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Senyera Coronada
The flag of the Valencian Community and of the Valencia, Spain, city of Valencia, known as ''Reial Senyera'' (, "Royal Senyera"), is the traditional Senyera, composed of four red bars on a yellow background, crowned with a blue strip party per pale next to the hoist with a quarter of the total length. It was adopted on 1 July 1982. It is an historical derivation of the ''Senyera'', the heraldic symbol of the Crown of Aragon, also used today with few variations in all the former kingdoms and counties which were a part of this crown. History of the flag As many other flags of medieval origin, the Senyera, or "" (royal ensign), was used in those years as the arms of the King of Aragon. While not existing still in the Middle Ages, the concept of national flag as understood today, the true symbol of the nationality was constituted on the royal shield. It is traditionally considered that a Senyera was granted by James I of Aragon as the arms of Valencia following the Christian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of The Valencian Community (2x3)
The flag of the Valencian Community and of the city of Valencia, known as ''Reial Senyera'' (, "Royal Senyera"), is the traditional Senyera, composed of four red bars on a yellow background, crowned with a blue strip party per pale next to the hoist with a quarter of the total length. It was adopted on 1 July 1982. It is an historical derivation of the ''Senyera'', the heraldic symbol of the Crown of Aragon, also used today with few variations in all the former kingdoms and counties which were a part of this crown. History of the flag As many other flags of medieval origin, the Senyera, or "" (royal ensign), was used in those years as the arms of the King of Aragon. While not existing still in the Middle Ages, the concept of national flag as understood today, the true symbol of the nationality was constituted on the royal shield. It is traditionally considered that a Senyera was granted by James I of Aragon as the arms of Valencia following the Christian conquest from M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennon
A pennon, also known as a pennant or pendant, is a long narrow flag which is larger at the hoist than at the fly. It can have several shapes, such as triangular, tapering (square tail) or triangular swallowtail (forked tail), etc. In maritime use, pennants are to be hung from the main truck. Pennon-style flags were one of the principal three varieties of flags carried during the Middle Ages (the other two were the banner and the standard). The pennon is a flag resembling the guidon in shape, but only half the size. It does not contain any coat of arms, but only crests, mottos and heraldic and ornamental devices. Pennoncell, streamer and wimpel are minor varieties of this style of flag (see variant types). Etymology Pennon comes from the Latin ''penna'', meaning "a wing" or "a feather". Initially it was a term for a "small pennant". Pennant have been used as a general (and imprecise) term for flags which are not strictly rectangular. Pendant is an obsolete spelling of p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flags Of Spain
This is a list of Spanish flags, with illustrations. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Spain. National flags Royal standards Regional flags Provincial flags The provinces of La Corunna, Alicante, Castellón, Valencia and Zamora do not have a flag. File:Álava.svg, Álava File:Bandera provincia Albacete.svg, Albacete File:No flag.svg, Alicante (No Flag) File:Flag Almería Province.svg, Almería File:Flag of Asturias.svg, Asturias File:Bandera de la provincia de Ávila.svg, Ávila File:Provincia de Badajoz - Bandera.svg, Badajoz File:Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg, Balearic Islands Flag of Barcelona (province).svg, Barcelona File:Provincia Burgos Flag.PNG, Burgos File:Bandera de Cáceres.svg, Cáceres File:Flag Cádiz Province.svg, Cádiz File:Flag of Cantabria.svg, Cantabria File:No flag.svg, '' Castellón'' (No Flag) File:Bandera Provincial de Ciudad Real.png, Ciudad Real File:Provincia de Córdoba - Bandera.svg, Córdoba Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flags Of The Autonomous Communities Of Spain
This gallery of flags of the autonomous communities of Spain shows the distinctive flags of the 17 autonomous communities (constitutionally they are the nationalities and regions in which Spain is territorially organized), plus the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla. Autonomies Autonomous communities File:Flag of Andalucía.svg, Arbonaida, the Flag of Andalusia File:Flag of Aragon.svg, Flag of Aragon File:Flag of Asturias.svg, Flag of the Principality of Asturias File:Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg, Flag of the Balearic Islands File:Flag of the Basque Country.svg, Ikurriña, the flag of the Basque Country File:Flag of the Canary Islands.svg, Flag of the Canary Islands File:Flag of Cantabria.svg, Flag of Cantabria File:Flag_of_Castile-La_Mancha.svg, Flag of Castile-La Mancha File:Flag_of_Castile_and_León.svg, Flag of Castile and León File:Flag of Catalonia.svg, The Senyera, the Flag of Catalonia File:Flag_of_Extremadura_with_COA.svg, Flag of Extremadura File:Flag of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms Of The Valencian Community
The coat of arms of the Valencian Community is the official emblem of the self-government institutions of the Valencian Community. It is based on the armorial achievement used from the reign of King Peter IV to John II, called the Great. In 1978 the former Council of the Valencian Country approved it “''...for being the oldest known representative emblem of the former Kingdom of Valencia, that had located on the Xerea Gate of the city of Valencia''”. The blazon of the arms of the Valencian Community is stated in Article 6 of the Title III (The Emblem) of the ''Law of the Generalitat Valenciana 8 of 4 December 1984, approving the symbols of the Valencian Community and its use'', published in the Official Gazette of the Valencian Community - DOGV, no. 211 of 13 December 1984. It is composed as follows: History Although Valencian popular traditions attribute the origin of crest of winged dragon to King James I the Conqueror, its origin can be traced back to King Peter IV i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towers Of Quart
