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The first Puerto Rican flag was created by the Revolutionary Committee of Puerto Rico, a proindependence group. In 1868, the group leader Ramón Emeterio Betances asked Mariana Bracceti to sew The Revolutionary Flag inspired by the Dominican Republic Flag. During this time, the group saw themselves as part of the Antillean Confederation with the other Latin Carribbean islands.

The Revolutionary Flag, also known as the Lares Flag, featured a white cross, a white lone star, and two blue and red corners. On September 23, 1868, the Committee led a revolt against the Spanish in the town of Lares. Although the revolution wasn't successful, revolutionaries continued to use the flag.