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How were the Spanish regional flags chosen?

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After Castile and Aragon were united to form Spain in 1516, Charles I's royal banner was the country's only flag. By 1520, Spain had adopted a new national flag, as shown above. read more

The flag of Asturias is a blue flag with the Victory Cross (a symbol from the 10th Century or before). In some cases, Spanish regions do not resemble historic territories and then flags had to be designed on purpose. read more

The origin of the current flag of Spain is the naval ensign of 1785, Pabellón de la Marina de Guerra under Charles III of Spain. It was chosen by Charles III himself among 12 different flags designed by Antonio Valdés y Bazán (all projected flags were presented in a drawing which is in the Naval Museum of Madrid). read more

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