Flag of the Region of Murcia

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Murcia


Adopted	9 June 1983; 41 years ago (1983-06-09)

The flag of the Region of Murcia was defined in Article 4.1 of the Statute of Autonomy of the Region of Murcia, which established the following:

The flag of the Region of Murcia is rectangular and consists of four castles with battlements or, in the upper left corner, arranged in rows of two, and seven royal crowns in the lower right corner, arranged in four rows, with a pattern of one, three, two, and one, respectively; against a crimson or carmine red background

The four castles evoke the region's history as a frontier zone caught between the Crown of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile, and the Nasrid Emirate of Granada and the Mediterranean Sea: four territories of land and sea, Christians and Muslims, adventurers and warriors, all of which created a distinct Murcian culture. The four castles also can refer to the four lordships that initially carved up the area after it was conquered by Alfonso X of Castile.

The seven crowns were granted to the Kingdom of Murcia by the Castilian Crown. The first five crowns were granted by Alfonso X on May 14, 1281, when he granted the standard and municipal seal to the capital city of Murcia. The sixth crown was granted by Peter of Castile on 4 May 1361, in honour of the loyalty of Murcia shown to Peter's cause during the War of the Two Peters.

The seventh crown was granted by Philip V of Spain on 16 September 1709 in honour of the loyalty of Murcia shown to Philip's cause during the War of the Spanish Succession.

Former Flags

First Standard of the Kingdom of Murcia (pre-1361)
Standard of the Kingdom of Murcia as part of the Crown of Castile (1266–1361)
Standard of the Kingdom of Murcia as part of the Crown of Castile (1361)
Standard of the Kingdom of Murcia as part of the Crown of Castile (1361–1575)
Province of Murcia (1976–82)
Flag of the Murcianism

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(in Spanish) La bandera y el escudo de la Región de Murcia
(in Spanish) Bandera y escudo de Murcia Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
(in Spanish) Las 7 coronas y los 4 castillos, en la bandera de la Región de Murcia
(in Spanish) Bandera de la Comunidad

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National	Spain Royal Standard
Autonomous communities	Andalusia Aragon Asturias Balearic Islands Basque Country Canary Islands Cantabria Castilla–La Mancha Castile and León Catalonia Extremadura Galicia Community of Madrid Region of Murcia Navarre La Rioja Valencian Community
Autonomous cities	Ceuta Melilla
Provinces	Asturias Balearic Islands Cantabria Community of Madrid Region of Murcia Navarre La Rioja
Municipalities	Andalusia Aragon Asturias Balearic Islands Basque Country Canary Islands Cantabria Castile–La Mancha Castile and León Catalonia Extremadura Galicia Community of Madrid Region of Murcia Navarre La Rioja Valencian Community
Related	Cantabrian labarum Estelada Cross of Burgundy

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