Valencian Community Day
9 d'Octubre (English language, English: October 9) is a celebration in the Valencian Community. It Memorialization, commemorates the conquest of the Taifa of Valencia, city of ''Balansiyya'' by the troops of James I of Aragon and the creation of the Kingdom of Valencia in 1238. Background The celebration was created by James II of Aragon in the XIV century, mainly inside of the city of Valencia. Due its antiguity and popular tradition, the date was considered as the Valencian National Day by the Democratic Junta of Spain, Board of Sindical and Political Forces of the Land of Valencia in 1976, and by the Plenary of Members of Parliament of Valencia in 1977. Finally, with the creation of the Valencian Community in 1982, it was made a Public holidays in Spain, Public holiday as the Valencian Community Day and is celebrated in the entire Valencian Community. It consists on many activities, being the most representative the Civic procession held in Valencia since 1338, when it was ...
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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 ...
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