Editing Mayagüez, Puerto Rico (section)

===Flag===
The wide cross represents Christianity brought to the [[Americas|New World]] by [[Christopher Columbus]],<ref name="prfrogui.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.prfrogui.com/home/mayaguez.htm |title=Mayagüez-municipio de Puerto Rico-datos y fotos |publisher=Prfrogui.com |access-date=June 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309092207/http://www.prfrogui.com/home/mayaguez.htm |archive-date=March 9, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> who signed his documents with the phrase and the motto ''Christ Ferens'', which means: "He who has Christ." The blue and white waves between the third and fourth quarters recall the coat of arms granted to Columbus by kings [[Catholic Monarchs of Spain|Ferdinand and Isabella]]. The waves represent the ocean (and particularly the [[Mona Passage]]) through which he sailed to bring the gospel to these new lands. The blue and white waves symbolize the [[Yagüez River]] and evokes the nickname ''City of Pure Waters''. The red and white flames on the flag symbolize the traditional [[bonfire]]s of [[Virgin of Candelaria|Day of Our Lady of Candelaria]] ("Día de La Candelaria"), ignited in honor of the city's [[patron saint]] (a tradition started for [[Canary Islanders|Spanish settlers]] from the [[Canary Islands]]).<ref name="prfrogui.com"/> The flag was officially adopted with the signing of City Ordinance 38, signed December 3, 1996.<ref name="prfrogui.com"/>