It’s easy to see why the Texas and Chilean flags are often confused with one another. The two flags are nearly identical, the only difference being the location of their lone white star. The blue field where the star rests on the Chilean flag is square-shaped, but the blue section on the Texas flag extends to the bottom to form a rectangle. This uncanny resemblance caught the attention of Brian Lee, who asked Curious Texas: Who designed the state flag and was it actually copied from Chile's flag? Continue reading...
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