Ad
related to: spanish cross of burgundy flag
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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.
Cross of Burgundy flag, military flag, also used as flag of the Spanish Empire and its overseas territories A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field
The Cross of Burgundy was introduced to Spain after the marriage of Joanna of Castile to Philip the Handsome, Duke of Burgundy in 1496. The flag was the primary symbol of Philip the Handsome. It introduced into Spanish vexillology a design that, although of foreign origin, would become the primary symbol of Spain.
English: Flag with the cross of Burgundy . Also named Cross of Burgundy flag. It was used in the Catholic Monarchy and in its viceroyalties such as New Spain and Peru. It was also used by Spain as a military or king's prosonal flag. Used by the Carlist movement.
The Cross of Burgundy, which Corso used as his primary flag. [ 1 ] Juan Corso [ a ] (died 1685) was a Corsican pirate and guarda costa privateer who sailed in Spanish service, operating out of Cuba.
Flags of Spain (3 C, 29 P, 1 F) G. ... Cockade of Spain; Cross of Burgundy; D. Dianthus caryophyllus; E. Eagle; F. Flag of Spain; Flag of the Second Spanish Republic ...
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.