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For other uses, see <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Spanish_flag_(disambiguation)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-disambig" title="Spanish flag (disambiguation)">Spanish flag (disambiguation)</a>. </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style> <p>The <b>flag of Spain</b> (<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Bandera de España</i></span>),<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as it is defined in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Spanish_Constitution_of_1978?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish Constitution of 1978">Constitution of 1978</a>, consists of three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, the yellow stripe being twice the height of each red stripe. Traditionally, the middle stripe was defined by the more archaic term of <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">gualda</i></span>, and hence the popular name <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">la Rojigualda</i></span> (red-<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Reseda_luteola?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Reseda luteola">weld</a>). That middle stripe often bears the Coat of Arms.</p> <table class="infobox"> <caption class="infobox-title"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Spain">Kingdom of Spain</a> </caption> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="display:none"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Flag_of_Spain.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/200px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/300px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/400px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"></a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><i>Rojigualda</i></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Vexillological_symbol?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Vexillological symbol">Use</a></th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/National_flag?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="National flag">National flag</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/State_ensign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="State ensign">state</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Naval_ensign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Naval ensign">naval ensign</a> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_111011.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="National flag, state and war ensign"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/FIAV_111011.svg/23px-FIAV_111011.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/FIAV_111011.svg/35px-FIAV_111011.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/FIAV_111011.svg/46px-FIAV_111011.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="210"></a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Proportion</th> <td class="infobox-data">2:3</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Adopted</th> <td class="infobox-data">28 May 1785<span class="noprint">; 239 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1785-05-28</span>)</span> (original version, as naval and coastal fortifications' ensign)<br> 5 October 1981<span class="noprint">; 43 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1981-10-05</span>)</span> (current coat of arms, as established in Act 33/1981)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Design</th> <td class="infobox-data">A horizontal triband flag of red, yellow (dans <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Spanish_fess?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Spanish fess">double width</a>) and red; charged with the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Coat of arms of Spain">Spanish coat of arms</a> off-centred 1/3 from the hoist.</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Designed by</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Antonio_Vald%C3%A9s_y_Baz%C3%A1n?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Antonio Valdés y Bazán">Antonio Valdés y Bazán</a><sup id="cite_ref-“lamoncloa”_1-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-%E2%80%9Clamoncloa%E2%80%9D-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> </tr> <tr style="display:none"> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="display:none"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Flag_of_Spain_(civil).svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Flag_of_Spain_%28civil%29.svg/200px-Flag_of_Spain_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Flag_of_Spain_%2528civil%2529.svg/300px-Flag_of_Spain_%2528civil%2529.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Flag_of_Spain_%2528civil%2529.svg/400px-Flag_of_Spain_%2528civil%2529.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"></a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Vexillological_symbol?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Vexillological symbol">Use</a></th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Civil_flag?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Civil flag">Civil flag</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Civil_ensign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Civil ensign">ensign</a> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_100100.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Civil flag and ensign"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/FIAV_100100.svg/23px-FIAV_100100.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/FIAV_100100.svg/35px-FIAV_100100.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/FIAV_100100.svg/46px-FIAV_100100.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="210"></a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Proportion</th> <td class="infobox-data">2:3</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Adopted</th> <td class="infobox-data">1978</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Design</th> <td class="infobox-data">Two horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) and yellow (middle). The yellow stripe is twice the height of each red stripe.</td> </tr> <tr style="display:none"> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>The origin of the current flag of Spain is the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Naval_ensign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Naval ensign">naval ensign</a> of 1785, <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Pabellón de la Marina de Guerra</i></span>, by Decrée of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Charles_III_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Charles III of Spain">Charles III of Spain</a>, where it is also referred as <i>national flag</i>. It was chosen by Charles III himself from 12 different flags designed by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Antonio_Vald%C3%A9s_y_Baz%C3%A1n?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Antonio Valdés y Bazán">Antonio Valdés y Bazán</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-“lamoncloa”_1-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-%E2%80%9Clamoncloa%E2%80%9D-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All proposed flags were presented in a drawing, which is in the Naval Museum of Madrid.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The flag remained marine-focused for most of the next 50 years and flew over coastal fortresses, marine barracks and other naval property. During the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Peninsular_War?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Peninsular War">Peninsular War</a>, the flag could also be found on marine regiments fighting inland and it was raised by many Spaniards as a symbol of resistance. In 1843, during the reign of Queen <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Isabella_II_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Isabella II of Spain">Isabella II of Spain</a>, the flag was adopted by all the Armed Forces.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>From 18th century to nowadays, the colour scheme of the flag remained intact, with the exception of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Second_Spanish_Republic?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Second Spanish Republic">Second Republic</a> period (1931–1939); the only changes centred on the coat of arms.</p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Spanish_flag_legal_framework_and_specifications"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Spanish flag legal framework and specifications</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Colours"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Colours</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Design"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Design</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Flag_protocol"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Flag protocol</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Other_flags_currently_in_use"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Other flags currently in use</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Civil_authorities"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Civil authorities</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Yacht_ensign"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Yacht ensign</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Naval_jack"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Naval jack</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Flags_for_Armed_Forces"><span class="tocnumber">3.4</span> <span class="toctext">Flags for Armed Forces</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Royal_Standards_of_Spain"><span class="tocnumber">3.5</span> <span class="toctext">Royal Standards of Spain</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#History"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Standard_of_the_Catholic_monarchs"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Standard of the Catholic monarchs</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Cross_of_Burgundy"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">Cross of Burgundy</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Habsburg_Spain"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">Habsburg Spain</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Philip_V_and_the_new_Bourbon_dynasty"><span class="tocnumber">4.4</span> <span class="toctext">Philip V and the new Bourbon dynasty</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Origins_of_the_present_ensign:_Charles_III"><span class="tocnumber">4.5</span> <span class="toctext">Origins of the present ensign: Charles III</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Second_Spanish_Republic"><span class="tocnumber">4.6</span> <span class="toctext">Second Spanish Republic</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Spanish_State"><span class="tocnumber">4.7</span> <span class="toctext">Spanish State</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Spanish_transition"><span class="tocnumber">4.8</span> <span class="toctext">Spanish transition</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-20"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Unofficial_flags"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Unofficial flags</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-21"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-22"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Note"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Note</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-23"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#References"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-24"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Spanish_flag_legal_framework_and_specifications">Spanish flag legal framework and specifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Spanish flag legal framework and specifications" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Spanish_Constitution_of_1978?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish Constitution of 1978">Spanish Constitution of 1978</a>, establishing the national flag:<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1157697682">.mw-parser-output .verse_translation .translated{padding-left:2em!important}@media only screen and (max-width:43.75em){.mw-parser-output .verse_translation.wrap_when_small td{display:block;padding-left:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .verse_translation.wrap_when_small .translated{padding-left:0.5em!important}}</style></li> </ul> <table role="presentation" class="verse_translation" style="margin-left:1em !important"> <tbody> <tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td> <div style="font-style:italic;text-align:left" lang="es" class="poem"> <p> La bandera de España está formada por tres franjas horizontales, roja, amarilla y roja, siendo la amarilla de doble anchura que cada una de las rojas.