What is the nickname of the Cuban national flag?

The nickname of the Cuban national flag is the Lone Star Flag. In Spanish, it is called the Bandera de la Estrella Solitaria, meaning “Flag of the Lone Star,” referring to the single white star inside its red triangle.

The design was created in 1849 by Cuban revolutionary Narciso López and poet Miguel Teurbe Tolón. It combines three blue stripes, two white stripes, a red triangle, and the five-pointed star. The blue stripes originally represented Cuba’s three historical departments, while the white stripes symbolized the purity of the independence cause.

López first used the flag during an unsuccessful expedition against Spanish rule in 1850. Cuban revolutionaries later selected it over the Demajagua flag during the 1869 assembly at Guáimaro. It became the national flag when Cuba became an independent republic on May 20, 1902.

The nickname can cause confusion because Texas and Chile also have flags commonly associated with “Lone Star” descriptions. Cuba’s distinctive Spanish name, Estrella Solitaria, identifies the Cuban flag specifically.