Castile and Leon (Spain)

Castilla y León

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image by Antonio Gutiérrez, taken with permission from the S.E.V. website, 15 November 2005

• Differences with the Historical Flag
• Provinces and Municipalities:
  • Ávila Province
    • Municipality of Avellaneda
    • Municipality of El Barraco
    • Municipality of San Lorenzo de Tormes (Castile and Leon)
  • Burgos Province
    • Municipality of Burgos
    • Municipality of Albillos
    • Municipality of Huerta de Arriba
  • León Province
    • Municipality of León
    • Municipality of Cuadros
    • El Bierzo Region
    • Municipality of Villamanin
    • Palencia Province
      • Municipality of Barruelo de Santullán
      • Municipality of Castrillo de Don Juan
      • Municipality of Mazariegos
      • Municipality of Villamoronta
    • Salamanca Province
      • Municipality of Salamanca
      • Municipality of Puento del Congosto
    • Segovia Province
      • Municipality of Aldea Real
      • Municipality of Fuenterrebollo
      • Municipality of Navas de Riofrío
      • Municipality of Palazuelos de Eresma
    • Soria Province
      • Municipality of Ólvega
    • Valladolid Province
      • Municipality of Valladolid
    • Zamora Province
      • Municipality of Muga de Sayago
      • Municipality of Rosinos
  • Historical Flags of Castile
  • Castilian Nationalist Parties
  • Leonese Nationalist Parties

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  See also:

  • Castile-La Mancha (Spain)
  • Spain

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  Why such strange proportions were chosen for a Spanish flag, particularly one which has a quartered design, I have no idea.

  Santiago Dotor, 10 May 2004

  What were the lengths of the pre-metric units of measure used in Spain? The size of these flags seems typical of 19th century ceremonial flags, such as military colors, as does the ratio. I wonder if there was some old, pre-metric specification for such flags that has atavistically survived into the modern metric era.

  Joe McMillan, 10 May 2004

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  Differences with the Historical Flag

  Pascal Vagnat asked, "Was the flag of the Kingdom of Castile [and Leon] in 1493 the same flag as the present day flag of Castile and Leon?". In essence, yes. The current official design of the Junta de Castilla y León's coat-of-arms depicts modernly-stylized castles and lions which would not appear in a medieval banner-of-arms. Also, it lacks many of the characteristic heraldic tinctures, the castle not being "masoned sable, windows and gate azure" etc. However, as far as I know, the flag was not redesigned simultaneously with this new official design of the coat-of-arms. Therefore the official flag is much more heraldically correct and is the one depicted above.

  Santiago Dotor, 27 April 1999