List of Puerto Rico symbols

This is a list of official symbols of Puerto Rico.

Symbol or Emblem

Type	Symbol	Date	Image
Flag	Flag of Puerto Rico	1952[1]
Seal	Seal of Puerto Rico	1976[1]
Coat of arms	Coat of arms of Puerto Rico	1976[1]
Flower	Thespesia grandiflora	2019[2][3]
Song	"La Borinqueña"	1977[1]
Motto	Joannes Est Nomen Ejus (Latin for "John is his name")	1905[4]
Nickname	Isla del Encanto (Spanish for "Island of Enchantment")[5]

Puerto Rico does not have an official bird. In 2001 the legislature passed a bill designating the pitirre (Tyrannus dominicensis), but the governor vetoed the bill because although native to it is not endemic to Puerto Rico.^[6][7]

See also

• Governors of Puerto Rico

References

1. "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. "Ley Núm. 87 del año 2019" [Act No. 87 of the year 2019]. LexJuris de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
3. López Maldonado, Cesiach (21 August 2019). "Entre leyes y múltiples indultos" [Between laws and multiple pardons] (in Spanish). Primera Hora. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
4. "Escudo" [Shield]. PR.GOV - Portal Oficial del Gobierno de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Government of Puerto Rico. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Sánchez Martínez, Héctor (20 January 2017). "¿Tenemos o no un ave nacional?" [Do we or do we not have a national bird?] (in Spanish). La Perla del Sur. Archived from the original on Apr 17, 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.