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
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...
. 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 Alzira may refer to:
* ''Alzira'' (opera), an opera by Giuseppe Verdi
*Alzira, Valencia
Alzira ( es, Alcira) is a city and municipality of 45.088 inhabitants (62,094 floating population) in Valencia, eastern Spain. It is the capital of the ''coma ...
, on 27 September 1932, and a red starred ''estrelada ''in a poster by
Esquerra Valenciana
Valencian Left ( ca-valencia, Esquerra Valenciana) is a nationalist Valencian leftist party founded in the Valencian Community, founded in April, 1998 a group of ex-members of Unitat del Poble Valencià (Valencian People's Union) formed left thi ...
. Nowadays is mostly used by the Valencian national movement.
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Senyera Valenciana ''estrelada'' history in Valencian
Valencian nationalism