National symbols of Dominican Republic

National symbols of Dominican Republic

Hello everyone. Today we talk about a very important subject. Patriotic symbols of the Dominican Republic. Among them are: The flag, the national tree, the national anthem, etc.

The Flag of Dominican Republic

The flag is the most sublime symbol of freedom and national sovereignty. The Dominican Republic flag was officially adopted on November 6, 1844.

The blue and red are from the flag of Haiti, which once controlled the Dominican Republic, the white cross is a symbol the  of faith.

The color of the flag has special meaning. Rojo bermellon / vermilion red represents the bloodshed by the liberators and heroes of the fatherland. azul ultramar / ultramarine blue represents ideals of progress and liberty and that God protects the Dominican nation. The white cross is the symbol of the struggle for a tree homeland, peace, the sacrifice unity amorng all the Dominican people.

Modern descriptions of the colors state that the blue represents the sky, red is the fire and bloodshed by the patriots and people in the struggle for freedom. White represents dignity, the peaceful character of the Dominicans and their dedication to peace.

The National Anthem of Dominican Republic

The song Quisqueyanos Valientes was written in 1883 with the collaborate efforts of poet Emilio Prud’Homme with music by Jose Reyes. Congress first passed a law that declared this son to be national anthem in 1897. Ulysses Heureaux (lilis) who was in charge of the country at this time did not enact the law. It lay dormant for thirty-seven years. Finally on may 30, 1934, Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, The president of the Dominican Republic, wrote the law that officially declared the unofficial Dominican Republic National anthem official. He made the song of the fatherland/canto a la patria, quisqueyanos Valientes official on May 30, 1934.

I leave the video of the song at the end of the blog

National Flower

The Rose of Bayahibe

The flower of the Caoba was the national flower as declared on July 16, 1957 by decree number 2944. there was always confusion about the national tree and flower and now it is clear. On July 12, 2011 la Rosa de Bayahibe was declared to be the National flower. In 2014 the Central Bank authorities will issue new paper money that will incluide the rose of Bayahibe in place of the flower of mahogany.

Natinal TreeThe Mahogany (swietenia mahagoni) la caoba

There was always confusion about the national tree and flower, and now it is clear. As of July 2011 Dominican Republic finally has their national tree. On July 12, 2011 Pressident the Mahogany tree to be the new official tree of Dominican Republic.

National BirdPalmChat (Dulus dominicus)

This cute little songbird is found on the island of Hispaniola. It adapts easily to all areas of the country and can be found in abundance. The Palm chat prefers to be where there are many palm trees (this is where they got their name). They are communal bird. The nests can usually be found in the tops of Royal Palms or atop any other high spot when the palm tree is not available. They lay spotted grayish   purple eggs, usually 2 to 4, from Mach to June. Their song is quite loud with constant singing and squawking as they communicate with other bird. They are about 8 inches in length. They are have an olive-brown creamy color on top and streaked with brown on the bottom. their back side  and the edges of their feathers are a dark yellow-green. They have large yellow bills and rust colored eyes.

If you happen to hear this song played always stand to show respect while is it being played

Click to listen to the song.

Enjoy !

Dominican National Anthem - "Quisqueyanos Valientes"





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