Other Ensigns and Naval Flags 1785-1931 (Spain)

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• Corsair Ensign 1820
• Postal Ensign, 19th century (Correos Marítimos)
• Postal Ensign, early 20th century
• Customs Ensigns 1788-1931 (Treasury, Hacienda)
• Yachts' Ensign 1875-1931
• Royal Yacht's Ensign 1875-1931
• Pilot Jack until 1894
• Pilot Flag 1894-1926
• Ensign and Pennant of the Royal Philipphines Company ca.1785-1898 (Real Compañía de Filipinas)
• Naval Rank Flags:
  • Generalissimo of the Navy's Flag 1802-1806 (Generalísimo de la Armada)
  • Overseas Governor-General's Flag 1886-1899 (Gobernador General de Ultramar)

See also:

• Historical Flags 1785-1931
• Spain

Correos Marítimos

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by Jaume Ollé

Ensign for Recreational Vessels

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by Santiago Dotor

According to Calvo and Grávalos 1983, a 1875 Decree established a new ensign for recreational vessels (mostly yachts in practice), a national flag with the coat-of-arms replaced by a large royal crown proper. It was abolished in 1931 and was recovered in 1977 but with an all-blue crown.

Santiago Dotor, 25 June 1999

Before 1945, the crown on the Spanish yacht flag used to be proper, that is in natural yellow and red colours with green and red stones and white pearls.

Emil Dreyer, 25 June 2000

by Jaume Ollé

Until 1931, the King (i.e. Alfonso XIII, and before him his father Alfonso XII) always used at the stern on his royal sailing yacht Giralda the flag of the Spanish Federation of Nautical Clubs.

Emil Dreyer, 25 June 2000

Ensign and Pennant of the Royal Philipphines Company ca.1785-1898

Real Compañía de Filipinas

These were basically the 1785 war ensign and pennant bearing the arms of Manila city as shown for example at the International Civic Arms website but with an oval escutcheon, royally crowned on the red stripe beneath the national arms on the ensign and on the yellow stripe immediately after the national arms on the pennant. Here is a scan from Pavillons des puissances maritimes 1819 as shown in Znamierowski 1999.

Santiago Dotor, 24 January 2002