![]() The upper right quarter is blue with twelve silver stars to represent the Virgin Mary, and also features a cross confirming the city as part of Christendom. Juncos' coat of arms is divided into four-quarters, with the upper left and lower right containing vertical stripes gold (or yellow) and gules (red) in reference to the Spanish region of Valencia and to its denomination as "Town of Valencia". Green reeds with red buds appear in a central point above the stripes, representing the city's name ( Juncos is Spanish for reeds). These represent the Río Valenciano which bisects the city. On the flag of Juncos, on a gold field, blue waving stripes cross horizontally in the lower half. The municipio has an official flag and coat of arms. Maria triggered numerous landslides in Juncos with its significant wind and rainfall. Destruction to homes and infrastructure was estimated at $25 million. Juncos had been declared a disaster zone a week earlier when Hurricane Irma made landfall only to be hit again. On SeptemHurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Juncos was 8,429. Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became a territory of the United States. The Hato del Valenciano is remembered in the name of the Río Valenciano, as well as the coat of arms of Valencia featuring in Juncos' coat of arms, in addition to the city's two nicknames of La Ciudad del Valenciano (The Valenciano City) and Los Mulos del Valenciano (The Valenciano's Mules). Reeds, which gave the city its name, feature in the center of its flag and the bottom of its coat of arms. This second one became the village of Juncos in the 18th century and was given the status of a town on August 2, 1797. Another ranch, the Hato del Valenciano, was established and later divided into the Hatillo de los Lirios and the Hatillo de los Juncos. During the 17th century, large parts of the municipality were owned by the Hato Grande de los Delgado (The Delgados' Great Ranch). ![]()
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