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Ilha de Santiago / Santiágu

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• Presentation
• 1889 signal flag

See also:

• Cabo Verde
• Subnational flags of Cabo Verde

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Presentation

Ilha de Santiago / Dja di Santiágu (Saint James Island) is one of the four Leeward islands.
António Martins, Nov 2025

Santiago island is one of four islands that are divided in several municipalities:

• Praia
• Ribeira Grande de Santiago
• Santa Catarina
• São Domingos
• São Lourenço dos Órgãos
• São Miguel
• São Salvador do Mundo
• Tarrafal António Martins, 01 Apr 2016 and 16 Nov 2017

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1889 signal flag

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António Martins, 06 Jul 2017

Signal flag legislated to be hoisted on Cabo Verde post offices in 1889-1891 to indicate outgoing and arriving mail ships to/from Praia (main city/port on Santiago island prescribed at the level as islands): Red and white triangular vertical bicolor.
António Martins, 06 Jul 2017

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