List of Spanish flags
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of Spanish flags, with illustrations.
National flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
1981–present | National flag and ensign | The flag of Spain with the coat of arms centered at a point one third of the way from the hoist to the fly |
.svg) |
1843–1931 1939–present Civil ensign for use in merchant ships 1 January 1928 to present |
Civil flag and ensign | The flag of Spain consists of three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, the yellow strip being twice as wide as each red stripe. This kind of double-wide horizontal stripe is called a Spanish fess. |
 |
1939–present | Naval jack | A square flag divided into four squares representing the four Kingdoms of Spain with navies in the Middle Ages: Castile (represented by a castle, top hoist), Leon (represented by a heraldic lion, top fly), Aragon (represented by the Senyera, bottom hoist), and Navarre (represented by an orle of chains, bottom fly) |
 |
1982–present | High Civil Authorities' flag | A square flag of Spain with the Spanish coat of arms on the center |
 |
1977–present | Yacht ensign | The flag of Spain with a blue plain Royal Crown in the center |
 |
1977–present | Customs Service ensign | The flag of Spain with two crowned "H" |
Royal standards
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
2014–present | Standard of the King of Spain | A crimson square with the coat of arms of the King in the center. A version of the flag with gold fringing is known as the guidon and serves as the command sign or positional flag for military use. |
 |
2015–present | Standard of the Princess of Asturias | A light blue square with the coat of arms of the Princess in the center. A version of the flag with gold fringing is known as the guidon and serves as the command sign or positional flag for military use. |
 |
1975/ 1977–present (Legal regulation)[1] |
Standard of King Juan Carlos | A dark blue square with the coat of arms of King Juan Carlos in the center. A version of the flag with gold fringing is known as the guidon and serves as the command sign or positional flag for military use. |
Military flags
Armed Forces
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) |
?–present | Flag of the Chief of the Defence Staff | |
.svg) |
?–present | Flag of Captain Generals of the Army, Navy, or Air Force |
Army
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
?–present | Flag of the Spanish Army | |
 |
?–present | Flag of Spanish Military Unit | |
_(Reglamentaria).svg) |
?–present | Flag of the Chief of Staff of the Army | |
 |
?–present | Flag of captain general | |
| Flag of Army general | |||
.svg) |
?–present | Flag of lieutenant general | |
.svg) |
?–present | Flag of divisional general | |
.svg) |
?–present | Flag of brigadier general | |
.svg) |
?–present | Flag of colonel |
Navy
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
?–present | Naval ensign | |
 |
?–present | Naval jack | |
_(Reglamentaria).svg) |
?–present | Flag of the Chief of Staff of the Navy | |
.svg) |
?–present | Flag of captain general of the Navy | |
.svg) |
?–present | Flag of admiral | |
.svg) |
?–present | Flag of vice admiral | |
.svg) |
?–present | Flag of counter admiral | |
.svg) |
?–present | Pennant of the frigate captain | |
.svg) |
?–present | Pennant of the sea captain | |
.svg) |
?–present | Flag of bay chief |
Air Force
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) |
?–present | Flag of Spanish Air and Space Force | |
_(Reglamentaria).svg) |
?–present | Flag of Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Force | |
 |
?–present | Flag of Captain General of the Air Force | |
.svg) |
?–present | Flag of the lieutenant general | |
.svg) |
?–present | Flag of the major general | |
.svg) |
?–present | Flag of the brigadier general | |
.svg) |
?–present | Flag of the colonel |
Regional flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Flag of Andalusia (the Arbonaida) | Three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and green, with an Andalucian coat of arms in center of the white band. | |
 |
