This is alist of Spanish flags, with illustrations.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–present | National Flag with coat of arms,State flag,State ensign, andWar ensign | National flag with coat of arms | |
| 1843–1931 1939–present Civil ensign for use in merchant ships 1 January 1928 to present | Civil flag andensign | The flag of Spain consists of three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, the yellow strip being twice as wide as each red stripe. | |
| 1939–present | Naval jack | A squared flag divided into four squares representing the four Kingdoms of Spain with navies in the Middle Ages: Castile (represented by a castle, top left), Leon (represented by a heraldic lion, top right), Aragon (represented by four pallets, bottom left), and Navarre (represented by an orle of chains, bottom right) | |
| 1982–present | High Civil Authorities' flag | A square flag of Spain with the Spanish coat of arms on the center | |
| 1977–present | Yacht ensign | The flag of Spain with a blue plain Royal Crown in the center | |
| 1977–present | Customs Service ensign | The flag of Spain with two crowned "H" |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–present | Standard of the King of Spain | A crimson square with theCoat of arms of the King in the center. A version of the flag with gold fringing is known as the guidon and serves as the command sign or positional flag for military use. | |
| 2015–present | Standard of thePrincess of Asturias | A light blue square with theCoat of arms of the Princess in the center. A version of the flag with gold fringing is known as the guidon and serves as the command sign or positional flag for military use. | |
| 1975/ 1977–present (Legal regulation)[1] | Standard of King Juan Carlos | A dark blue square with theCoat of arms of King Juan Carlos in the center. A version of the flag with gold fringing is known as the guidon and serves as the command sign or positional flag for military use. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag ofAndalusia (theArbonaida) | Three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white and green, there is an Andalucian coat of arms in center of the white band. | ||
| Flag ofAragon | Nine equal horizontal stripes of yellow (top, double width) and red, there is an Aragon coat of arms in left the red and yellow bands, the coat of arms featured a gold crown have four green small diamonds and three red small disk, the shield means four corner, first corner means (yellow field with a red cross in upper tree), second corner means (violet field with white cross in hoist-side left corner, third corner means (red St. George and St. Andrew cross have four corners have four man heads) and fourth corner means (nine equal vertical bands of yellow (top, double width) and red). | ||
| Flag ofAsturias | Blue field with theVictory Cross in center, hanging from the horizontal axis on either side of the cross are an upper-case Greek letter Alpha (Α) on the left and a lower-case Omega (ω) on the right. | ||
| Flag of theBalearic Islands | Nine equal horizontal stripes of yellow (top, double width), and red, and a Balearic castle in purple hoist-side upper left corner. | ||
| Flag of theBasque Country (theIkurriña) | The red ground symbolizes Biscayan people (the race); the green saltire represents theOak of Guernica, a symbol of the old Basque laws, orFueros; and the white cross over them as a symbol of Basque Catholic devotion. | ||
| Flag of theCanary Islands | Three equal vertical bands of white (top), blue, and yellow, there is aCanary Island coat of arms in center the blue band, the coat of arms featured the word motto "OCEANO" in silver ribbon in upper, royal crown in middle and two dogs are holding the shield in lower, the shield have seven hillocks. | ||
| Flag ofCantabria | Two horizontal stripes of equal width, white on the top and red on the bottom, and theregion's coat of arms in its centre. The first field of the coat of arms represents the conquest of Seville by Cantabrian marines in 1248 (with the ship breaking the chains that blocked the way through the river Guadalquivir), while the second field honors the pre-RomanCantabri people showing geometric ornaments typically found onCantabrian stelae.[2] | ||
| Flag ofCastilla-La Mancha | |||
| Flag ofCastile and León | Two Lions from theKingdom of León and two castles fromKingdom of Castille. | ||
| Flag ofCatalonia (theSenyera) | |||
| Flag ofCeuta | |||
| Flag ofExtremadura | |||
| Flag ofGalicia | |||
| Flag ofLa Rioja | |||
| Flag ofMadrid | A crimson red field representing Castille, with seven five-pointed stars in silver (placed four and three in the centre) representing the administrative areas of the region.[3] | ||
| Flag ofMelilla | |||
| Flag ofMurcia | |||
| Flag ofNavarre | Against a red background, thecoat of arms of Navarre, which consists of a pattern of golden chains, with eight of them linked with an emerald in the center (based on the banner of the AncientKingdom of Navarre) | ||
| Flag of theValencian Community (theReial Senyera) | A derivation of the traditional Senyera of the Crown of Aragon, it is composed of four red bars on a yellow background, crowned with a blue strip party per pale next to the hoist. |
