List of provincial flags of Spain

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This is a list of flags of provinces of Spain . The flags are listed per autonomous community. The list also discusses coat of arms as most flags feature them.

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In addition to the provinces which have no official flag (A Coruña, Zamora and the whole Valencian Community: Alicante, Castellón, Valencia), which sometimes use erroneously the capital town flag, or with the variants sometimes used by official institutions (like Diputación Provincial, for example in the case of Lugo) there might be some other confusion and controversies with background colour of the ones of Gipuzkoa (red Saint Andrew cross on blue field instead of white) and Badajoz (blue instead of burgundy), not for the coat of arms.

Andalusia

Aragon

Asturias

Balearic Islands

Basque Country

ProvinceFlagCoat of armsEnactment DateDescriptionRef.
Álava Flag of Alava.svg Coat of Arms of Alava.svg 5 May 1993Crimson flag with coat of arms. The coat of arms contains a castle on a rock represents the Castillo de Portilla (which in turn represents the province's defenders), the arm (like the castle) also represents the province's defenders, the lion representing the enemies of the province, the blue ribbon with the word "Justica" to represent the Brotherhoods of Álava fight against criminals. The lion and the castle was added during the era of the Kingdom of Castile. It also features the province's motto "EN AUMENTO DE LA JUSTICIA CONTRA MALHECHORES (IN INCREASE OF JUSTICE AGAINST EVIL DOES)" It is topped with the ducal crown. [1] [2]
Biscay Bandera de Vizcaya.svg Coat of Arms of Biscay.svg Emblem:
15 December 1986
Flag:
27 December 1986
Maroon flag with coat of arms. It features the red cross shining over the Gernikako Arbola. It also contains eight red crosses on yellow. The shield is surrounded by the oak leaves with acrons. The coat of arms pays homage to the coat of arms of the Lordship of Biscay. [3]
Gipuzkoa Flag of Guipuzcoa.svg Coat of Arms of Gipuzkoa.svg 27 March 1990White flag with coat of arms. The coat of arms features three common yews on blue and white waves. The white ribbon contains the provincial motto, "FIDELISSIMA BARDULIA NUNQUAM SUPERATA (Most Loyal Bardulia, never surpassed)". The coat of arms was topped with the ducal crown and surrounded by two savages. [4]

Canary Islands

Cantabria

Castile and León

Castilla-La Mancha

Catalonia

Extremadura

Galicia

La Rioja

Community of Madrid


Region of Murcia

Valencian Community

Historical

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References

  1. "Norma reguladora de la bandera de Álava, Diputación Foral". Álava. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008.
  2. "INFORMACION SOBRE EL ESCUDO DE ARMAS DE LA PROVINCIA DE ALAVA (1)" (PDF). Euskomedia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  3. "Norma Foral 12/86 de 15 de diciembre, sobre signos de Identidad del Territorio Histórico de Bizkaia" (PDF). BOB.
  4. "Sello, escudo y bandera". Gipuzkoa.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 No official flag. Unofficial flag used.
  6. 1 2 3 No official flag. No unofficial flag used.

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