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by Thanh-Tâm Le' , 27 January 1999
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This city of 43,583 inhabitants was founded on January 29,
1736. The design in the canton of its flag is the old Torre de
Molino [Mill Tower], known as the Molino de Vives. The black
stands for the Black and African race of Puerto Rico . The yellow
represents the economic benefit gained from sugar cane in PR. The
red symbolizes the blood shed by Indian slaves in their fight
against foreign invaders.
Thanh-Tâm Le' , 27 January 1999