Flag of Aragon | Nine equal horizontal stripes of yellow (top) and red. Towards the hoist there is an Aragon coat of arms. It has a gold crown having four small green diamonds and three small red disks; its shield has four quarters, the first quarter is a gold field with a red cross on a tree, the second quarter is a blue field with a white Cross of Íñigo Arista in the top hoist-side corner, the third quarter is a red St. George Cross flag with a Moor's head in each quarter, in the fourth quarter are nine equal vertical bands of yellow and red. | |
 |
Flag of Asturias | Blue field with the Victory Cross shifted towards the hoist. Hanging from the arms of the cross are an upper-case Greek letter alpha (Α) on the left and a lower-case omega (ω) on the right. | |
 |
Flag of the Balearic Islands | Nine equal horizontal stripes of yellow (top) and red, and a white five-towered castle on a purple field in the canton. | |
 |
Flag of the Basque Country (the Ikurriña) | The red background symbolizes Biscayan people (the race); the green saltire represents the Oak of Guernica, a symbol of the old Basque laws, or Fueros; and the white cross over them as a symbol of Basque Catholic devotion. | |
.svg) |
Flag of the Canary Islands | Three equal vertical bands of white (hoist), blue, and yellow. On the state flag, the Canary Island coat of arms is in the center of the blue band. The coat of arms features the motto "OCEANO" in a silver ribbon in upper, royal crown in middle, and two dogs holding a blue shield with seven white islands in lower. | |
 |
Flag of Cantabria | Two horizontal stripes of equal width, white over red, and the region's coat of arms in its centre. The first field of the coat of arms represents the conquest of Seville by Cantabrian marines in 1248 (with the ship breaking the chains that blocked the way through the river Guadalquivir), while the second field honors the pre-Roman Cantabri people showing geometric ornaments typically found on Cantabrian stelae.[2] | |
 |
Flag of Castilla-La Mancha | ||
 |
Flag of Castile and León | Two lions from the Kingdom of León and two castles from Kingdom of Castille. | |
 |
Flag of Catalonia (the Senyera) | ||
 |
Flag of Ceuta | ||
 |
Flag of Extremadura | ||
.svg) |
Flag of Galicia | ||
.svg) |
Flag of La Rioja | ||
 |
Flag of Madrid | A crimson field representing Castille, with seven five-pointed stars in silver (placed four and three in the centre) representing the administrative areas of the region.[3] | |
 |
Flag of Melilla | ||
 |
Flag of Murcia | ||
 |
Flag of Navarre | Against a red background, the coat of arms of Navarre, which consists of a pattern of golden chains, with eight of them linked with an emerald in the center (based on the banner of the ancient Kingdom of Navarre) | |
.svg) |
Flag of the Valencian Community (the Reial Senyera) | A derivation of the traditional Senyera of the Crown of Aragon, it is composed of four red bars on a yellow background, crowned with a blue strip party per pale next to the hoist. |
Provincial flags
.svg)
.svg)
.svg)
.svg)
.svg)
Islands
Historical flags
Spain
See also: Flag of Spain
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
1475–1504 Eventually until 1506 |
Flag of the infantry forces and flag of Spain until 1516 | |
 |
1506–1701 | Military flag, also used as flag of the Spanish Empire and its overseas territories | The Cross of Burgundy: A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field |
 |
1506–1762 | Merchant marine's flag | |
 |
1701–1771 | Flag used in naval bases and coast defenses | |
 |
1701–1785 | Naval ensign | |
 |
1701–1760 | Etiquette's Naval ensign and flags of the Spanish Empire | |
 |
1760–1785 | ||
 |
1808–1813 | Flag of Spain under Joseph Bonaparte (1808–1813) | |
 |
1785–1927 | Merchant marine's flag (1785–1927) | |
.svg) |
1785–1843 | War ensign | |
| 1785–1873 | State flag | ||
| 1875–1931 | |||
 |
1873–1874 | Flag of the First Spanish Republic | |
(3-5)_v2.svg) |
1931–1939 | Flag of the Second Spanish Republic | |
.svg) |
1931–1939 | Civil flag and ensign of the Second Spanish Republic | |
.svg) |
1936–1938 | Flag of Spain (Nationalist faction) | |
.svg) |
1938–1945 | Flag of Spain (Spain under Franco's Rule until his death in 1975, and the transition back to democracy under the monarchy) | |
.svg) |
1945–1977 | ||
.svg) |
1977–1981 |
Kingdom of Asturias
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
842–850 | Royal standard of Ramiro I of Asturias |
Kingdom of Castile
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
1175–1214 | Royal standard of the Kingdom of Castile | |
.svg) |
1214–1230 |
Kingdom of León
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
