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List of Spanish flags

Summary

This is a list of Spanish flags, with illustrations.

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National flags edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1981–present National Flag with coat of arms, State flag, State ensign, and War ensign National flag with coat of arms
  1843–1931
1939–present
Civil ensign for use in merchant ships
1 January 1928 to present 		Civil flag and ensign The flag of Spain consists of three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, the yellow strip being twice as wide as each red stripe.
  1939–present Naval jack A squared flag divided into four squares representing the four Kingdoms of Spain with navies in the Middle Ages: Castile (represented by a castle, top left), Leon (represented by a heraldic lion, top right), Aragon (represented by four pallets, bottom left), and Navarre (represented by an orle of chains, bottom right)
  1982–present High Civil Authorities' flag A square flag of Spain with the Spanish coat of arms on the center
  1977–present Yacht ensign The flag of Spain with a blue plain Royal Crown in the center
  1977–present Customs Service ensign The flag of Spain with two crowned "H"

Royal standards edit

Flag Date Use Description
  2014–present Standard of the King of Spain A crimson square with the Coat of arms of the King in the center.
A version of the flag with gold fringing is known as the guidon and serves as the command sign or positional flag for military use.
  2015–present Standard of the Princess of Asturias A light blue square with the Coat of arms of the Princess in the center.
A version of the flag with gold fringing is known as the guidon and serves as the command sign or positional flag for military use.
  1975/
1977–present
(Legal regulation)[1] 		Standard of King Juan Carlos A dark blue square with the Coat of arms of King Juan Carlos in the center.
A version of the flag with gold fringing is known as the guidon and serves as the command sign or positional flag for military use.

Regional flags edit

Flag Date Use Description
  Flag of Andalusia (the Arbonaida) Three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white and green, there is an Andalucian coat of arms in center of the white band.
  Flag of Aragon Nine equal horizontal stripes of yellow (top, double width) and red, there is an Aragon coat of arms in left the red and yellow bands, the coat of arms featured a gold crown have four green small diamonds and three red small disk, the shield means four corner, first corner means (yellow field with a red cross in upper tree), second corner means (violet field with white cross in hoist-side left corner, third corner means (red St. George and St. Andrew cross have four corners have four man heads) and fourth corner means (nine equal vertical bands of yellow (top, double width) and red).
  Flag of Asturias Blue field with the Victory Cross in center, hanging from the horizontal axis on either side of the cross are an upper-case Greek letter Alpha (Α) on the left and a lower-case Omega (ω) on the right.
  Flag of the Balearic Islands Nine equal horizontal stripes of yellow (top, double width), and red, and a Balearic castle in purple hoist-side upper left corner.
  Flag of the Basque Country (the Ikurriña) The red ground symbolizes Biscayan people (the race); the green saltire represents the Oak of Guernica, a symbol of the old Basque laws, or Fueros; and the white cross over them as a symbol of Basque Catholic devotion.
  Flag of the Canary Islands Three equal vertical bands of white (top), blue, and yellow, there is a Canary Island coat of arms in center the blue band, the coat of arms featured the word motto "OCEANO" in silver ribbon in upper, royal crown in middle and two dogs are holding the shield in lower, the shield have seven hillocks.
  Flag of Cantabria Two horizontal stripes of equal width, white on the top and red on the bottom, and the region's coat of arms in its centre. The first field of the coat of arms represents the conquest of Seville by Cantabrian marines in 1248 (with the ship breaking the chains that blocked the way through the river Guadalquivir), while the second field honors the pre-Roman Cantabri people showing geometric ornaments typically found on Cantabrian stelae.[2]
  Flag of Castilla-La Mancha
  Flag of Castile and León Two Lions from the Kingdom of León and two castles from Kingdom of Castille.
  Flag of Catalonia (the Senyera)
  Flag of Ceuta
  Flag of Extremadura
  Flag of Galicia
  Flag of La Rioja
  Flag of Madrid A crimson red field representing Castille, with seven five-pointed stars in silver (placed four and three in the centre) representing the administrative areas of the region.[3]
  Flag of Melilla
  Flag of Murcia
  Flag of Navarre Against a red background, the coat of arms of Navarre, which consists of a pattern of golden chains, with eight of them linked with an emerald in the center (based on the banner of the Ancient Kingdom of Navarre)
  Flag of the Valencian Community (the Reial Senyera) A derivation of the traditional Senyera of the Crown of Aragon, it is composed of four red bars on a yellow background, crowned with a blue strip party per pale next to the hoist.

Provincial flags edit

The provinces of A Coruña, Alicante, Castellón, Valencia and Zamora do not have a flag.

Islands edit

Balearic Islands edit

Canary Islands edit

Municipal flags edit

Historical flags edit

Kingdom of Asturias edit

Flag Date Use Description
  842-850 Royal Standard of Ramiro I of Asturias

Kingdom of Castile edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1175-1214 Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Castile
  1214-1230 Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Castile

Kingdom of León edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1105-1157 Royal Flag of Alfonso VII of León and Castile
  1157-1230 Royal Flag of The Kingdom of León

Kingdom of Galicia edit

Flag Date Use Description
  Unknown; recreation. Original flag documented in 1669, discovered circa. 1927.[4] Modern recreation of the royal standard of the Suebi Kingdom of Galicia
  circa. 1282 Flag of the Kingdom of Galicia
  16th century Flag of the Kingdom of Galicia

Granada edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1230-1492 Flag of The Emirate of Granada
  1492-1833 Flag of The Kingdom of Granada

Kingdom of Toledo edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1085-1833 Banner of The Kingdom of Toledo