</p> </div></td> <td class="translated"> <div style="font-style:roman;text-align:left" lang="en" class="poem"> <p>The flag of Spain consists of three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, the width of the yellow stripe being equal to the combined width of the two red stripes.</p> </div></td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;font-size:90%"> <td style="padding-left:1.6em;text-align:left">—<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Artículo 4 1 de la constitución española de 1978</i></span></td> <td style="padding-left:3.6em;text-align:left">—Article 4.1 of the Spanish Constitution of 1978</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <ul> <li>Act 39/1981, regulating the use of the flag.<sup id="cite_ref-Protocolo_5-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Protocolo-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Real_decreto?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Real decreto">Royal Decree</a> 441/1981, establishing the detailed technical specifications of the colours of the flag.</li> <li>Royal Decree 1511/1977, establishing the Regulations on flags, banners and emblems (<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Reglamento de Banderas y Estandartes, Guiones, Insignias y Distintivos</i></span>)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Royal decree of 19 July 1913 (effective 1 January 1913), abolishing the 5-stripe Spanish merchant flag and establishing the plain triband – the national flag without the coat of arms – as the Spanish merchant flag.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Colours">Colours</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=2&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Colours" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The colours of the flag, as officially defined by the Spanish Royal Decree 441/1981 of 27 February in two <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/International_Commission_on_Illumination?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="International Commission on Illumination">CIE</a> colour spaces,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> are:</p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:80%; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin:0.5em auto;"> <tbody> <tr> <th>Colour</th> <th colspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CIELAB_color_space?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Cylindrical_model" title="CIELAB color space">CIEHLC</a> values</th> <th colspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CIE_1931_color_space?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CIE 1931 color space">CIE-1931</a> (Illuminant C)</th> <th><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/SRGB?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="SRGB">sRGB</a> conversion<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <th>H</th> <th>C</th> <th>L</th> <th>x</th> <th>y</th> <th>Y</th> <th>(hexadecimal)</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="background:#AD1519"><span style="color:white;"><b>Flag Red (<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Rojo Bandera</i></span>)</b></span></td> <td>35°</td> <td>70</td> <td>37</td> <td>0.614</td> <td>0.320</td> <td>9.5</td> <td><code>#AD1519</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FABD00"><b>Flag Gualda Yellow (<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Amarillo Gualda Bandera</i></span>)</b></td> <td>85°</td> <td>95</td> <td>80</td> <td>0.486</td> <td>0.469</td> <td>56.7</td> <td><code>#FABD00</code></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Spain_flag_construction_sheet_(website).svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Spain_flag_construction_sheet_%28website%29.svg/850px-Spain_flag_construction_sheet_%28website%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="850" height="600" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="850" data-file-height="600"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 850px;height: 600px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Spain_flag_construction_sheet_%28website%29.svg/850px-Spain_flag_construction_sheet_%28website%29.svg.png" data-width="850" data-height="600" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Spain_flag_construction_sheet_%28website%29.svg/1275px-Spain_flag_construction_sheet_%28website%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Spain_flag_construction_sheet_%28website%29.svg/1700px-Spain_flag_construction_sheet_%28website%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption></figcaption> </figure> <p>The nearest <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pantone?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pantone">Pantone</a> shades are 7628 C (red) and 7406 C (yellow).</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Design">Design</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=3&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Design" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The basic design of the current flag of Spain with the coat of arms is specified by rule 3 of the Royal Decree 1511/1977, which states the following:</p> <ul> <li>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Coat of arms of Spain">coat of arms of Spain</a> has a height equal to <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">5</span></span> of the hoist (height) and will figure on both sides of the flag.</li> <li>When the flag is of regular proportions, having a length equal to <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> of the width, the coat of arm's axis is placed at a distance from the hoist equal to <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> of the flag's height.</li> <li>If the flag's length is less than normal, the coat of arms is placed at the centre of the flag.</li> </ul> <p>This type of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Triband_(flag)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Triband (flag)">triband</a> design has become known as a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Spanish_fess?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Spanish fess">Spanish fess</a>.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Flag_protocol">Flag protocol</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=4&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Flag protocol" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>The flag must only be flown horizontally. It can be flown from public buildings, private homes, businesses, ships, town squares, or during official ceremonies. While the flag should be flown from sunrise to sunset, government offices in Spain and abroad must fly the flag on a 24-hour basis; during the night, and in poor light, it must be properly lit. The flags must conform to the legal standards, and cannot be soiled or damaged in any way.<sup id="cite_ref-Protocolo_5-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Protocolo-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Banderas_de_las_comunidades_aut%C3%B3nomas_de_Espa%C3%B1a_frente_al_Senado,_Madrid.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Banderas_de_las_comunidades_aut%C3%B3nomas_de_Espa%C3%B1a_frente_al_Senado%2C_Madrid.jpg/220px-Banderas_de_las_comunidades_aut%C3%B3nomas_de_Espa%C3%B1a_frente_al_Senado%2C_Madrid.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Banderas_de_las_comunidades_aut%C3%B3nomas_de_Espa%C3%B1a_frente_al_Senado%2C_Madrid.jpg/220px-Banderas_de_las_comunidades_aut%C3%B3nomas_de_Espa%C3%B1a_frente_al_Senado%2C_Madrid.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Banderas_de_las_comunidades_aut%C3%B3nomas_de_Espa%C3%B1a_frente_al_Senado%2C_Madrid.jpg/330px-Banderas_de_las_comunidades_aut%C3%B3nomas_de_Espa%C3%B1a_frente_al_Senado%2C_Madrid.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Banderas_de_las_comunidades_aut%C3%B3nomas_de_Espa%C3%B1a_frente_al_Senado%2C_Madrid.jpg/440px-Banderas_de_las_comunidades_aut%C3%B3nomas_de_Espa%C3%B1a_frente_al_Senado%2C_Madrid.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> Flags in front of the Spanish Senate in Madrid </figcaption> </figure> <p>For <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mourning?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mourning">mourning</a> activities, the flag can be flown in either of the following ways. The first method, commonly known as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Half-mast?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Half-mast">half-masting</a>, is performed when the flag is hoisted to the top of the flagpole, then lowered to the pole's one-third position. The other method is to attach a black ribbon to a flag that is permanently affixed to a staff. The ribbon itself is ten centimetres wide and it is attached to the mast so that the ends of the ribbon reach the bottom of the flag. During the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Funeral?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Funeral">funeral</a> ceremony, the flag may be used to cover the coffins of government officials, soldiers and persons designated by an act of the President; these flags are later folded and presented to the next of kin before interment.<sup id="cite_ref-Protocolo_5-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Protocolo-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Palacio_Real_(Madrid)_05.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Palacio_Real_%28Madrid%29_05.jpg/220px-Palacio_Real_%28Madrid%29_05.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2240" data-file-height="1488"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 146px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Palacio_Real_%28Madrid%29_05.jpg/220px-Palacio_Real_%28Madrid%29_05.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="146" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Palacio_Real_%28Madrid%29_05.jpg/330px-Palacio_Real_%28Madrid%29_05.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Palacio_Real_%28Madrid%29_05.jpg/440px-Palacio_Real_%28Madrid%29_05.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> The flag of Spain on the south façade of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Royal_Palace_of_Madrid?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Royal Palace of Madrid">Royal Palace of Madrid</a> </figcaption> </figure> <p>When flying the Spanish flag with other flags, the following is the order of precedence: the national flag, flags of foreign states, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Europe?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flag of Europe">flag of Europe</a>, international <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Non-governmental_organization?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Non-governmental organization">NGOs</a>, military and government standards, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Autonomous_communities_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Autonomous communities of Spain">autonomous communities</a> flags, city flags and any others. When foreign flags are used alongside the Spanish flag, the flags are sorted according to the countries' names alphabetically in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Spanish_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Spanish language">Spanish language</a>. The only exception is when the congress or meeting held in Spain dictates a different language to be used for sorting. The flag of Europe has been hoisted since Spain became a member of the Union. While not mentioned by name in the law, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organisation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation">flag of NATO</a> can also be used in Spain, since it belongs to that organization.<sup id="cite_ref-Protocolo_5-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Protocolo-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>When unfurled in the presence of other flags, the national flag must not have smaller dimensions and must be situated in a prominent, honourable place, according to the relevant protocol.<sup id="cite_ref-Protocolo_5-4" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Protocolo-5"><span 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</div> </div> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Civil_authorities">Civil authorities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=6&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Civil authorities" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Some high-ranking officials of the Spanish state (i.e., the president, the vice-presidents and the ministers of the government, or the chairmen of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Congress_of_Deputies?