1105–1157 | Royal flag of Alfonso VII of León and Castile | |
 |
1157–1284 | Royal flag of the Kingdom of León | |
.svg) |
1284–1833 |
Kingdom of Galicia
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
circa. 1282 | Flag of the Kingdom of Galicia | |
 |
16th century |
Granada
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
1230–1492 | Flag of the Emirate of Granada | |
 |
1492–1833 | Flag of the Kingdom of Granada |
Kingdom of Toledo
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
1085–1833 | Banner of the Kingdom of Toledo |
Kingdom of Mallorca
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.png) |
1269–1312 | Flag of the Kingdom of Mallorca | |
 |
1312–1715 |
Kingdom of Murcia
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
1266 | First standard of the Kingdom of Murcia | |
.svg) |
1266–1361 | Second standard of the Kingdom of Murcia | |
.svg) |
1361 | Third standard of the Kingdom of Murcia | |
 |
1361–1575 | Final standard of the Kingdom of Murcia |
Kingdom of Navarre
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
1194–1234 | Royal flag of Sancho VII of Navarre | |
.svg) |
1212–1589 | Royal standard of the Kings of Navarre | |
 |
1589–1841 |
Crown of Castile
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) |
1230–1406 | Royal standard of the Crown of Castile | |
.svg) |
1406–1500 | ||
-Variant.svg) |
Royal standard of the Crown of Castile (square shape) | ||
.svg) |
1500–1715 | Royal standard of the Crown of Castile |
Crown of Aragon
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
1162–1716 | Royal standard of the Crown of Aragon | |
 |
1238–1276 | The Pennon of the Conquest of Valencia. |
Historical royal standards
Royal banners of arms
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
1475–1492 | Banner of arms of the Catholic Monarchs | |
 |
1492–1504 | ||
 |
1518–1556 | Banner of arms of King Charles I | |
 |
1580–1668 | Banner of arms of the House of Austria (with the arms of Portugal) |
|
 |
1668–1700 | Banner of arms of the House of Austria (from 1668) |
|
 |
1700–1761 | Banner of arms of the House of Bourbon | |
.svg) |
1761–1868 | Banner of arms of the House of Bourbon | |
| 1875–1931 | |||
.svg) |
1931 | Banner of arms of King Alfonso XIII |
Royal standards (common use)
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
1475–1492 | Common Royal banner of the Catholic Monarchs (Until 1492) |
|
.svg) |
Royal standard or Royal flag of the Catholic Monarchs | ||
.svg) |
1492–1508 | ||
 |
1556–1580 | Royal standard or Royal flag of the House of Habsburg. | |
| 1668–1700 | |||
 |
1580–1668 | Royal standard or Royal flag of the House of Habsburg. | (Inescutcheon of Portugal in the Royal arms) |
 |
1700–1761 | Royal standard or Royal flag of the House of Bourbon. The banner includes the collar of the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece and the blue ribbon of the Bourbon French Order of the Holy Spirit. | |
 |
1761–1838 | Royal standard or Royal flag of the House of Bourbon. | |
 |
1838–1868 | Royal standard or Royal flag of the House of Bourbon. | |
| 1875–1931 | |||
|
1975/ 1977–2014 (Legal regulation)[4] |
Royal standard or Royal flag of King Juan Carlos I. Still in use as King Juan Carlos' personal ensign. |
|
|
2014 – present | Royal standard or Royal flag of King Felipe VI |
Royal Guidons
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) |
c.1475–1508 | Castilian guidon of the Catholic Monarch | |
.svg) |
|||
 |
c.1518–1556 | Castilian guidon of Charles I | |
 |
c.1580–1598 | Royal guidon of Philip II | |
 |
c.1920–1931 | Royal guidon of Alfonso XIII. |
Standards of heads of state
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
1931–1936 | Presidential standard of Niceto Alcala Zamora | |
 |
1936–1939 | Presidential standard of Manuel Azaña | |
.svg) |
1940–1975 | Standard of Francisco Franco. |
Members of the royal family
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
1893–1931 | Standard or flag of Spanish Infantes | A purple swallowtail flag with the royal arms in the center. |
 |
1971–1975 | Standard of Juan Carlos, Prince of Spain | A dark blue square with the coat of arms of Juan Carlos as Prince in the center. |
 |
2001–2014 | Standard of Felipe, Prince of Asturias | A light blue square with the coat of arms of the Prince in the center. |
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flags of Spain.