Kingdom of Murcia edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1266 1st Standard of the Kingdom of Murcia
  1266-1361 2nd Standard of the Kingdom of Murcia
  1361 3rd Standard of the Kingdom of Murcia
  1361-1575 Final Standard of the Kingdom of Murcia

Kingdom of Navarre edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1194-1234 Royal Flag of Sancho VII of Navarre
  1212-1589 Royal Standard of the Kings of Navarre
  1589-1841 Royal Standard of the Kings of Navarre

Crown of Castile edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1230-1406 Royal Standard of the Crown of Castile
  1406-1500 Royal Standard of the Crown of Castile
  1406-1500 Royal Standard of the Crown of Castile (Square Shape)
  1500-1715 Royal Standard of the Crown of Castile

Crown of Aragon edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1162–1716 Royal Standard of the Crown of Aragon
  1238-1276 The Pennon of the Conquest of Valencia.

Flags edit

See also: Flag of Spain

Flag Date Use Description
  1475–1504
Eventually until 1506 		Flag of the infantry forces
  1506–1842 Cross of Burgundy flag, military flag, also used as flag of the Spanish Empire and its overseas territories A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field
  1506–1762 Merchant marine's flag
  1701–1771 Flag used in naval bases and coast defenses
  1701–1785 Naval ensign
  1701–1760 Etiquette's Naval ensign
  1760–1785 Etiquette's Naval ensign
  1808–1813 Flag of Spain under Joseph Bonaparte (1808–1813)
  1785–1927 Merchant marine's flag (1785–1927)
  1785–1873 / 1875–1931 War ensign (1785–1843). State flag (1843–1873 and 1874–1931)
  1873–1874 Flag of the First Spanish Republic
  1931–1939 Flag of the Second Spanish Republic
  1931–1939 Civil flag and ensign of the Second Spanish Republic
  1936–1938 Flag of Spain (Nationalist faction)
  1938–1945 Flag of Spain (Spain under Franco's Rule until his death in 1975, and the transition back to democracy under the monarchy)
  1945–1977
  1977–1981

Historical royal standards edit

See: Royal Standard of Spain

Royal banners of arms edit

Flag Date Use Description
    1475–1492
1492–1504 		Banner of arms of the Catholic Monarchs
  1518–1556 Banner of arms of King Charles I
  1580–1668 Banner of arms of the House of Austria
(with the arms of Portugal)
  1668–1700 Banner of arms of the House of Austria
(from 1668)
  1700–1761 Banner of arms of the House of Bourbon
  1761–1868
1875–1931 		Banner of arms of the House of Bourbon
  1931 Banner of arms of King Alfonso XIII

Royal standards (common use) edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1475–1492 Common Royal Banner of the Catholic Monarchs
(Until 1492)
  1475–1492 Royal Standard or Royal Flag of the Catholic Monarchs
  1492–1508 Royal Standard or Royal Flag of the Catholic Monarchs
  1556–1580
1668–1700 		Royal Standard or Royal Flag of the House of Habsburg.
  1580–1668 Royal Standard or Royal Flag of the House of Habsburg.
(Inescutcheon of Portugal in the Royal arms)
  1700–1761 Royal Standard or Royal Flag of the House of Bourbon. The banner includes the collar of the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece and the blue ribbon of the Bourbon French Order of the Holy Spirit.
  1761–1838 Royal Standard or Royal Flag of the House of Bourbon.
  1838–1868
1875–1931 		Royal Standard or Royal Flag of the House of Bourbon.
  1975/
1977–2014
(Legal regulation)[5] 		Royal Standard or Royal Flag of King Juan Carlos I Still in use as King Juan Carlos' personal ensign.
  2014 - In use/
 Royal Standard or Royal Flag of King Felipe VI Still in use as King Felipe's personal ensign.

Royal Guidons edit

See: Guidon (heraldic flag)

Flag Date Use Description
   c.1475–1508 Castilian Guidon of the Catholic Monarch
  c.1518–1556 Castilian Guidon of Charles I
  c.1580–1598 Royal Guidon of Philip II
  c.1920–1931 Royal Guidon of Alfonso XIII.

Standards of heads of state edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1931–1936 Presidential standard of Niceto Alcala Zamora
  1936–1939 Presidential standard of Manuel Azaña
  1940–1975 Standard of Francisco Franco.

Members of the royal family edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1893–1931 Standard or Flag of Spanish Infantes A purple swallowtail flag with the royal arms in the center.
  1971–1975 Standard of Juan Carlos, Prince of Spain A dark blue square with the Coat of arms of Juan Carlos as Prince in the center.
  2001–2014 Standard of Felipe, Prince of Asturias A light blue square with the Coat of arms of the Prince in the center.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Royal Decree 527/2014 an amendment to Title I of Spanish Royal Decree 1511/1977 Flags, standards, guindons and insignia regulation.
  2. ^ Symbols of Cantabria Archived 2006-06-14 at the Wayback Machine Web site of the Cantabrian Parliament
  3. ^ Law 2/1983, of 23 december of the Community of Madrid
  4. ^ Royal Standard of the Swabian Kings of Gallaecia
  5. ^ Royal Decree 527/2014 an amendment to Title I of Spanish Royal Decree 1511/1977 Flags, standards, guindons and insignia regulation.

Sources edit

  • The Flags of Spain. Flags of the World
  • The history of the flag. Spanish Navy Web
  • (in Spanish) The Spanish Royal Decree 1511/1977
  • (in Spanish) Royal and Governmental Standards of Spain (Images). Web of Luis Miguel Arias
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueu5yohTBek

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