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Flag of Kingdom of Spain
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	15 May 1785, as original version; 19 December 1981, as current version;
	Variant flag of Flag of Kingdom of Spain

The flag of Spain (Spanish: Bandera de España) has three horizontal stripes of red, yellow and red. It is also known as la Rojigualda. It was adopted 19 December 1981.^[1]

History

Pennant of the Catholic Monarchs (until 1492)
Standard of the Crown of Castile
Standard of the Crown of Aragon

Other flags

Iberian Union flag proposal in 1854
Flag with Osborne bull
Spanish flag with the Sacred Heart used by Carlism

References

↑ "Royal Spanish Navy". Armada.mde.es. Retrieved 2012-03-05.

[1] "Royal Spanish Navy". Armada.mde.es. Retrieved 2012-03-05.

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Proportion	2:3
Adopted	15 May 1785, as original version 19 December 1981, as current version


Variant flag of Flag of Kingdom of Spain