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Congress of Deputies">Congress of Deputies</a> and the <a 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It is a square flag of Spain with the Spanish coat of arms centred on the yellow stripe.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Yacht_ensign">Yacht ensign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=7&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Yacht ensign" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Yacht_ensign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Yacht ensign">Yacht ensign</a> is the flag of Spain charged with the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Spanish_Royal_Crown?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish Royal Crown">royal crown</a> in blue in the centre of the yellow stripe. This flag was first established in 1875 by Royal Decree (real decreto), which provided that the central stripe would display the royal crown (corona real); this flag apparently continued to be used following the creation of the Spanish Republic in 1931, but the royal crown was changed to a blue <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mural_crown?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mural crown">mural crown</a> or a blue <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Coronet?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Coronet">coronet</a>; the current version — depicting the royal crown in blue — was introduced following the restoration of the monarchy.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Naval_jack">Naval jack</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=8&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Naval jack" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The <b>Spanish <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Naval_jack?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval jack">naval jack</a></b> is hoisted at the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Prow?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Prow">prow</a> of all Navy ships when docked or anchored in foreign waters, from sunrise to sunset. In national waters it is hoisted on Sundays, festivities and in presence of a foreign warship as soon as it moors at the dock. The national flag is always hoisted at the stern, when sailing, and from sunrise to sunset, when docked.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is a square flag (ratio 1:1) composed of 4 quarters:<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The current version of the jack was adopted in the early 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <ul> <li>First quarter, for <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Crown_of_Castile?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Crown of Castile">Castile</a>: Gules, a tower Or, masoned sable and ajouré azure;</li> <li>Second quarter, for <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kingdom_of_Le%C3%B3n?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kingdom of León">León</a>: Argent, a lion rampant gules (differing from the one on the national flag) crowned, langued and armed or;</li> <li>Third quarter, for <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kingdom_of_Aragon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kingdom of Aragon">Aragon</a>: Or, four pallets gules;</li> <li>Fourth quarter, for <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kingdom_of_Navarre?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kingdom of Navarre">Navarre</a>: Gules, a cross, saltire and orle of chains linked together Or, a centre point vert.</li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Flags_for_Armed_Forces">Flags for Armed Forces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=9&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Flags for Armed Forces" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The flag used by the Spanish Armed Forces is the same one that is used as the state flag and national ensign. Military units, however, use a less oblong, more square version (full size dimensions 12.80 by 14.75 metres (42.0 ft × 48.4 ft)) charged with the name of the unit.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> Army flag under Francoist Spain (1940–1945) </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Francoist_Spain_Army_(1940-1945)_(Forts_and_Castles).svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Army flag under Francoist Spain made for castles and forts (1940–1945)[11]"> <noscript> <img alt="Army flag under Francoist Spain made for castles and forts (1940–1945)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Flag_of_the_Francoist_Spain_Army_%281940-1945%29_%28Forts_and_Castles%29.svg/141px-Flag_of_the_Francoist_Spain_Army_%281940-1945%29_%28Forts_and_Castles%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="141" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="305" data-file-height="216"> </noscript><span 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and forts (1940–1945)<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </div></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Royal_Standards_of_Spain">Royal Standards of Spain</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=10&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Royal Standards of Spain" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> See also: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Royal_Standard_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Royal Standard of Spain">Royal Standard of Spain</a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1275594942"> <div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default"> <div class="main"> <div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-nolines nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Estandarte_Real_de_Espa%C3%B1a.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Royal standard"> <noscript> <img alt="Royal standard" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Estandarte_Real_de_Espa%C3%B1a.svg/100px-Estandarte_Real_de_Espa%C3%B1a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="800"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Estandarte_Real_de_Espa%C3%B1a.svg/100px-Estandarte_Real_de_Espa%C3%B1a.svg.png" data-alt="Royal standard" data-width="100" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Estandarte_Real_de_Espa%C3%B1a.svg/150px-Estandarte_Real_de_Espa%C3%B1a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Estandarte_Real_de_Espa%C3%B1a.svg/200px-Estandarte_Real_de_Espa%C3%B1a.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Royal_Standard_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Royal Standard of Spain">Royal standard</a> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Estandarte_de_Leonor_Princesa_de_Asturias.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Princess of Asturias's standard"> <noscript> <img alt="Princess of Asturias's standard" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Estandarte_de_Leonor_Princesa_de_Asturias.svg/100px-Estandarte_de_Leonor_Princesa_de_Asturias.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="800"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Estandarte_de_Leonor_Princesa_de_Asturias.svg/100px-Estandarte_de_Leonor_Princesa_de_Asturias.svg.png" data-alt="Princess of Asturias's standard" data-width="100" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Estandarte_de_Leonor_Princesa_de_Asturias.svg/150px-Estandarte_de_Leonor_Princesa_de_Asturias.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Estandarte_de_Leonor_Princesa_de_Asturias.svg/200px-Estandarte_de_Leonor_Princesa_de_Asturias.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Royal_Standard_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#The_Standard_and_the_Guidon_of_the_Prince_of_Asturias" title="Royal Standard of Spain">Princess of Asturias's standard</a> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Estandarte_Real_de_Juan_Carlos_I.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Royal standard of King Emeritus[12]"> <noscript> <img alt="Royal standard of King Emeritus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Estandarte_Real_de_Juan_Carlos_I.svg/100px-Estandarte_Real_de_Juan_Carlos_I.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Estandarte_Real_de_Juan_Carlos_I.svg/100px-Estandarte_Real_de_Juan_Carlos_I.svg.png" data-alt="Royal standard of King Emeritus" data-width="100" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Estandarte_Real_de_Juan_Carlos_I.svg/150px-Estandarte_Real_de_Juan_Carlos_I.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Estandarte_Real_de_Juan_Carlos_I.svg/200px-Estandarte_Real_de_Juan_Carlos_I.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Royal_standard?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal standard">Royal standard</a> of King Emeritus<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </div></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <p>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/King_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="King of Spain">King of Spain</a> uses a flag known as the <b>Royal Standard</b>. The Royal Standard of Spain consists of a crimson square with the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_King_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Coat of arms of the King of Spain">Coat of arms of the King</a> in the centre. It is usually flown at the King's official residence, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Palacio_de_la_Zarzuela?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Palacio de la Zarzuela">Palacio de la Zarzuela</a>, other <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Spanish_royal_sites?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Spanish royal sites">Spanish royal sites</a>, or displayed on his official car as small flags. It is regulated by clause 2 of Royal Decree 527/2014, 20 June, an amendment to Title II of Spanish Royal Decree 1511/1977 adopting Flags, Standards, Guidons, Insignia and Emblems Regulation.<sup id="cite_ref-BOE527_15-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-BOE527-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The Royal <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Colours,_standards_and_guidons?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Colours, standards and guidons">Guidon</a> (<i>Guión</i>), the monarch's military personal ensign, is described by Rule 1 of Royal Decree 527/2014, an amendment to Title II, Rule 1 of Spanish Royal Decree 1511/1977.<sup id="cite_ref-BOE527_15-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-BOE527-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is nearly identical to the Royal Standard except that the Royal Guidon has a Gold fringe.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is made of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Silk?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Silk">silk</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Taffeta?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Taffeta">taffeta</a>. The size of the guidon is 80 cm × 80 cm (31 in × 31 in). It is the personal command ensign or positional flag of the monarch, and is carried near him.</p> <p>The heir to the crown, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Prince_of_Asturias?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Prince of Asturias">Princess of Asturias</a>, has her own standard and guidon. The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Royal_Standard_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#The_Standard_and_the_Guidon_of_the_Prince_of_Asturias" title="Royal Standard of Spain">Standard of the Princess of Asturias</a> is regulated by Royal Decree 284/2001 that modified the Title II of Spanish Royal Decree 1511/1977. The Standard of the Princess of Asturias consists of a light blue (the colour of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Asturias?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flag of Asturias">flag of Asturias</a>) square flag with the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Princess_of_Asturias?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Coat of arms of the Princess of Asturias">coat of arms of the Princess of Asturias</a> in the center. The Guidon is identical to the Standard except that the Royal Guidon has a gold fringe. It is made of silk taffeta. The size of the guidon is 80 cm × 80 cm (31 in × 31 in). It has fallen into disuse because of the Princess's young age.