Why does Santander have so many Spanish flags?

I lived in the Santander area for some time, and most of my best friends are from there too, so I'm quite familiar with Cantabria (“la tierruca”). I was also surprised about the fact, not only that but they have some pretty huge flags, like the on... read more

Santander is a very popular summer tourist destination, so there’s a definitely a high population of tourist knick-knacks, like Spanish flags and fans, but there’s also a pretty high sense of national pride. read more

Introduced in 1785, it has continued ever since to be the “core flag” of Spain. (The only exception was the 1931–39 flag of the Spanish Republic, which had equal horizontal stripes of red-yellow-purple.) While the basic flag has remained the same, the arms have been altered a number of times to reflect political conditions. read more