displayed his prototype in a dinner meeting at his neighbor's house, where the owner, Micaela Dalmau vda. de Carreras, had invited José Martí as a guest. Martí was pleasantly impressed by the prototype, and made note of it in a newspaper article published in the Cuban revolutionary newspaper Patria, published on July 2 of that year. Acceptance of the prototype was slow in coming, but grew with time. Also, in a letter written by Maria Manuela (Mima) Besosa, the daughter of the Puerto Rican Revolutionary Committee member Manuel Besosa, she stated that she sewed the flag. This created a belief that her father could have been its designer. Cuban Liberation Army Soon, Marín was fighting in Cuba where he was given the rank of lieutenant. Marín was wounded after he and his men confronted the Spanish Army in a skirmish in Turiguanó. Believing that he would be a burden to his men, he refused to be treated and was placed on a hammock. In November 1897, Lt. Francisco Gonzalo Marín died and when his men returned they buried his remains. Poetic works Among his poetic works are: Flores Nacientes (Born Flowers) -1884 Mi Óbolo-1887 Romances-1892 En el barco (A mi Madre) (In the boat) -1894 El Trapo (The Flag) -1896 En la arena (On the sand), Obra Poética (Poetic Work) and Antología De Pachín Marín, were published posthumously in 1898. El trapo (The cloth) - The following are the verses of Marin's "El trapo": Postscript The Puerto Rican flag designed by Marín was approved by the Government of Puerto Rico on July 24, 1952, making it the official flag of Puerto Rico. However, the flag adopted by the government was slightly different. Instead of a light blue triangle, preferred by the independence movement, the government approved a dark blue triangle similar to the blue used in the flag of the United States. The city of Arecibo named an avenue in his honor. See also Military history of Puerto Rico List of Puerto Ricans List of Puerto Rican military personnel List of Puerto Rican writers Puerto Rican literature José Semidei Rodríguez Juan Ríus Rivera Notes References External links Francisco Marín 1863 births 1897 deaths Puerto Rican Army personnel People from Arecibo, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican military officers People of the Cuban War of Independence Cuban independence activists 19th-century Cuban military personnel