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=11&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1275594942"> <div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default"> <div class="main"> <div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-nolines nochecker 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class="mw-file-description" title="Design used in the past, but now abandoned"> <noscript> <img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" data-alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/36px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> Pennant of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Catholic_Monarchs?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholic Monarchs">Catholic Monarchs</a> (until 1492) </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Royal_Banner_of_the_Crown_of_Castile_(Early_Style)-Variant.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Standard of the Crown of Castile"> <noscript> <img alt="Standard of the Crown of Castile" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Royal_Banner_of_the_Crown_of_Castile_%28Early_Style%29-Variant.svg/124px-Royal_Banner_of_the_Crown_of_Castile_%28Early_Style%29-Variant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="124" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="624" data-file-height="504"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 124px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Royal_Banner_of_the_Crown_of_Castile_%28Early_Style%29-Variant.svg/124px-Royal_Banner_of_the_Crown_of_Castile_%28Early_Style%29-Variant.svg.png" data-alt="Standard of the Crown of Castile" data-width="124" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Royal_Banner_of_the_Crown_of_Castile_%28Early_Style%29-Variant.svg/186px-Royal_Banner_of_the_Crown_of_Castile_%28Early_Style%29-Variant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Royal_Banner_of_the_Crown_of_Castile_%28Early_Style%29-Variant.svg/248px-Royal_Banner_of_the_Crown_of_Castile_%28Early_Style%29-Variant.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> Standard of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Crown_of_Castile?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Crown of Castile">Crown of Castile</a> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Royal_Banner_of_Arag%C3%B3n.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Standard of the Crown of Aragon"> <noscript> <img alt="Standard of the Crown of Aragon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Royal_Banner_of_Arag%C3%B3n.svg/125px-Royal_Banner_of_Arag%C3%B3n.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1130" data-file-height="906"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 125px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Royal_Banner_of_Arag%C3%B3n.svg/125px-Royal_Banner_of_Arag%C3%B3n.svg.png" data-alt="Standard of the Crown of Aragon" data-width="125" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Royal_Banner_of_Arag%C3%B3n.svg/187px-Royal_Banner_of_Arag%C3%B3n.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Royal_Banner_of_Arag%C3%B3n.svg/250px-Royal_Banner_of_Arag%C3%B3n.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Design used in the past, but now abandoned"> <noscript> <img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" data-alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/36px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> Standard of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Crown_of_Aragon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Crown of Aragon">Crown of Aragon</a> </div></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <p>While the concept of a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/National_flag?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="National flag">national flag</a> did not exist in the Middle Ages, the symbol of Spain was the Royal Shield. It was frequently made up of other different flags, full of images and symbols that represented all the values that the troops or the King defended.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Standard_of_the_Catholic_monarchs">Standard of the Catholic monarchs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=12&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Standard of the Catholic monarchs" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Bandera_de_la_Infanter%C3%ADa_de_los_Reyes_Catolicos.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Bandera_de_la_Infanter%C3%ADa_de_los_Reyes_Catolicos.svg/130px-Bandera_de_la_Infanter%C3%ADa_de_los_Reyes_Catolicos.svg.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="168" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="783" data-file-height="1013"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 130px;height: 168px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Bandera_de_la_Infanter%C3%ADa_de_los_Reyes_Catolicos.svg/130px-Bandera_de_la_Infanter%C3%ADa_de_los_Reyes_Catolicos.svg.png" data-width="130" data-height="168" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Bandera_de_la_Infanter%C3%ADa_de_los_Reyes_Catolicos.svg/195px-Bandera_de_la_Infanter%C3%ADa_de_los_Reyes_Catolicos.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Bandera_de_la_Infanter%C3%ADa_de_los_Reyes_Catolicos.svg/260px-Bandera_de_la_Infanter%C3%ADa_de_los_Reyes_Catolicos.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Banner_of_arms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Banner of arms">Banner</a> of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Catholic_Monarchs?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholic Monarchs">Catholic Monarchs</a>' infantry <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Design used in the past, but now abandoned"> <noscript> <img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" data-alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/36px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span><span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_011000.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="State and war flag"> <noscript> <img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/FIAV_011000.svg/23px-FIAV_011000.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="210"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/FIAV_011000.svg/23px-FIAV_011000.svg.png" data-alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/FIAV_011000.svg/35px-FIAV_011000.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/FIAV_011000.svg/46px-FIAV_011000.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </figcaption> </figure> <p>In Spain the medieval kingdoms which merged in the sixteenth century had their own heraldic symbols and their navies used to display their own flags and standards on both the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, where the Aragonese and Castilian Crowns had their respective areas of influence. The flag of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Crown_of_Aragon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Crown of Aragon">Crown of Aragon</a> was a yellow flag with four red stripes (an element which is still common in the present flags of the territories that formed the Crown: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Aragon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Aragon">Aragon</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Catalonia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Catalonia">Catalonia</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Valencian_Community?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Valencian Community">Valencia</a>, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Balearic_Islands?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Balearic Islands">Balearic Islands</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Roussillon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Roussillon">Roussillon</a> in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/France?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="France">France</a>). The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Crown_of_Castile?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Crown of Castile">Crown of Castile</a>, since the final union between the kingdoms of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kingdom_of_Castile?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kingdom of Castile">Castile</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kingdom_of_Le%C3%B3n?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kingdom of León">León</a> in 1230, used a <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://flagspot.net/flags/es-cl_hi.html%23his">quartered flag</a> alternating the Castilian (Gules, a tower Or, masoned sable and ajouré azure) and Leonese (Argent, a lion rampant purpure crowned or, langued and armed gules) emblems. Aragonese and Castilian flags and coats of arms merged when the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Catholic_monarchs?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholic monarchs">Catholic monarchs</a> created the new symbols of their personal union of the crowns in 1475.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="I'm not sure what event is being referenced here. "Downfall" seems like the wrong word, but 1475 doesn't seem to be the right date for unification, either. (March 2009)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></p> <p>The banner of Castile and León was the first European symbol to arrive in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/New_World?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="New World">New World</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Cross_of_Burgundy">Cross of Burgundy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=13&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Cross of Burgundy" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cross_of_Burgundy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Cross of Burgundy">Cross of Burgundy</a> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg/220px-Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 147px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg/220px-Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg.png" data-width="220" data-height="147" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg/330px-Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg/440px-Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> Cross of Burgundy flag <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Design used in the past, but now abandoned"> <noscript> <img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" data-alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/36px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_001111.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="War flag, national ensign"> <noscript> <img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/FIAV_001111.svg/23px-FIAV_001111.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="210"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/FIAV_001111.svg/23px-FIAV_001111.svg.png" data-alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/FIAV_001111.svg/35px-FIAV_001111.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/FIAV_001111.svg/46px-FIAV_001111.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </figcaption> </figure> <p>The Cross of Burgundy was introduced to Spain after the marriage of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Joanna_of_Castile?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Joanna of Castile">Joanna of Castile</a> to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Philip_the_Handsome?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Philip the Handsome">Philip the Handsome</a>, Duke of Burgundy in 1496. The flag was the primary symbol of Philip the Handsome. It introduced into Spanish vexillology a design that, although of foreign origin, would become the primary symbol of Spain. The flag was usually embroidered on white or yellow cloth. The Cross of Burgundy is also known as "The Vane of Burgundy" or <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">La Cruz de San Andrés</i></span> as it is derived from <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saltire?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Saltire">St. Andrew's Cross</a>. Since the reign of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor">Charles I of Spain</a> (1516–1556), different Spanish armies have used flags with the Cross of Burgundy on different fields. It was also incorporated in the uniforms of Burgundian archers, and later in the uniforms of the rest of the army. It also appeared on Spanish regimental flags.