerto Rico.svg
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Puerto Rico 1976 [1] Coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.svg
Song " La Borinqueña "1977 [1]
Motto Joannes Est Nomen Ejus
(Latin for "John is his name")		1905 [note 1] [2] Coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.svg
Nickname Isla del Encanto
(Spanish for "Island of Enchantment")		De facto [note 2] [3] Puerto Rico 1987 car license plate "Isla Del Encanto".jpg
Flower Maga 2019 [4] [5] Flower of the maga tree.jpg
Tree Ceiba De facto [note 3] [6] [7] Kapok tree Honolulu.jpg
Amphibian Coquí De facto [note 4] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] Common Coqui.jpg
Bird Iguaca De facto [note 5] [13] [14] [15] Puerto Rican parrot.jpg
Mammal Manatee 2011 [16] Manatee with calf.PD - colour corrected.jpg
Beverage Piña Colada 1978 [17] Pina Colada.jpg

Note

  1. ↑ Joannes Est Nomen Ejus (Latin for "John is his name") appears on the Coat of arms of Puerto Rico.
  2. ↑ Isla del Encanto (Spanish for "Island of Enchantment"), the de facto nickname of Puerto Rico, is featured on the vehicle registration plates of Puerto Rico since 1987.
  3. ↑ The Ceiba is the de facto national tree of Puerto Rico.
  4. ↑ The Coquí is the animal most popularly recognized as a national symbol of Puerto Rico. It is a de facto national symbol of Puerto Rico.
  5. ↑ The Iguaca or Puerto Rican parrot is the de facto national bird of Puerto Rico, as it is the most recognized native bird of Puerto Rico. No bird has been officially declared by law. However, the legislative assembly of Puerto Rico approved the Puerto Rican tody as the official national bird of the archipelago in 2022. The proposal is pending on the scientific renaming of the bird as Todus borinquensis by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). In 2001, the legislature passed a bill designating the pitirre, but the governor vetoed the bill because it is not endemic to Puerto Rico.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Leyes de la Bandera; Escudo; Gran sello e Himno de Puerto Rico" [Laws of the Flag; Shield; Great Seal and Anthem of Puerto Rico]. LexJuris de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Escudo" [Shield]. PR.GOV - Portal Oficial del Gobierno de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Government of Puerto Rico. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Schwietert, Julie (May 9, 2011). "America's "Island of Enchantment": Environmental Hazards and Hope in Puerto Rico [Slide Show]". Scientific American. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  4. ↑ "Ley Núm. 87 del año 2019" [Act No. 87 of the year 2019]. LexJuris de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. ↑ López Maldonado, Cesiach (21 August 2019). "Entre leyes y múltiples indultos" [Between laws and multiple pardons] (in Spanish). Primera Hora . Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "La ceiba del camino". Primera Hora. September 5, 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "An Ancient Ceiba Tree Blooms Once Again After Puerto Rico's Devastating Storms". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Coquí fossil from Puerto Rico takes title of oldest Caribbean frog". University of Florida: Florida Museum of Natural History. April 7, 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Here's Why The Coquí Frog is the Symbol of Puerto Rico". The Culture Trip. March 5, 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Natural History of Model Organisms: The big potential of the small frog Eleutherodactylus coqui". ResearchGate. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "La ranita más querida". Ocala. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "Coquí, un anfibio símbolo nacional". Panama América. October 9, 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "Cotorra Puertorriqueña" (PDF). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "Proyecto de la Cámara 518 (P. de la C. 518)". Public Policy. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  15. ↑ Pérez Rivera, Raúl (2 December 2015). "Debate por el Ave Nacional (primera parte)" [Debate for the National Bird (first part)] (in Spanish). CienciaPR . Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "Ley Núm. 257 de 2011: Ley del "Día de la Conservación del Manatí Caribeño en Puerto Rico" y para Designarlo como el "Mamífero Oficial de Puerto Rico"" (PDF). Gobierno de Puerto Rico: Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  17. ↑ Pérez Rivera, Tatiana (10 August 2014). "Nuestra piña colada cumple 60 años". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
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