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The flag of the Balearic Islands is the official flag of the Balearic Islands, an archipelago and
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de Gabriel Bibiloni.
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The flag of the Balearic Islands is the official flag of the Balearic Islands, an archipelago and autonomous community
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ca, comunitat autònoma
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of Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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located in the western Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ...
. The flag, which was adopted in the 1983 Statute of Autonomy, incorporates the design of the Senyera
The Senyera (; meaning "pennon", "standard", "banner", "ensign", or, more generically, "flag" in Catalan) is a vexillological symbol based on the coat of arms of the Crown of Aragon, which consists of four red stripes on a yellow field. This ...
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Legislation and design
The official specification of the flag is included in theStatute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands The Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands, approved by the Organic Law 2/1983 on February 25, established the Balearic Islands as an autonomous community of Spain. Since its initial approval, the statute has undergone many changes and reforms, ...
, passed in 1983 as the Organic Law 2/1983. The law was revised by Organic Laws 9/1994 and 3/1999. However, the article defining the community's flag remained as follows:
The most recent Statute of Autonomy, from 2007, maintained the same wording for the article which defines the flag, although it changed from the fourth to the sixth article of the Statute.
The autonomous government does not precisely specify the colours of the flag, so that the tones of yellow, red and purple often vary, although the purple is habitually chosen to be dark. Similarly, the design of the castle is not defined, and so various designs have flourished with minor differences, such as the size of the castle with respect to the quarter, or the details of their masonry. Generally, the castle is represented with a wall above which the five towers are placed, of which the central tower is often the highest.
The Draft Bill of the 1931 Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands, formulated during the years of the 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 King Alfonso XIII, and was dissolved on 1 ...
, although eventually not passed, merely established in its third article that: ''The flag of the region is that of the historical Kingdom of Mallorca
The Kingdom of Majorca ( ca, Regne de Mallorca, ; es, Reino de Mallorca; la, Regnum Maioricae; french: Royaume de Majorque) was a realm on the east coast of Spain, which included certain Mediterranean islands, and which was founded by James I o ...
''. The historical flag of the Kingdom of Mallorca was taken to be that of the city of Palma de Mallorca, with two castles over a blue background. The current official flags of the Balearic Islands and Mallorca are modern creations based on this flag, and do not respect the rules of heraldry (use of purple, and a reversed castle in the case of Mallorca).de Gabriel Bibiloni.
Island flags
Menorca
Menorca or Minorca (from la, Insula Minor, , smaller island, later ''Minorica'') is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Its name derives from its size, contrasting it with nearby Majorca. Its capi ...
See also
* Coat of arms of the Balearic IslandsReferences
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