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Habsburg_Spain">Habsburg Spain</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=14&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Habsburg Spain" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>When the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Habsburg_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Habsburg Spain">House of Habsburg took the Spanish throne</a> by mid-16th century each military company had its own flag in which appeared usually the arms of its commander over the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cross_of_Burgundy_Flag?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Cross of Burgundy Flag">Cross of Burgundy</a>. In order to represent the King, they used to have another one, the "Coronela", during the reign of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor">Charles I</a> (Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor) that was made of yellow silk (the imperial colour) with the embroidered <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Coat of arms of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor">imperial shield</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>When <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Philip_II_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Philip II of Spain">Philip II</a> came to power, he ordered<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> that, in addition to the flags of each company, each <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Tercio?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Tercio">Tercio</a> should have another one in yellow with the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cross_of_Burgundy_Flag?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Cross of Burgundy Flag">Cross of Burgundy</a> in red. The units of Cavalry took the same flags but of smaller size, called <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Banners?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Banners">Banners</a>.</p> <p>However, at this time the concept of a national flag as understood nowadays did not exist, and so the true symbol of the nationality was represented by the Royal arms. The use of other flags besides the mentioned ones was frequent, with various images or symbols. Some examples are the flag of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/James,_son_of_Zebedee?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="James, son of Zebedee">Santiago</a> (Saint James the Great), the green one the Emperor took during the conquest of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Tunisia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Tunisia">Tunisia</a> or the crimson one used by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Hern%C3%A1n_Cort%C3%A9s?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Hernán Cortés">Hernán Cortés</a> in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mexico?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Philip_V_and_the_new_Bourbon_dynasty">Philip V and the new Bourbon dynasty</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=15&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Philip V and the new Bourbon dynasty" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1275594942"> <div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default"> <div class="main"> <div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-nolines nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Bandera_militar_Spain_1700.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Military flag of Philip V"> <noscript> <img alt="Military flag of Philip V" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Bandera_militar_Spain_1700.jpg/98px-Bandera_militar_Spain_1700.jpg" decoding="async" width="98" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="276" data-file-height="283"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 98px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Bandera_militar_Spain_1700.jpg/98px-Bandera_militar_Spain_1700.jpg" data-alt="Military flag of Philip V" data-width="98" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Bandera_militar_Spain_1700.jpg/146px-Bandera_militar_Spain_1700.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Bandera_militar_Spain_1700.jpg/195px-Bandera_militar_Spain_1700.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> Military flag of Philip V <span typeof="mw:File"><a 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href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Flag_of_Spain_(1701%E2%80%931760).svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Bourbonic ensign (1701–1760)"> <noscript> <img alt="Bourbonic ensign (1701–1760)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Flag_of_Spain_%281701%E2%80%931760%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Spain_%281701%E2%80%931760%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1774" data-file-height="1184"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Flag_of_Spain_%281701%E2%80%931760%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Spain_%281701%E2%80%931760%29.svg.png" data-alt="Bourbonic ensign (1701–1760)" data-width="150" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Flag_of_Spain_%281701%E2%80%931760%29.svg/225px-Flag_of_Spain_%281701%E2%80%931760%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Flag_of_Spain_%281701%E2%80%931760%29.svg/300px-Flag_of_Spain_%281701%E2%80%931760%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> Bourbonic ensign (1701–1760)<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/35px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_000011.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/FIAV_000011.svg/20px-FIAV_000011.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="210"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 13px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/FIAV_000011.svg/20px-FIAV_000011.svg.png" data-width="20" data-height="13" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/FIAV_000011.svg/30px-FIAV_000011.svg.png 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data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Spain_%281760%E2%80%931785%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Spain_%281760%E2%80%931785%29.svg.png" data-alt="Bourbonic ensign (1760–1785)" data-width="150" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Spain_%281760%E2%80%931785%29.svg/226px-Flag_of_Spain_%281760%E2%80%931785%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Spain_%281760%E2%80%931785%29.svg/301px-Flag_of_Spain_%281760%E2%80%931785%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> Bourbonic ensign (1760–1785)<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/35px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_000011.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/FIAV_000011.svg/20px-FIAV_000011.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="210"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 13px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/FIAV_000011.svg/20px-FIAV_000011.svg.png" data-width="20" data-height="13" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/FIAV_000011.svg/30px-FIAV_000011.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/FIAV_000011.svg/40px-FIAV_000011.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <p>The arms of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/House_of_Bourbon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="House of Bourbon">Bourbon-Anjou</a> were added in 1700 when <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Philip_V_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Philip V of Spain">Philip V</a> became King of Spain. He introduced several changes on the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_King_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Coat of Arms of the King of Spain">royal arms</a>. The king's new arms were designed by the French heraldists <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Charles-Ren%C3%A9_d%27Hozier?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Charles-René d'Hozier">Charles-René d'Hozier</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Pierre_Clairambault&action=edit&redlink=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="new" title="Pierre Clairambault (page does not exist)">Pierre Clairambault</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in November 1700. Philip V also changed the philosophy and the design of the flags of Spain. He was the first to give Spain a unified symbol of its own when putting on white fabric the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cross_of_Burgundy_Flag?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Cross of Burgundy Flag">Cross of Burgundy</a> and the Royal coat of arms.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It still was not a national flag, but a first attempt, in line with similar attempts in other European nations.</p> <p>The flags were organized in three groups:</p> <ul> <li>Standard or Royal flag: it continued being crimson, with the royal arms embroidered, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Order_of_the_Golden_Fleece?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Order of the Golden Fleece">Golden Fleece</a> and the collar of the Order of the Holy Spirit.</li> <li>Military flag: the colour was reduced to white with the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cross_of_Burgundy_Flag?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Cross of Burgundy Flag">Cross of Burgundy</a> and the Royal arms.</li> <li>Pavilion of the Navy: again white, with the Royal arms.</li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Origins_of_the_present_ensign:_Charles_III">Origins of the present ensign: Charles III</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=16&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Origins of the present ensign: Charles III" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon 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style="width: 72px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/1785_Spanish_flag_proposals.jpg/72px-1785_Spanish_flag_proposals.jpg" data-alt="The original proposals made to Charles III in 1785" data-width="72" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/1785_Spanish_flag_proposals.jpg/108px-1785_Spanish_flag_proposals.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/1785_Spanish_flag_proposals.jpg/144px-1785_Spanish_flag_proposals.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> The original proposals made to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Charles_III_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Charles III of Spain">Charles III</a> in 1785 </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Banderas_elegidas_por_Carlos_III.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="The flags chosen as war and merchant ensigns"> <noscript> <img alt="The flags chosen as war and merchant ensigns" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Banderas_elegidas_por_Carlos_III.jpg/147px-Banderas_elegidas_por_Carlos_III.jpg" decoding="async" width="147" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="327"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 147px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Banderas_elegidas_por_Carlos_III.jpg/147px-Banderas_elegidas_por_Carlos_III.jpg" data-alt="The flags chosen as war and merchant ensigns" data-width="147" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Banderas_elegidas_por_Carlos_III.jpg/220px-Banderas_elegidas_por_Carlos_III.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Banderas_elegidas_por_Carlos_III.jpg/294px-Banderas_elegidas_por_Carlos_III.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> The flags chosen as war and merchant ensigns<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" 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National flag (1843–1873/1874–1931)"> <noscript> <img alt="Navy and coastal fortifications' flag (1785–1931). National flag (1843–1873/1874–1931)," src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg.png" data-alt="Navy and coastal fortifications' flag (1785–1931). National flag (1843–1873/1874–1931)," data-width="150" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg/225px-Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg/300px-Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ensign_(flag)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ensign (flag)">Navy and coastal fortifications' flag</a> (1785–1931). National flag (1843–1873/1874–1931)<br><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/35px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a 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data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_the_First_Spanish_Republic.svg/225px-Flag_of_the_First_Spanish_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_the_First_Spanish_Republic.svg/300px-Flag_of_the_First_Spanish_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> National flag during the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/First_Spanish_Republic?