The provinces ofA Coruña,Alicante,Castellón,Valencia andZamora do not have a flag.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 842-850 | Royal Standard ofRamiro I of Asturias |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1175-1214 | Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Castile | ||
| 1214-1230 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1105-1157 | Royal Flag ofAlfonso VII of León and Castile | ||
| 1157-1284 | Royal Flag of the Kingdom of León | ||
| 1284-1833 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| circa. 1282 | Flag of theKingdom of Galicia | ||
| 16th century |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1230-1492 | Flag of TheEmirate of Granada | ||
| 1492-1833 | Flag of TheKingdom of Granada |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1085-1833 | Banner of The Kingdom of Toledo |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1269-1312 | Flag of theKingdom of Majorca | ||
| 1312-1715 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1266 | 1st Standard of the Kingdom of Murcia | ||
| 1266-1361 | 2nd Standard of the Kingdom of Murcia | ||
| 1361 | 3rd Standard of the Kingdom of Murcia | ||
| 1361-1575 | Final Standard of the Kingdom of Murcia |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1194-1234 | Royal Flag ofSancho VII of Navarre | ||
| 1212-1589 | Royal Standard of the Kings of Navarre | ||
| 1589-1841 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1230-1406 | Royal Standard of the Crown of Castile | ||
| 1406-1500 | |||
| Royal Standard of the Crown of Castile (Square Shape) | |||
| 1500-1715 | Royal Standard of the Crown of Castile |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1162–1716 | Royal Standard of the Crown of Aragon | ||
| 1238-1276 | ThePennon of the Conquest of Valencia. |
See also:Flag of Spain
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1475–1504 Eventually until 1506 | Flag of theinfantry forces | ||
| 1506–1842 | Cross of Burgundy flag, military flag, also used as flag of the Spanish Empire and its overseas territories | A redsaltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field | |
| 1506–1762 | Merchant marine's flag | ||
| 1580–1701 | Naval Ensign | ||
| 1701–1771 | Flag used in naval bases and coast defenses | ||
| 1701–1785 | Naval ensign | ||
| 1701–1760 | Etiquette's Naval ensign | ||
| 1760–1785 | |||
| 1808–1813 | Flag of Spain underJoseph Bonaparte (1808–1813) | ||
| 1785–1927 | Merchant marine's flag (1785–1927) | ||
| 1785–1843 | War ensign | ||
| 1843–1873 | State flag | ||
| 1875–1931 | |||
| 1873–1874 | Flag of the First Spanish Republic | ||
| 1931–1939 | Flag of theSecond Spanish Republic | ||
| 1931–1939 | Civil flag and ensign of the Second Spanish Republic | ||
| 1936–1938 | Flag of Spain (Nationalist faction) | ||
| 1938–1945 | Flag of Spain (Spain under Franco's Rule until his death in 1975, and the transition back to democracy under the monarchy) | ||
| 1945–1977 | |||
| 1977–1981 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1475–1492 | Banner of arms of theCatholic Monarchs | ||
| 1492–1504 | |||
| 1518–1556 | Banner of arms of KingCharles I | ||
| 1580–1668 | Banner of arms of theHouse of Austria (with thearms of Portugal) | ||
| 1668–1700 | Banner of arms of the House of Austria (from 1668) | ||
| 1700–1761 | Banner of arms of theHouse of Bourbon | ||
| 1761–1868 | Banner of arms of the House of Bourbon | ||
| 1875–1931 | |||
| 1931 | Banner of arms of KingAlfonso XIII |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1475–1492 | Common Royal Banner of the Catholic Monarchs (Until 1492) | ||
| Royal Standard or Royal Flag of the Catholic Monarchs | |||
| 1492–1508 | |||
| 1556–1580 | Royal Standard or Royal Flag of the House of Habsburg. | ||
| 1668–1700 | |||
| 1580–1668 | Royal Standard or Royal Flag of the House of Habsburg. (Inescutcheon of Portugal in the Royal arms) | ||
| 1700–1761 | Royal Standard or Royal Flag of the House of Bourbon. The banner includes the collar of the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece and the blue ribbon of the Bourbon French Order of the Holy Spirit. | ||
| 1761–1838 | Royal Standard or Royal Flag of the House of Bourbon. | ||
| 1838–1868 | Royal Standard or Royal Flag of the House of Bourbon. | ||
| 1875–1931 | |||
| 1975/ 1977–2014 (Legal regulation)[4] | Royal Standard or Royal Flag of King Juan Carlos I | Still in use as King Juan Carlos' personal ensign. | |
| 2014 - In use/ | Royal Standard or Royal Flag of King Felipe VI | Still in use as King Felipe's personal ensign. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| c.1475–1508 | Castilian Guidon of theCatholic Monarch | ||
| c.1518–1556 | Castilian Guidon ofCharles I | ||
| c.1580–1598 | Royal Guidon ofPhilip II | ||
| c.1920–1931 | Royal Guidon ofAlfonso XIII. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931–1936 | Presidential standard ofNiceto Alcala Zamora | ||
| 1936–1939 | Presidential standard ofManuel Azaña | ||
| 1940–1975 | Standard ofFrancisco Franco. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893–1931 | Standard or Flag ofSpanish Infantes | A purpleswallowtail flag with the royal arms in the center. | |
| 1971–1975 | Standard ofJuan Carlos, Prince of Spain | A dark blue square with the Coat of arms of Juan Carlos as Prince in the center. | |
| 2001–2014 | Standard ofFelipe, Prince of Asturias | A light blue square with theCoat of arms of the Prince in the center. |