The Catalán Flag – La Senyera

The "Senyera" is the real name of the Catalán flag. It has four red stripes on a yellow background.
Unlike many other flags, the Catalán flag has a history of its own – a legend that reminds us of the origin of the flag that represents Catalonia.The legend is attributed to the county, "Guifré el Pelós”, from ninth century – to its origin. Guifré was a magnificent soldier of the time, who avenged the death of his father, and a commander who developed magnificent military campaigns that allowed the repopulation of the Franks and also marked the border with the Arabs.
In one of his feats, he won an important battle with his faithful Franks over the Normans. This victory was recognized by the king himself "Carles el Calb", who fought at his side and Guifré was awarded a shield made of gold.
From that moment, all the troops, loyal to Guifré brought with them a golden shield, as they had no flag or color to represent them. And his reputation as an invincible soldier grew day by day in the comments of the enemy. "Llop Ibn Muhammad I", a Muslim gentleman of Lleida, felt threatened by the campaigns of Guifré and Carles, so he decided to wall off and protect the city of Lleida. This decision did not please Guifré, who was offended. So he decided to organize the attack on Lleida to expand the " Catalán " territory, in the battle of "Navès". In this battle he was hurt – a deep wound sentenced him to death. "Carles el Calb" put his four fingers (index, middle, ring and little finger) into Guifré’s wound, and with the red blood, painted the four bars of the Catalán flag above the shield.
After his death, and honoring the Catalán hero legend, soldiers painted on their shields the four bars, thus identifying themselves with this flag.
At present La “Senyera” is shared with Valencia, the Balearic Islands and Aragon. Often we see it horizontally, although its origin is clearly vertical.

La Senyera

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