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="First Spanish Republic">First Spanish Republic</a> (1873–1874)<br><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/35px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_001011.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/FIAV_001011.svg/20px-FIAV_001011.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="210"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 13px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/FIAV_001011.svg/20px-FIAV_001011.svg.png" data-width="20" data-height="13" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/FIAV_001011.svg/30px-FIAV_001011.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/FIAV_001011.svg/40px-FIAV_001011.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:BandMercante1785.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Merchant marine's flag (1785–1927)"> <noscript> <img alt="Merchant marine's flag (1785–1927)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/BandMercante1785.svg/150px-BandMercante1785.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/BandMercante1785.svg/150px-BandMercante1785.svg.png" data-alt="Merchant marine's flag (1785–1927)" data-width="150" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/BandMercante1785.svg/225px-BandMercante1785.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/BandMercante1785.svg/300px-BandMercante1785.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Civil_ensign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Civil ensign">Merchant marine's flag</a> (1785–1927) <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_000100.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/FIAV_000100.svg/20px-FIAV_000100.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="210"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 13px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/FIAV_000100.svg/20px-FIAV_000100.svg.png" data-width="20" data-height="13" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/FIAV_000100.svg/30px-FIAV_000100.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/FIAV_000100.svg/40px-FIAV_000100.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <p>In 1760, Charles III modified the shield of the Royal arms, suppressing the collar of the Holy Spirit, maintained the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Order_of_the_Golden_Fleece?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Order of the Golden Fleece">Golden Fleece</a> and added two new quarters, corresponding to the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/House_of_Farnese?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="House of Farnese">House of Farnese</a> (six blue lilies on gold) and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Medici?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Medici">Medici</a> (five red discs and one blue disc with three lilies of gold, all on gold).</p> <p>The military flag or <i>Coronela</i> of Spanish regiments was, during the Bourbon years, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cross_of_Burgundy_Flag?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Cross of Burgundy Flag">Cross of Burgundy</a> with different additions in each military unit depending on their territorial origin, commander, etc.</p> <p>When Charles III became King of Spain, he observed that most of the countries in Europe used flags which were predominantly white and, since they were frequently at war with each other, lamentable confusions occurred at sea, as if was difficult to determine if a sighted ship were enemy until practically the last moment.<sup id="cite_ref-“lamoncloa”_1-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-%E2%80%9Clamoncloa%E2%80%9D-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For this reason, he ordered his Minister of the Navy to present several designs of flags to him, which needed to be visible from great distances. The Minister selected twelve sketches which were shown to the king. The flag that was chosen as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/War_ensign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="War ensign">war ensign</a> is the direct ancestor of the current flag. It was a triband red-yellow-red, of which the yellow band was twice the width of the red bands, a unique feature that distinguished the Spanish tribanded flag from other tribanded European flags. The flag chosen as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Civil_ensign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Civil ensign">civil ensign</a> or for Merchant Marine use, meanwhile, consisted of five stripes of yellow-red-yellow-red-yellow, in proportions 1:1:2:1:1. <sup id="cite_ref-“lamoncloa”_1-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-%E2%80%9Clamoncloa%E2%80%9D-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite popular belief that the colours which constitute the Spanish flag were derived from the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Senyera?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Senyera">standard</a> of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Crown_of_Aragon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Crown of Aragon">Crown of Aragon</a>, there is no written evidence to support this.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Second_Spanish_Republic">Second Spanish Republic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=17&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Second Spanish Republic" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FIAV_011011.svg/40px-FIAV_011011.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic_(plain).svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Civil flag of the Second Spanish Republic"> <noscript> <img alt="Civil flag of the Second Spanish Republic" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Flag_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic_%28plain%29.svg/167px-Flag_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic_%28plain%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="167" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 167px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Flag_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic_%28plain%29.svg/167px-Flag_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic_%28plain%29.svg.png" data-alt="Civil flag of the Second Spanish Republic" data-width="167" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Flag_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic_%28plain%29.svg/250px-Flag_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic_%28plain%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Flag_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic_%28plain%29.svg/334px-Flag_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic_%28plain%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> Civil flag of the Second Spanish Republic <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/35px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_100100.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/FIAV_100100.svg/20px-FIAV_100100.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="210"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 13px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/FIAV_100100.svg/20px-FIAV_100100.svg.png" data-width="20" data-height="13" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/FIAV_100100.svg/30px-FIAV_100100.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/FIAV_100100.svg/40px-FIAV_100100.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <p>On 14 April 1931, the monarchy was abolished and replaced by the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Second_Spanish_Republic?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Second Spanish Republic">Second Spanish Republic</a>. The regime change was symbolized by a new tricolor flag, red, yellow and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Murrey?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Murrey">murrey</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Spanish_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">morado</i>), instead of the previous red and yellow bicolor, considered, at the time, monarchist. The purported aim of the murrey strip was to represent <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Castile_and_Le%C3%B3n?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Castile and León">Castile and León</a> in the flag's colours, as the existing red and yellow represented the territories of the former <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Crown_of_Aragon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Crown of Aragon">Crown of Aragon</a>. The Republican flag was officially adopted on 27 April and officially given to the army on 6 May. Formed by three horizontal strips of the same width, red, yellow and <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">morado</i></span>, with the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Coat of arms of the Second Spanish Republic">coat of arms of the Second Spanish Republic</a> at the centre (quarterly of Castile, Leon, Aragon and Navarre, Enté en point for Granada, stamped by a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mural_crown?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mural crown">mural crown</a> between the two <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pillars_of_Hercules?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pillars of Hercules">Pillars of Hercules</a>). Another novelty was the smaller dimensions of this flag in its military version, of 1 m by 1 m.</p> <p>As for the addition of the murrey to represent Castile in the national flag, since the last quarter of the 20th century there are authors that contradict former historians maintaining that the Castilian banner was not murrey, but <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Crimson?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Crimson">crimson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Spanish_State">Spanish State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=18&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Spanish State" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1275594942"> <div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default"> <div class="main"> <div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-nolines nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Bandera_del_bando_nacional_1936-1938.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Spain under Franco (1936–1938)"> <noscript> <img alt="Flag of Spain under Franco (1936–1938)," src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Bandera_del_bando_nacional_1936-1938.svg/150px-Bandera_del_bando_nacional_1936-1938.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Bandera_del_bando_nacional_1936-1938.svg/150px-Bandera_del_bando_nacional_1936-1938.svg.png" data-alt="Flag of Spain under Franco (1936–1938)," data-width="150" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Bandera_del_bando_nacional_1936-1938.svg/225px-Bandera_del_bando_nacional_1936-1938.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Bandera_del_bando_nacional_1936-1938.svg/300px-Bandera_del_bando_nacional_1936-1938.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> Flag of <a 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(1938–1945)," data-width="150" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Spain_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/225px-Flag_of_Spain_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Spain_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/300px-Flag_of_Spain_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> Flag of Spain under Franco (1938–1945)<br><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/35px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_011011.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FIAV_011011.svg/20px-FIAV_011011.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="210"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 13px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FIAV_011011.svg/20px-FIAV_011011.svg.png" data-width="20" data-height="13" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FIAV_011011.svg/30px-FIAV_011011.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FIAV_011011.svg/40px-FIAV_011011.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Flag_of_Spain_(1945%E2%80%931977).svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Spain under Franco (1945–1977)"> <noscript> <img alt="Flag of Spain under Franco (1945–1977)," src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg.png" data-alt="Flag of Spain under Franco (1945–1977)," data-width="150" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg/225px-Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg/300px-Flag_of_Spain_%281945%E2%80%931977%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> Flag of Spain under Franco (1945–1977)<br><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/35px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_011011.