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The Flag of Valdivia, which is composed of a red saltire on a white field is thought to have originated from the Spanish Cross of Burgundy, as the city of Valdivia in southern Chile was a very important stronghold of the Spanish Empire. The Cross of Burgundy appears on the coats of arms of the Chilean cities of Talca and Osorno. The Cross of ...
It introduced into Spanish vexillology a design that, although of foreign origin, would become the primary symbol of Spain. The flag was usually embroidered on white or yellow cloth. The Cross of Burgundy is also known as "The Vane of Burgundy" or La Cruz de San Andrés as it is derived from St. Andrew's Cross. Since the reign of Charles I of ...
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The city flag of Valdivia, Chile is a red saltire (crux decussata or X-cross) on a white field. It is thought to have originated from the Spanish cross of Burgundy, as the city of Valdivia was an important stronghold of the Spanish Empire. It is equal to the international maritime signal flag for the letter V and the meaning "I require assistance".
Painting of Burgundian saltires at the Great Assembly of the States-General in 1651. The flag of Florida (center) alongside the Cross of Burgundy in 2013.. Spain was a dynastic union and federation of kingdoms when Juan Ponce de León claimed Florida for the Spanish Crown on April 2, 1513.
The current king of Spain, Felipe, claims the title "Duke of Burgundy", and his predecessor's coat of arms included the cross of Burgundy as a supporter. The cross of Burgundy was the flag of the Spanish Empire at its height. [11]
The flag of Tenerife is a white saltire (or Cross of Burgundy or St Andrew's Cross) [1] over a blue field. The arms of the cross are approximately one fifth the width of the flag and the field is navy blue ( azul marino ).
Cross of Burgundy. English and German picture maps of the Battle of Kinsale of 1601–02 show the combined Irish–Spanish forces under a red saltire. This is presumed to be the Cross of Burgundy, the war flag of Spain, rather than an Irish flag. [15] A 1612 seal of Trinity College Dublin shows uncoloured cross and saltire flags. [16]