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The flag of Navarre, the flag of the autonomous community of Navarre, was designed in 1910 by Arturo Campión, Julio Altadill, and Hermilio de Oloriz. In 1910, the design was approved by the Provincial Council of Navarre and it was sanctioned by the Organic Law of Reintegration and Improvement of the Regional Government of Navarre (''Ley Orgánica de Reintegración y Amejoramiento del Régimen Foral de Navarra'', or LORAFNA) of August 10, 1982, which was established in Article 7.2: "The flag of Navarre is red-colored, with a shield in the center."
The shield is the
File:Bandera_de_Navarra_(1931-1937).svg, Flag of Navarre during the
File:Bandera de Reino de Navarra.svg, Royal Standard of the Kings of Navarre
File:Bandera Navarra.svg, Royal Standard of the Kings of Navarre (modern version with chains designed in 1910).
File:EstandNavarra.png, Royal Standard of the Kings of Navarre (old version)
File:Nafarroako bandera, kororik gabea.png, Flag of Navarre without crown or shield, used frequently by the
Ley Foral 24/2003
de 4 de abril, de Símbolos de Navarra. *
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20030213212044/http://es.geocities.com/aingast/index234.htm Nafarroako Erresuma
El régimen jurídico de los símbolos de Navarra
Miguel José Izu Belloso; Instituto Navarro de Administración Pública, Pamplona, 2011. {{DEFAULTSORT:Navarre, Flag of Flags of Spain Navarre Navarre Flags introduced in 1982
The flag of Navarre, the flag of the autonomous community of Navarre, was designed in 1910 by Arturo Campión, Julio Altadill, and Hermilio de Oloriz. In 1910, the design was approved by the Provincial Council of Navarre and it was sanctioned by the Organic Law of Reintegration and Improvement of the Regional Government of Navarre (''Ley Orgánica de Reintegración y Amejoramiento del Régimen Foral de Navarra'', or LORAFNA) of August 10, 1982, which was established in Article 7.2: "The flag of Navarre is red-colored, with a shield in the center."
The shield is the coat of arms of Navarre
The coat of arms of Navarre is the heraldic emblem which for centuries has been used in Navarre. It was adopted as one of the official symbols of the Chartered Community of Navarre and is regulated by Foral Law 24/2003. It is commonly used by Na ...
, which consists of golden chains arranged against a red background, with an emerald in the center of the pattern linked to the eight chains, with a Royal Crown, a symbol of the ancient Kingdom of Navarre, added on top of the shield.
The flag of Navarre began to be used as a symbol for the region from 1910 onwards. The color red was chosen for the flag because this was the color of the field of the coat of arms.
Previously, there had been no flag for Navarre per se, but just a royal standard for its monarchs. This was a personal symbol of the king that he included with his coat of arms. The first record of a red background for a flag dates from the 14th century, when the soldiers of King Charles II of Navarre
Charles II (10 October 1332 – 1 January 1387), called Charles the Bad, was King of Navarre 1349–1387 and Count of Évreux 1343–1387.
Besides the Pyrenean Kingdom of Navarre, Charles had extensive lands in Normandy, inherited from his fathe ...
, who intended to occupy Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
, wore distinctive berets of this color, according to
Martín Larrayoz.
Subsequently, Luis Correa, chronicler of the Duke of Alba
Duke of Alba de Tormes ( es, Duque de Alba de Tormes), commonly known as Duke of Alba, is a title of Spanish nobility that is accompanied by the dignity of Grandee of Spain. In 1472, the title of ''Count of Alba de Tormes'', inherited by ...
during the conquest of Navarre in 1512, mentions a standard or ensign of the same red color when he mentions "in the forward lines three hundred men-at-arms on foot with a banner colored red with certain stripes of gold on it that they all guarded and swore to never surrender."
Official flags
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 ...
(1931–1937)
File:Bandera_de_Navarra_(1937-1981).svg, Flag of Navarre during the Franco era and the transitional period towards democracy (1937–1981)
Historical models
Variant flag
Ezker abertzalea
Abertzale left ( eu, Ezker abertzalea, es, Izquierda abertzale; ) is a term used to refer to the parties or organizations of the Basque nationalist/separatist left, stretching from democratic socialism to communism.
This leftist character is ...
, among other groups.
File:Bandera Nabarra Independentzia.svg, Flag used by Navarrese independentists, sometimes adding the word ''INDEPENDENTZIA''.
File:Drapeau proposé pour les Pyrenees-atlantiques.svg, Flag of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; eu, Pirinio Atlantiarrak or ) is a department in the southwest corner of France and of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Pyrenees mountain range and the Atlant ...
.
File:Bandera Navarra.svg, Flag of Lower Navarre
Lower Navarre ( eu, Nafarroa Beherea/Baxenabarre; Gascon/Bearnese: ''Navarra Baisha''; french: Basse-Navarre ; es, Baja Navarra) is a traditional region of the present-day French ''département'' of Pyrénées-Atlantiques. It corresponds to the ...
.
See also
*Coat of arms of Navarre
The coat of arms of Navarre is the heraldic emblem which for centuries has been used in Navarre. It was adopted as one of the official symbols of the Chartered Community of Navarre and is regulated by Foral Law 24/2003. It is commonly used by Na ...
References
External links
Ley Foral 24/2003
de 4 de abril, de Símbolos de Navarra. *
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20030213212044/http://es.geocities.com/aingast/index234.htm Nafarroako Erresuma
El régimen jurídico de los símbolos de Navarra
Miguel José Izu Belloso; Instituto Navarro de Administración Pública, Pamplona, 2011. {{DEFAULTSORT:Navarre, Flag of Flags of Spain Navarre Navarre Flags introduced in 1982