A tower is a tall structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting structures. Towers are specifically distinguished from buildings in that they are built not to be habitable but to serve other functions using the height of the tower. For example, the height of a clock tower improves the visibility of the clock, and the height of a tower in a fortified building such as a castle increases the visibility of the surroundings for defensive purposes. Towers may also be built for observation, leisure, or telecommunication purposes. A tower can stand alone or be supported by adjacent buildings, or it may be a feature on top of a larger structure or building. Etymology Old English ''torr'' is from Latin ''turris'' via Old French ''tor''. The Latin term together with Greek τύρσις was loaned from a pre-Indo-European Mediterranean language, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tower Of Serrans
A tower is a tall structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting structures. Towers are specifically distinguished from buildings in that they are built not to be habitable but to serve other functions using the height of the tower. For example, the height of a clock tower improves the visibility of the clock, and the height of a tower in a fortified building such as a castle increases the visibility of the surroundings for defensive purposes. Towers may also be built for observation, leisure, or telecommunication purposes. A tower can stand alone or be supported by adjacent buildings, or it may be a feature on top of a larger structure or building. Etymology Old English ''torr'' is from Latin ''turris'' via Old French ''tor''. The Latin term together with Greek τύρσις was loaned from a pre-Indo-European Mediterranean language, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Spanish Republic
The Spanish Republic (), commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic (), was the form of government in Spain from 1931 to 1939. The Republic was proclaimed on 14 April 1931, after the deposition of Alfonso XIII, King Alfonso XIII, and was dissolved on 1 April 1939 after surrendering in the Spanish Civil War to the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists led by General Francisco Franco. After the proclamation of the Republic, Provisional Government of the Second Spanish Republic, a provisional government was established until December 1931, at which time the Spanish Constitution of 1931, 1931 Constitution was approved. During this time and the subsequent two years of constitutional government, known as the First Biennium, Reformist Biennium, Manuel Azaña's executive initiated numerous reforms to what in their view would modernize the country. In 1932 the Jesuits, who were in charge of the best schools throughout the country, were banned and had all their propert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencian Left (1934)
Valencian Left ( ca, Esquerra Valenciana) was a nationalist Valencian left (politics), leftist political party founded in July 1934, that advocated self-determination of the Valencian Community. The party was suppressed in Francoist Spain and was not revived when Spanish transition to democracy, democracy returned to Spain in the late 1970s. History The party had its origins in a split in Partit d'Unió Republicana Autonomista (Republican Autonomous Union Party), over disagreements on political strategy. The new organization promoted the idea of one confederation of Catalan speaking regions, which resulted in moves towards a merger with Esquerra Republicana del País Valencià (Republican Left of the Valencian Country), which were initially proposed by Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (Republican Left of Catalonia) in 1933 in Castellón de la Plana, Castellón. The merger eventually took place in 1935 under the direction of personalities like Gaietà Huguet i Segarra, Gaietà Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrelada
The estrelada or Valencian national flag (full name ''Senyera estrelada'', meaning "starred flag", from ''estrela'', star) is an unofficial flag typically flown by republican Valencian supporters to express their support for an independent Republic of Valencia. It evolved from the flag of the city of Valencia (nowadays the official flag of the Valencian Community), called ''senyera coronada''. The white star version has been used by Valencianist republican groups since the early 20th century. The first testimony of its use was a political meeting by Acció Nacionalista Valenciana in the 1930s. This political party had a large ''estrelada ''flag which used to be put up at the balcony on specific dates. The most ancient known graphic document of an ''estrelada ''flag is a photograph of a rally in support of the Valencian Statute in Alzira, on 27 September 1932, and a red starred ''estrelada ''in a poster by Esquerra Valenciana Valencian Left ( ca-valencia, Esquerra Valenciana) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennon Of The Conquest
The Pennon of the Conquest ( es, Pendón de la Conquista; Valencian: ) is the flag raised by the Moors of Valencia, Spain, on September 28, 1238, on the tower of , later called , to indicate their surrender to the troops of king James I of Aragon. This episode is known from the quote entered by the king himself in his Chronicle: "''We were in the riverbed, between the gardens and the tower; and when we saw our flag upon the tower, we dismounted from our horse, and heading eastwards we cried from our eyes and kissed the earth for the great mercy God had made to us''". The Pennon is made of three pieces of white cloth (which the passage of time has turned into yellowish) sewed together, cut to give the flag a gonfalon shape, upon which 4 red stripes have been painted. It is about 2 m long and on top an epigraph reads ("year 1238"). After the Conquest of Valencia it was considered a relic and was kept by order of James I of Aragon in the Church at Saint Vincent Hospital up to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Spain
The national flag of Spain ( es, Bandera de España), as it is defined in the Constitution of 1978, consists of three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, the yellow stripe being twice the size of each red stripe. Traditionally, the middle stripe was defined by the more archaic term of , and hence the popular name (red- weld). The origin of the current flag of Spain is the naval ensign of 1785, under Charles III of Spain. It was chosen by Charles III himself among 12 different flags designed by Antonio Valdés y Bazán (all proposed flags were presented in a drawing which is in the Naval Museum of Madrid). The flag remained marine-focused for much of the next 50 years, flying over coastal fortresses, marine barracks and other naval property. During the Peninsular War the flag could also be found on marine regiments fighting inland. Not until 1820 was the first Spanish land unit (The La Princesa Regiment) provided with one and it was not until 1843 that Queen Isabell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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