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FIAV_011011.svg/20px-FIAV_011011.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="210"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 13px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FIAV_011011.svg/20px-FIAV_011011.svg.png" data-width="20" data-height="13" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FIAV_011011.svg/30px-FIAV_011011.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FIAV_011011.svg/40px-FIAV_011011.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <p>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Spanish Civil War">Spanish Civil War</a> officially ended on 1 April 1939, when the last Spanish Republican outposts were overrun by the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Nationalist_faction_(Spanish_Civil_War)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)">Nationalists</a>. The Republican regime in Spain was destroyed and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Francisco_Franco?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Francisco Franco">Francisco Franco</a> became the <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Caudillo?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Caudillo">Caudillo</a></i></span> of the country and remained in power until his death on 20 November 1975.</p> <p>On 29 August 1936, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/National_Defense_Junta?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="National Defense Junta">National Defense Junta</a> issued Decree No. 77 that declared: "The red and gold/yellow bicolour flag is re-established as the flag of Spain", which served as the first flag of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Nationalist_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Nationalist Spain">Nationalist Spain</a>. This flag was replaced in 1938 by a flag bearing the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Eagle_of_Saint_John?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Eagle of Saint John">Eagle of Saint John</a> added to the shield. The new arms were allegedly inspired in the coat of arms the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Catholic_Monarchs?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholic Monarchs">Catholic Monarchs</a> adopted after the taking of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Granada?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Granada">Granada</a> (represented using a <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">granada</i></span>, word that also means '<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pomegranate?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pomegranate">pomegranate</a>' in Spanish) from the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Moors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Moors">Moors</a>, but replacing the arms of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kingdom_of_Sicily?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kingdom of Sicily">Kingdom of Sicily</a> for those of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Navarre?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Navarre">Navarre</a>, and adding the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pillars_of_Hercules?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pillars of Hercules">Pillars of Hercules</a> on each flank of the coat of arms. In 1938 the columns were placed outside the wings.</p> <p>On 26 July 1945, the commander's ensigns were suppressed by decree, and on 11 October a detailed regulation of flags was published, that fixed the model of the bi-colour flag in use, with a new version of the Saint John eagle. The models established on that decree were in force until 1977.</p> <p>During this period two more flags were usually displayed together with the national flag: the flag of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/FET_y_de_las_JONS?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="FET y de las JONS">Spanish Falange</a> (three vertical strips, red, black, red, with the black stripe being wider than the red ones, and the <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Yoke?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Yoke">yoke</a> and arrows</i> emblem in red placed on the centre of the black stripe) and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Carlist?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Carlist">Carlist</a> flag (the Saint Andrew <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saltire?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Saltire">saltire</a> or <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cross_of_Burgundy_Flag?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Cross of Burgundy Flag">Cross of Burgundy</a> red on white) as representation of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Movimiento_Nacional?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Movimiento Nacional">National Movement</a>.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Spanish_transition">Spanish transition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=19&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Spanish transition" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link 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data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Spain_%281977%E2%80%931981%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Spain_%281977%E2%80%931981%29.svg.png" data-alt="Flag of Spain from 1977 to 1981" data-width="150" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Spain_%281977%E2%80%931981%29.svg/225px-Flag_of_Spain_%281977%E2%80%931981%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Spain_%281977%E2%80%931981%29.svg/300px-Flag_of_Spain_%281977%E2%80%931981%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> Flag of Spain from 1977 to 1981 <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/35px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_011011.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FIAV_011011.svg/20px-FIAV_011011.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="210"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 13px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FIAV_011011.svg/20px-FIAV_011011.svg.png" data-width="20" data-height="13" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FIAV_011011.svg/30px-FIAV_011011.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FIAV_011011.svg/40px-FIAV_011011.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <p>From the death of Franco in 1975 to 1977, the national flag remained that of the 1945 regulation. On 21 January 1977 a new flag was approved that differed from the previous one in that the eagle's wings opened further (the "pasmada" eagle), the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pillars_of_Hercules?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pillars of Hercules">Pillars of Hercules</a> were again placed within the wings, and the ribbon with the motto UNA, GRANDE Y LIBRE (ONE, GREAT and FREE) was moved from the eagle's neck to above the eagle's head. Not many flags with this coat of arms were made. Finally, and after the restoration of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/House_of_Bourbon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="House of Bourbon">House of Bourbon</a> to the Spanish Throne in the person of King <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Juan_Carlos_I_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Juan Carlos I of Spain">Juan Carlos I</a>, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Spanish_Constitution_of_1978?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish Constitution of 1978">Spanish Constitution of 1978</a> was published, article 42 section 12 of which reads "The Flag of Spain is formed by three horizontal stripes, red, yellow and red, the yellow being double the width of each of the red ones."</p> <p>The national flag of Spain finally received its present-day coat of arms on 19 December 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-“lamoncloa”_1-4" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-%E2%80%9Clamoncloa%E2%80%9D-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Unofficial_flags">Unofficial flags</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=20&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Unofficial flags" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:BanderaToro.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag with Osborne bull"> <noscript> <img alt="Flag with Osborne bull" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/BanderaToro.svg/150px-BanderaToro.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="425" data-file-height="283"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/BanderaToro.svg/150px-BanderaToro.svg.png" data-alt="Flag with Osborne bull" data-width="150" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/BanderaToro.svg/226px-BanderaToro.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/BanderaToro.svg/301px-BanderaToro.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> Flag with Osborne bull </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Flag_of_Spain_according_to_command_of_Alphonse_Charles_with_Sacred_Heart.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="Spanish flag with the Sacred Heart used by Carlism"> <noscript> <img alt="Spanish flag with the Sacred Heart used by Carlism" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Flag_of_Spain_according_to_command_of_Alphonse_Charles_with_Sacred_Heart.svg/150px-Flag_of_Spain_according_to_command_of_Alphonse_Charles_with_Sacred_Heart.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Flag_of_Spain_according_to_command_of_Alphonse_Charles_with_Sacred_Heart.svg/150px-Flag_of_Spain_according_to_command_of_Alphonse_Charles_with_Sacred_Heart.svg.png" data-alt="Spanish flag with the Sacred Heart used by Carlism" data-width="150" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Flag_of_Spain_according_to_command_of_Alphonse_Charles_with_Sacred_Heart.svg/225px-Flag_of_Spain_according_to_command_of_Alphonse_Charles_with_Sacred_Heart.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Flag_of_Spain_according_to_command_of_Alphonse_Charles_with_Sacred_Heart.svg/300px-Flag_of_Spain_according_to_command_of_Alphonse_Charles_with_Sacred_Heart.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div> <div class="gallerytext"> Spanish flag with the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sacred_Heart?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sacred Heart">Sacred Heart</a> used by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Carlism?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Carlism">Carlism</a> </div></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <ul> <li>At some point during the 1990s an unofficial version of the Spanish flag sporting an <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Osborne_bull?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Osborne bull">Osborne bull</a> superimposed as some sort of "coat of arms" began appearing in football arenas. This usage has become increasingly popular and this flag is easily seen nowadays during sports events, football or others, which include a Spanish team or player, or the Spanish national team itself.<sup id="cite_ref-Flags_of_the_World_23-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Flags_of_the_World-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flag of the Second Spanish Republic">flag of the Second Republic</a>, with the indigo strip, is often seen in rallies organized by those closely associated to the Second Spanish Republic. The flag is mostly used by left-leaning people to express dislike for the monarchy.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>A Spanish flag with a superimposed kicked football was used as the emblem of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="1982 FIFA World Cup">1982 FIFA World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The yellow and red colours used on the "pecten" logo of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Shell_plc?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Shell plc">Shell plc</a> possibly relate to the colours of the flag of Spain, as Shell built early service stations in the state of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/California?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="California">California</a> which had strong connections with Spain.