Flag of Castilla–La Mancha

Castilla–La Mancha
Usual flag
Proportion 2:3
Adopted 10 August 1986
Statutory flag
Variant flag of Castilla–La Mancha
Proportion 1:2
Adopted 10 August 1986

The flag of Castilla–La Mancha is one of the symbols representative of the Autonomous Community of Castilla–La Mancha, in Spain, defined by its Statute of Autonomy.

History

The Region of Castilla–La Mancha has already been created under a preautonomy regime, and before the Statute of Autonomy has been drafted, the political parties present in the so-called pre-autonomous entity decide to adopt distinctive symbols for the Region. The election of the insignia was the subject of studies and proposals. Seven reasoned projects were discussed at the meeting of the Board held in Albacete on 11 January 1980, and finally the one presented by Ramón José Maldonado and Cocat, a local heraldist, corresponding academic of History, was chosen. The proposal finally approved was as follows:

RAMÓN JOSÉ MALDONADO COCAT, corresponding Academician of the Royal Academies of History and Fine Arts of San Fernando, at the request of the political parties: Unión de Centro Democrático, Alianza Popular and Partido Socialista Obrero Español, in the hope that he will study and determine, on a possible flag for the Region of La Mancha that collects in its colors, its historical origins and its character as a Region, I have the honor to present the following report: the flag split (from top to bottom), in two sizes, the same. In the piece of cloth attached to the flagpole, the shield or Banner of Castile, ancient Kingdom to which all this land belonged and which is: in crimson red field the castle of three gold towers covered in black and lightened in blue. The second piece of white, in memory of the Military Orders of Calatrava, Santiago and Saint John, whose glorious militias conquered, organized and administered the land of La Mancha and whose banners were always white and white the Cross of Saint John, on red; the cities, towns and places that were of Señorío Real, are represented in the first barracks of the flag. -It is what in the opinion of the Academician who subscribes, can represent the historical origin of our land and be adopted as the Flag of La Mancha-.

— In Ciudad Real, 15 December 1977

The corresponding Decree approving the flag was published in number 1 of the Official Bulletin of the Communities Board, dated 20 October 1980.

Current regulation

Another variant of the flag of Castilla–La Mancha

The Organic law 9/1982, of 10 August, of the Statute of Autonomy of Castilla–La Mancha (BOE 16 August 1982), comes to consecrate the flag designed by Maldonado, having in its fifth article:

1. The flag of the region is made up of a rectangle divided vertically into two equal squares: the first, next to the mast, of crimson red with a castle of gold mauled of saber and ringed of blue and the second, white.
2. The flag of the region will fly in public buildings of regional, provincial or municipal ownership, and will appear next to the flag of Spain, which will hold a pre-eminent place; it may also include the representative of the historical territories.
3. The Region of Castilla–La Mancha will have its own shield and anthem. A Law of Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha will determine the shield and the anthem of the region.
4. The provinces, counties and municipalities of the region will keep their flags, shields and traditional emblems.

On the other hand, the draft Law for the reform of the Statute of Autonomy of Castilla–La Mancha, which is being processed in the Congress of Deputies, moves to article 4 the regulation of regional symbols and incorporates slight modifications in the text:

Article 4º. Symbols and official party.
1. The flag of the Autonomous Community consists of a rectangle divided vertically into two equal squares: the first, next to the mast, crimson red with a castle of gold mauled saber and azure rinse and the second white.
The flag of Castilla-La Mancha will fly in public buildings of regional, provincial or municipal ownership and will appear next to the flag of Spain, which will hold a pre-eminent place. Similarly, the representative of the historical territories may be included. Next to the flags of Spain and Castilla-La Mancha will be the flag of the European Union.
2. The Community of Castilla-La Mancha will have its own shield and anthem in the terms established by law.
3. The day of Castilla La-Mancha is celebrated on 31 May.
4. The provinces, municipalities and counties of the Autonomous Community will keep their flags, shields and traditional emblems.

At present there is no legal regulation in force on the official flag model, or on the exact colors or the model of the castle, so there are frequent confusions in this regard. All this added to that while the Statute of autonomy speaks of "two equal squares", which implies that the proportions of the flag should be 1:2, while the flags used by the Community Board are of proportions 2:3, the same as the flag of Spain.

This variation in the proportions of the flag is due to the fact that Law 39/1981, which regulates the use of the flag of Spain and that of other flags and flags, in its article 6.2, establishes that when the Spanish flag is used along with other flags, these may not be larger.[1] That is why the flags of the community that are commonly used, have the proportions adapted to match in size with the Spanish flag.

Curiosities

  • The first autonomist movements of La Mancha, created at the beginning of the 20th century and circumscribed to Ciudad Real and part of the provinces of Toledo, Cuenca and Albacete, used a very different flag, which, although it did not have much use, was known as the flag of La Mancha. The design of this flag has its origin in the heraldry of the provinces of La Mancha: black for Toledo, red for Cuenca, blue for Ciudad Real and white for Albacete.
  • The Castilian movements, for their part, have always considered the crimson banner of Castile as their banner in communion with the rest of the Castilian Communities.
  • One circumstance to note is that because of the incorrect description of the flag that appears in the Statute (in the current one and in the one that comes) and subsequent provisions ("two equal squares"), it is assumed that the official proportions of the flag they are of 1:2, contravening the general norm in the Spanish flags and in the majority of the European countries of which these are 2:3. By way of fact, this situation has been corrected, with flags being drawn up and used in the most common proportions (2:3), instead of those established in the Statute, and with a castle design different from that in the official model of shield.
  • Another curiosity to note is that, unlike what usually happens, the Coat of arms of Castilla–La Mancha has its origin in the design of the flag and not the other way around.

Historical flags

References

  1. ↑ "Ley 39/1981, de 28 de octubre, por la que se regula el uso de la bandera de España y el de otras banderas y enseñas" (in Spanish). Madrid: La Moncloa Palace. 28 October 1981. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  • Gavira, Ignacio (2007). "Los símbolos de Castilla-La Mancha" (in Spanish).
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