Castile and Leon (Spain)

Castilla y León

Last modified: 2000-01-14 by santiago dotor
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by Antonio Gutiérrez, taken with permission from the S.E.V. website

• Differences with the Historical Flag
• Burgos Province
• León Province
• Salamanca Province
• Zamora Province
• El Bierzo Region
• City of León
• City of Salamanca
• Town of Cuadros
• Historical Flags of Castile
• Leonese Nationalist Parties
• Castilian Nationalist Parties

See also:

• Castile-La Mancha (Spain)
• Spain

Pascal Vagnat asked, "Was the flag of the Kingdom of Castile in 1493 the same flag as the present day flag of Castile and Leon?". In essence, yes. The currently official design of the Junta de Castilla y León's coat-of-arms depicts modernly-stylized castles and lions which would not appear in a medieval banner-of-arms. Also, it lacks many of the characteristic tinctures, the castle not being "masoned sable, windows and gate azure" etc. I am not sure whether a new design of the flag was made simultaneously with this new official design of the coat-of-arms. Otherwise, the official flag I know of (c.1981-1998) was much more heraldically correct and is the one depicted above.

Santiago Dotor, 27 April 1999