You might call the main central library in San Antonio, and ask for the
Texas Room (I think - the genealogy dept.). They actually have what appears
to be an original of that flag (Bonnie Blue) on display.
Rgds, Michael
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> Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 16:03:27 -0500
> From: Randy Cabell <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: The bonnie.....flag that bears a single star.
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> My wife and I have just returned from a trip to Antarctica via Chile, =
> and much to my surprise, I saw flying over Santiageo what appeared to be =
> the Texas State Flag! Two broad stripes, white one above the red, a =
> blue field to the left and a single white star in the blue field. =
> Closer examination showed the Chile blue field is only the width of the =
> white stripe, while the Texas blue field is the total width of the flag. =
> But the resemblence is uncanny.
> I know the lore that the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star, =
> springs from a single-star-flag flown in a revolt against Spain in what =
> became Florida, and lower Alabama area c. early 19th century, and that =
> it survives today in the Texas and North Carolina State flags. =
> Interestingly, Chile achieved its independence in the first decade of =
> the 19th century, led by unlikely sounding heroes like "Bernard =
> O'Higgins.."
> But I don't think the Texas flag evolved until the second third of =
> the 19th century.
> In any case, does anybody out there know whether the flags have a =
> common root.
>
> Randy Cabell
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