| Use | Civil and state flag and ensign. The design and description of Flags typically uses specialised flag terminology' with precise and technical meanings and is hence a form of Jargon. A flag is a piece of Cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used Symbolically for signaling or identification An ensign is a distinguishing Flag of a ship or a military unit or a distinguishing token emblem or badge such as a symbol of office |
| Proportion | 76:99[1] |
| Adopted | 1983 |
The Flag of Castile and León is the official flag of the Spanish autonomous community of Castile and León. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) A flag is a piece of Cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used Symbolically for signaling or identification Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. An autonomous community is a first-level political division of the Kingdom of Spain, established in accordance with the Spanish Constitution. Castile and León (Castilla y León known formally as the Community of Castile and León is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain. It consists of the quartered coats of arms of Castille, represented by a castle, and León, represented by a lion. Quartering in Heraldry is a method of joining several different coats of arms together in one shield by dividing the shield into equal parts and placing A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. LEON is a Computer CPU core specifically a 32-bit Microprocessor based on RISC design
The lion design is attributed to Alfonso VII of León,[2] who became king of León and Castile in 1126. Alfonso VII ( 1 March 1105 &ndash 21 August 1157) called the Emperor, became the King of Galicia in 1111 and King A king is a male Monarch, or a Head of state, who may or may not depending on the style of government of a nation exercise monarchal powers over a territory usually Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. Kingdom of Castile was one of the medieval kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. The castle symbol is attributed to his grandson Alfonso VIII of Castile,[2] In 1230, Ferdinand III of Castile united the two kingdoms and quartered the arms as a symbol of the union. Alfonso VIII ( 11 November 1155 &ndash 5 October 1214) called the Noble or Él de las Navas, was the King Saint Ferdinand III (July 30 or August 5 1199 &ndash May 30, 1252) was the King of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 [2]