Historical Flags 1936-1938 (Spain)

Flags of the Rebel or 'National' Forces

Last modified: 2005-02-12 by santiago dotor
Keywords: rebel forces | national forces | nacionales | coat of arms: quartered (castle: yellow) | coat of arms: quartered (lion: red) | coat of arms: quartered (chains: yellow) | crown: mural (yellow) |
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by Jaume Ollé and Santiago Dotor
Flag adopted 29 August 1936, abolished 2nd February 1938

• Introduction
• Description
• Flag Variants

See also:

• Historical Flags 1931-1939 (Second Spanish Republic)
• Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
• Historical Flags (Spain)

At the beginning of the Civil War, on the afternoon of the 17th July 1936, the nationalist right-wing forces had not provided for a flag or coat-of-arms, since the brain of the conspirators, General Mola, had planned to do a quick coup d'état, to arrest and kill Republican officials and leftist activists, and take over the government. There were no intentions to change the l