State and War Ensign 1701-1759 (Spain)

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Keywords: coat of arms: quartered (counterquartered) | coat of arms: quartered (13) | coat of arms: inescutcheon (fleurs-de-lis: 3) | order of the golden fleece | order of the holy spirit | crown: royal |
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by Sergio Camero

• Description

See also:

• Royal Banner 1700-1759 (for more detailed arms)
• Flag of the Cádiz Squadron 1732-1760 (used as basic design for rank flags, pennants and jacks)
• Historical Flags 1701-1785 (Spain)

Description

As far as ensigns are concerned, before 1700, during the Hapsburg dinasty, several forms of the Burgundy cross were used. With the establishment of the Bourbon dinasty in 1700, the main arrangement became a white cloth with the royal arms of Spain.

José Carlos Alegría, 7 January 2001