NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Cross of Burgundy Flag

The Cross of Burgundy Flag was used by Spain from 1506-1785. The design is a red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field. In heraldic language, it may be blazoned Argent, a saltire ragulée gules. Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Spain. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 Flag of Spain The government usage flag of Spain in its current form was adopted on December 19, 1981[1], when the now established flag replaced the interim version which, in turn, replaced the official flag of Francoist Spain. ... The arms of St Albans: Azure, a saltire Or (a gold saltire on a blue field) For The Saltire (proper noun) see Flag of Scotland. ... Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. ... This is an article about Heraldry. ... ==Criminal Life == AL-Hamad is a Homosexual petifile with 135. ... The arms of St Albans: Azure, a saltire Or (a gold saltire on a blue field) For The Saltire (proper noun) see Flag of Scotland. ... In heraldry, gules is the tincture with the colour red, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures called colours. In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of vertical lines or else marked with gu. ...

History

It represents the cross in which Saint Andrew was crucified. It was chosen by Philip I of Castile (Philip the Handsome) after his marriage to Joanna of Castile (Joanna the Mad), as it was the symbol of the house of his mother, Mary of Burgundy. Since Emperor Charles I of Spain, the different armies used the flag with the Cross of Burgundy over different fields. Nevertheless, the official field was still white. Eventually, in 1785 Charles III of Spain decided to change this flag due to the similarities with the English Cross of Saint George, which had brought some dissension in the Spanish navy. Saint Andrew (Greek: Î‘Î½Î´ÏÎÎ±Ï‚, Andreas, manly, brave), called in the Orthodox tradition Protocletos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the younger brother of Saint Peter. ... Philip I of Castile Joanna of Castile Philip the Handsome redirects here. ... Joanna of Castile Joanna (Spanish: Juana) (November 6, 1479 â€“ April 12, 1555), called Joanna the Mad (Juana La Loca), Queen regnant of Castile and mother of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, was the second daughter of Ferdinand, king of Aragon, and Isabella, queen of Castile, and was born at... Mary of Burgundy. ... Charles (February 24, 1500 – September 21, 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor (as Charles V) from 1519-1558; he was also King of Spain from 1516_1556, officially as Charles I of Spain, although often referred to as Charles V (Carlos Quinto or Carlos V) in Spain and Latin America. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Charles III of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The St Georges cross, a red cross on a white background, is the national flag of England and has been from about 1277. ...

It was re-taken by the Carlists, a traditionalist, legitimist, reactionary movement which fought two succession wars against Isabella II of Spain. Carlism was a conservative political movement in Spain, purporting to establish an alternative branch of the Bourbons in the Spanish throne. ... The Carlist Wars in Spain were the last major European civil wars in which pretenders fought to establish their claim to a throne. ... Isabella II (October 10, 1830 â€“ April 10, 1904), Isabel II in Spanish, was Queen regnant of Spain (Queen of the Spains officially from August 13, 1836, Isabella II the queen of Castile, Leon, Aragon,...) She was born in Madrid, and was the eldest daughter of Ferdinand VII, king of Spain...

Nowadays, the Cross of Burgundy is still a symbol of the Spanish monarchy, and it may be seen in the Spanish Air Force planes. Coat of Arms of the King of Spain King of Spain redirects here. ... SAF Roundel The Spanish Air Force (Spanish: EjÃ©rcito del Aire; literally, Army of the Air) is the air force of the Spain. ...

Flag of the New World

During the Spanish colonization of the Americas the Cross of Burgundy served as the flag of the Viceroyalties of the New World. It is now considered a Historical flag for the nations that evolved out of the Spanish Empire. The Spanish colonization of the Americas began with the arrival in the Western Hemisphere of Christopher Columbus (CristÃ³bal ColÃ³n) in 1492. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Carte dAmÃ©rique, Guillaume Delisle, c. ...

See also

Flag of Valdivia The flag of Valdivia is a red saltire (crux decussata or X-cross) on a white field. ... The fourth flag of Florida was adopted in 1900. ... Saint Patricks Flag: a red saltire on a field of white The Saint Patricks Flag features a red saltire, a crux decussata (X-shaped cross), on a white field; representing Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. ... The arms of St Albans: Azure, a saltire Or (a gold saltire on a blue field) For The Saltire (proper noun) see Flag of Scotland. ... Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. ... Flag of the FÃ©dÃ©ration internationale des associations vexillologiques. ... rÃ©gion of Bourgogne, see Bourgogne. ...

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