Dominican Republic

The flag of the Dominican Republic is a rectangle divided into four fields. The white cross divides two blue sectors and two red ones arranged crosswise. The red of the Dominican flag represents the blood shed by the liberators of the homeland. Blue represents the ideals of progress and freedom. The cross is the symbol of the liberators' struggle to reach the freedom of the homeland. White recalls that peace and unity must prevail among all Dominicans. According to another interpretation, red and blue are the colors of the mantle of Mary of Nazareth in the religious image of the Madonna of the Altagrazia, which is considered the protectress of the Dominican people.