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The flag of Spain on the south façade of the Royal Palace of Madrid. When flying the Spanish flag with other flags, the following is the order of precedence: the national flag, flags of foreign states, the flag of Europe, international NGOs, military and government standards, autonomous communities flags, city flags and any others.
English: Civil flag of Spain with alternate colour scheme, brighter red and yellow. This flag represents the civil flag of Spain. It also represents the historical flag of Francoist Spain from 1936 to 1938, which was proclaimed on 29 August 1936, the "Junta de Defensa Nacional", in Decree No. 77, stating: "The red and gold/yellow bicolour flag is re-established as the flag of Spain".
Flag Date Use Description 2014–present Standard of the King of Spain: A crimson square with the Coat 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.
The National Day of Spain (Spanish: Fiesta Nacional de España) is a national holiday held annually on 12 October. It is also traditionally and commonly referred to as the Día de la Hispanidad ( Hispanicity , Spanishness Day [ 2 ] ), commemorating Spanish legacy worldwide, especially in Hispanic America .
"Today the flag adopted as national in the mid-19th century is folded. The two colors of it are preserved and a third is added, which tradition admits as the insignia of an illustrious region, the nerve of nationality, with which the emblem of the Republic, thus formed, more aptly summarizes the harmony of a great Spain.
The coat of arms of Spain represents Spain and the Spanish nation, including its national sovereignty and the country's form of government, a constitutional monarchy.It appears on the flag of Spain and it is used by the Government of Spain, the Cortes Generales, the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, and other state institutions.
The flying of this flag reminds people today of the impact Spain and its military had on world history for over 400 years. It was also used by Spanish military forces. In present-day Bolivia the Cross of Burgundy (which is represented with a golden crown in the center) is the official flag of the department of Chuquisaca.
La lista central, de color amarillo gualda, es de doble anchura que cada una de las otras dos, de color rojo. La relación entre la longitud y anchura es de tres medios de ésta. La colocación del escudo es centrado sobre la franja gualda, a una distancia de la vaina de media anchura de la bandera y de un tamaño de dos tercios de éste.