List of Spanish flags

This is a list of Spanish flags, with illustrations.

National flags

Flag Date Use Description
1981–present National flag and ensign The flag of Spain with the coat of arms centered at a point one third of the way from the hoist to the fly
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. This kind of double-wide horizontal stripe is called a Spanish fess.
1939–present Naval jack A square flag divided into four squares representing the four Kingdoms of Spain with navies in the Middle Ages: Castile (represented by a castle, top hoist), Leon (represented by a heraldic lion, top fly), Aragon (represented by the Senyera, bottom hoist), and Navarre (represented by an orle of chains, bottom fly)
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

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.

Military flags

Armed Forces

Flag Date Use Description
?–present Flag of the Chief of the Defence Staff
?–present Flag of Captain Generals of the Army, Navy, or Air Force

Army

Flag Date Use Description
?–present Flag of the Spanish Army
?–present Flag of Spanish Military Unit
?–present Flag of the Chief of Staff of the Army
?–present Flag of captain general
Flag of Army general
?–present Flag of lieutenant general
?–present Flag of divisional general
?–present Flag of brigadier general
?–present Flag of colonel
Flag Date Use Description
?–present Naval ensign
?–present Naval jack
?–present Flag of the Chief of Staff of the Navy
?–present Flag of captain general of the Navy
?–present Flag of admiral
?–present Flag of vice admiral
?–present Flag of counter admiral
?–present Pennant of the frigate captain
?–present Pennant of the sea captain
?–present Flag of bay chief

Air Force

Flag Date Use Description
?–present Flag of Spanish Air and Space Force
?–present Flag of Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Force
?–present Flag of Captain General of the Air Force
?–present Flag of the lieutenant general
?–present Flag of the major general
?–present Flag of the brigadier general
?–present Flag of the colonel

Regional flags

Main article: Flags of the autonomous communities of Spain
Flag Date Use Description
Flag of Andalusia (the Arbonaida) Three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and green, with an Andalucian coat of arms in center of the white band.
Flag of Aragon Nine equal horizontal stripes of yellow (top) and red. Towards the hoist there is an Aragon coat of arms. It has a gold crown having four small green diamonds and three small red disks; its shield has four quarters, the first quarter is a gold field with a red cross on a tree, the second quarter is a blue field with a white Cross of Íñigo Arista in the top hoist-side corner, the third quarter is a red St. George Cross flag with a Moor's head in each quarter, in the fourth quarter are nine equal vertical bands of yellow and red.
Flag of Asturias Blue field with the Victory Cross shifted towards the hoist. Hanging from the arms 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) and red, and a white five-towered castle on a purple field in the canton.
Flag of the Basque Country (the Ikurriña) The red background 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 (hoist), blue, and yellow. On the state flag, the Canary Island coat of arms is in the center of the blue band. The coat of arms features the motto "OCEANO" in a silver ribbon in upper, royal crown in middle, and two dogs holding a blue shield with seven white islands in lower.
Flag of Cantabria Two horizontal stripes of equal width, white over red, 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 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

Main article: List of provincial flags of Spain

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

Islands

Balearic Islands

Canary Islands

Historical flags

Spain

See also: Flag of Spain

Flag Date Use Description
1475–1504
Eventually until 1506
 Flag of the infantry forces and flag of Spain until 1516
1506–1701 Military flag, also used as flag of the Spanish Empire and its overseas territories The Cross of Burgundy: 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 and flags of the Spanish Empire
1760–1785
1808–1813 Flag of Spain under Joseph Bonaparte (1808–1813)
1785–1927 Merchant marine's flag (1785–1927)
1785–1843 War ensign
1785–1873 State flag
1875–1931
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

Kingdom of Asturias

Flag Date Use Description
842–850 Royal standard of Ramiro I of Asturias

Kingdom of Castile

Flag Date Use Description
1175–1214 Royal standard of the Kingdom of Castile
1214–1230

Kingdom of León

Flag Date Use Description
1105–1157 Royal flag of Alfonso VII of León and Castile
1157–1284 Royal flag of the Kingdom of León
1284–1833

Kingdom of Galicia

Flag Date Use Description
circa. 1282 Flag of the Kingdom of Galicia
16th century

Granada

Flag Date Use Description
1230–1492 Flag of the Emirate of Granada
1492–1833 Flag of the Kingdom of Granada

Kingdom of Toledo

Flag Date Use Description
1085–1833 Banner of the Kingdom of Toledo

Kingdom of Mallorca

Flag Date Use Description
1269–1312 Flag of the Kingdom of Mallorca
1312–1715

Kingdom of Murcia

Flag Date Use Description
1266 First standard of the Kingdom of Murcia
1266–1361 Second standard of the Kingdom of Murcia
1361 Third standard of the Kingdom of Murcia
1361–1575 Final standard of the Kingdom of Murcia

Kingdom of Navarre

Flag Date Use Description
1194–1234 Royal flag of Sancho VII of Navarre
1212–1589 Royal standard of the Kings of Navarre
1589–1841

Crown of Castile

Flag Date Use Description
1230–1406 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

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

Historical royal standards

See: Royal Standard of Spain

Royal banners of arms

Flag Date Use Description
1475–1492 Banner of arms of the Catholic Monarchs
1492–1504
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 Banner of arms of the House of Bourbon
1875–1931
1931 Banner of arms of King Alfonso XIII

Royal standards (common use)

Flag Date Use Description
1475–1492 Common Royal banner of the Catholic Monarchs
(Until 1492)
Royal standard or Royal flag of the Catholic Monarchs
1492–1508
1556–1580 Royal standard or Royal flag of the House of Habsburg.
1668–1700
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 Royal standard or Royal flag of the House of Bourbon.
1875–1931
1975/
1977–2014
(Legal regulation)[4] 		Royal standard or Royal flag of King Juan Carlos I.
Still in use as King Juan Carlos' personal ensign.
2014 – present Royal standard or Royal flag of King Felipe VI

Royal Guidons

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

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

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

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References

  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 Decree 527/2014 an amendment to Title I of Spanish Royal Decree 1511/1977 Flags, standards, guindons and insignia regulation.

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