List of Spanish flags
This is a list of Spanish flags, with illustrations. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Spain.
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National flags[]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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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[]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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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 Emeritus 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. |
Autonomies[]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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The Arbonaida, the Flag of Andalusia | three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white and green, there is an Andalucian coat of arms in center 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 the Principality 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, there is a Balearic castle in purple hoist-side upper left corner. | ||
The Ikurriña, the Flag of the Basque Autonomous Community | the red ground symbolizes the Biscayan people (the race); the green saltire might represent the Oak of Guernica, a symbol of the old laws of Biscay, or Fueros; and over them, the white cross, God's 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 equal horizontal bands of white (top), and red, there is a Cantabria coat of arms in center the white and red bands, the coat or arms featured a royal crown in upper with shield, the shield featured two girls head are seeing in blue sky background with a ship are going with water bearing a sea castle in after ship. | ||
Flag of Castilla-La Mancha | |||
Flag of Castile and León | Two Lions from the Kingdom of León and two castles from Castile. | ||
La Senyera, the Flag of Catalonia | |||
Flag of Ceuta | |||
Flag of Extremadura | |||
Flag of Galicia | |||
Flag of La Rioja | |||
Flag of Madrid | |||
Flag of Melilla | |||
Flag of Murcia | |||
Flag of Navarre | |||
the Senyera coronada, Flag of Valencia |
Provincial flags[]
The provinces of A Coruña, Alicante, Castellón, Valencia and Zamora do not have a flag.
Albacete
Alicante (No Flag)
Asturias
Badajoz
Balearic Islands
Barcelona
Burgos
Cantabria
Castellón (No Flag)
Ciudad Real
A Coruña (No Flag)
Cuenca
Girona
Granada
Guadalajara
Guipúzcoa
Huelva
Huesca
La Rioja
Lleida
Lugo
Madrid
Murcia
Navarra
Ourense
Palencia
Las Palmas
Pontevedra
Salamanca
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Segovia
Sevilla
Soria
Tarragona
Teruel
Toledo
València (No Flag)
Valladolid
Vizcaya
Zamora (No Flag)
Zaragoza
Islands[]
Balearic Islands[]
Ibiza
Mallorca
Flag of Menorca
Formentera
Canary Islands[]
Fuerteventura
Gran Canaria
La Gomera
El Hierro
Lanzarote
La Palma
Tenerife
Municipal flags[]
Historical flags[]
Flags[]
See also: Flag of Spain
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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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 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[]
Royal banners of arms[]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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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) |
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1668–1700 | Banner of arms of the House of Austria (from 1668) |
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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)[]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1475–1492 | Common Royal Banner of the Catholic Monarchs (Until 1492) |
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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) |
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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)[2] |
Royal Standard or Royal Flag of King Juan Carlos I | Still in use as King Emeritus's personal ensign. |
Royal Guidons[]
See: Guidon (heraldic flag)
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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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 |
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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 |
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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[]
- Flags of the autonomous communities of Spain
- Coats of arms of the autonomous communities of Spain
- List of provincial flags of Spain
- List of coats of arms of Spain
References[]
Sources[]
- Lists and galleries of flags
- Flags of Spain
- Spain-related lists
- Spanish culture