<sup id="cite_ref-Superbrands_25-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Superbrands-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Spanish flag is used in the reverse of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seal_of_Texas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Seal of Texas">Texas state seal</a> as one of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Six_flags_over_Texas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Six flags over Texas">six flags over Texas</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as in the seal of the city of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mobile,_Alabama?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mobile, Alabama">Mobile, Alabama</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A new Iberian union is a political prospect proposed by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Iberian_Federalism?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Iberian Federalism">Iberism</a><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> thinkers in which Portugal and Spain would be united. There are several flag options most of them combining both countries' colours and coats of arms.</li> </ul> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=21&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 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id="Note">Note</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=22&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Note" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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Spain">languages of Spain</a>: <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Aragonese_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Aragonese language">Aragonese</a>: <i lang="an">Bandera d'Espanya</i></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Asturian_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Asturian language">Asturian</a>: <i lang="ast">Bandera d'España</i></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Basque_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Basque language">Basque</a>: <i lang="eu">Espainiako bandera</i></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Catalan_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Catalan language">Catalan</a>: <i lang="ca">Bandera d'Espanya</i></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Galician_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Galician language">Galician</a>: <i lang="gl">Bandeira de España</i></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Occitan_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Occitan language">Occitan</a>: <i lang="oc">Drapèu d'Espanha</i>.</li> </ul></span></li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Converted from the CIEHLC specification to sRGB</span></li> </ol> </div> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(8)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spain&action=edit&section=23&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button 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href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-%E2%80%9Clamoncloa%E2%80%9D_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-%E2%80%9Clamoncloa%E2%80%9D_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Spain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-%E2%80%9Clamoncloa%E2%80%9D_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px 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href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandera_d%2527Espa%25C3%25B1a" title="Bandera d'España – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Bandera d'España" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25C4%25B0spaniya_bayra%25C4%259F%25C4%25B1" title="İspaniya bayrağı – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="İspaniya bayrağı" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kob%25C3%25A9r_Spanyol" title="Kobér Spanyol – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Kobér Spanyol" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%25A1%25D1%2586%25D1%258F%25D0%25B3_%25D0%2586%25D1%2581%25D0%25BF%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD%25D1%2596%25D1%2596" title="Сцяг Іспаніі – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Сцяг Іспаніі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%25A1%25D1%258C%25D1%2586%25D1%258F%25D0%25B3_%25D0%2593%25D1%2596%25D1%2588%25D0%25BF%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD%25D1%2596%25D1%2596" title="Сьцяг Гішпаніі – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Сьцяг Гішпаніі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandera_kan_Espanya" title="Bandera kan Espanya – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Bandera kan Espanya" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259D%25D0%25B0%25D1%2586%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BB%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BE_%25D0%25B7%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B5_%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B0_%25D0%2598%25D1%2581%25D0%25BF%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D1%258F" title="Национално знаме на Испания – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Национално знаме на Испания" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zastava_%25C5%25A0panije" title="Zastava Španije – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Zastava Španije" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banniel_Spagn" title="Banniel Spagn – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Banniel Spagn" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandera_d%2527Espanya" title="Bandera d'Espanya – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Bandera d'Espanya" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25C5%25A0pan%25C4%259Blsk%25C3%25A1_vlajka" title="Španělská vlajka – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Španělská vlajka" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baner_Sbaen" title="Baner Sbaen – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Baner Sbaen" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaniens_flag" title="Spaniens flag – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Spaniens flag" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagge_Spaniens" title="Flagge Spaniens – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Flagge Spaniens" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispaania_lipp" title="Hispaania lipp – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Hispaania lipp" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25CE%25A3%25CE%25B7%25CE%25BC%25CE%25B1%25CE%25AF%25CE%25B1_%25CF%2584%25CE%25B7%25CF%2582_%25CE%2599%25CF%2583%25CF%2580%25CE%25B1%25CE%25BD%25CE%25AF%25CE%25B1%25CF%2582" title="Σημαία της Ισπανίας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σημαία της Ισπανίας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandera_de_Espa%25C3%25B1a" title="Bandera de España – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Bandera de España" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flago_de_Hispanio" title="Flago de Hispanio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Flago de Hispanio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ext mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandera_d%2527Espa%25C3%25B1a" title="Bandera d'España – Extremaduran" lang="ext" hreflang="ext" data-title="Bandera d'España" data-language-autonym="Estremeñu" data-language-local-name="Extremaduran" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Estremeñu</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espainiako_bandera" title="Espainiako bandera – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Espainiako bandera" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D9%25BE%25D8%25B1%25DA%2586%25D9%2585_%25D8%25A7%25D8%25B3%25D9%25BE%25D8%25A7%25D9%2586%25DB%258C%25D8%25A7" title="پرچم اسپانیا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پرچم اسپانیا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drapeau_de_l%2527Espagne" title="Drapeau de l'Espagne – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Drapeau de l'Espagne" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bratach_na_Sp%25C3%25A1inne" title="Bratach na Spáinne – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Bratach na Spáinne" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandeira_de_Espa%25C3%25B1a" title="Bandeira de España – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Bandeira de España" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25EC%258A%25A4%25ED%258E%2598%25EC%259D%25B8%25EC%259D%2598_%25EA%25B5%25AD%25EA%25B8%25B0" title="스페인의 국기 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="스페인의 국기" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D4%25BB%25D5%25BD%25D5%25BA%25D5%25A1%25D5%25B6%25D5%25AB%25D5%25A1%25D5%25B5%25D5%25AB_%25D5%25A4%25D6%2580%25D5%25B8%25D5%25B7" title="Իսպանիայի դրոշ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Իսպանիայի դրոշ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25A4%25B8%25E0%25A5%258D%25E0%25A4%25AA%25E0%25A5%2587%25E0%25A4%25A8_%25E0%25A4%2595%25E0%25A4%25BE_%25E0%25A4%25A7%25E0%25A5%258D%25E0%25A4%25B5%25E0%25A4%259C" title="स्पेन का ध्वज – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="स्पेन का ध्वज" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zastava_%25C5%25A0panjolske" title="Zastava Španjolske – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Zastava Španjolske" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25A6%25B8%25E0%25A7%258D%25E0%25A6%25AA%25E0%25A7%2587%25E0%25A6%25A8%25E0%25A6%25B0_%25E0%25A6%25AB%25E0%25A6%25BF%25E0%25A6%25B0%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%25B2%25E0%25A6%25B9%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%25A8" title="স্পেনর ফিরালহান – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="স্পেনর ফিরালহান" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendera_Spanyol" title="Bendera Spanyol – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Bendera Spanyol" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandiera_della_Spagna" title="Bandiera della Spagna – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Bandiera della Spagna" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D7%2593%25D7%2592%25D7%259C_%25D7%25A1%25D7%25A4%25D7%25A8%25D7%2593" title="דגל ספרד – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דגל ספרד" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E1%2583%2594%25E1%2583%25A1%25E1%2583%259E%25E1%2583%2590%25E1%2583%259C%25E1%2583%2594%25E1%2583%2597%25E1%2583%2598%25E1%2583%25A1_%25E1%2583%2593%25E1%2583%25A0%25E1%2583%259D%25E1%2583%25A8%25E1%2583%2590" title="ესპანეთის დროშა – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ესპანეთის დროშა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sp%25C4%2581nijas_karogs" title="Spānijas karogs – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Spānijas karogs" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ispanijos_v%25C4%2597liava" title="Ispanijos vėliava – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Ispanijos vėliava" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandera_de_la_Spagna" title="Bandera de la Spagna – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Bandera de la Spagna" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanyolorsz%25C3%25A1g_z%25C3%25A1szlaja" title="Spanyolország zászlaja – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Spanyolország zászlaja" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%2597%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B5_%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B0_%25D0%25A8%25D0%25BF%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D1%2598%25D0%25B0" title="Знаме на Шпанија – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Знаме на Шпанија" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tok Pisin</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaga_Hiszpanii" title="Flaga Hiszpanii – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Flaga Hiszpanii" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandeira_da_Espanha" title="Bandeira da Espanha – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Bandeira da Espanha" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a 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title="Banner o Spain – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Banner o Spain" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamuri_i_Spanj%25C3%25ABs" title="Flamuri i Spanjës – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Flamuri i Spanjës" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Spain" title="Flag of Spain – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Flag of Spain" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" 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