{"id":59721,"date":"2025-05-27T21:24:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T19:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=59721"},"modified":"2026-05-27T00:15:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:15:29","slug":"a-beautiful-animated-short-film-of-the-spanish-navy-on-the-current-flag-of-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/05\/27\/a-beautiful-animated-short-film-of-the-spanish-navy-on-the-current-flag-of-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"A beautiful animated short film of the Spanish Navy on the current Flag of Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

This May 28th marks the 240th anniversary of the adoption of the current Spanish flag as the national ensign by the Spanish Navy.<\/p>\n

The meaning of the colors of the current Flag of Spain and its historical origin<\/a><\/rel>
\nCross of Burgundy: origin and history of the oldest of the flags of Spain<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

Spain today has a flag that flew at sea before becoming the National Flag.<\/strong> That red and yellow ensign, which some consider a mere piece of cloth, has long been for Spanish sailors the symbol of their homeland and the bond that unites them with their native land<\/strong>, even from the most remote corners of the world. With it, every ship of the Spanish Navy is a piece of Spain that bears our colors everywhere.<\/p>\n

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Flag of Spain on the stern of the training ship \"Juan Sebasti\u00e1n de Elcano\" of the Spanish Navy (Photo: Elentir<\/a>).<\/div>\n

The current red and gold ensign became the national flag of Spain on 28 May 1785<\/strong>, by a Royal Decree of King Charles III<\/a> and after a competition was held to find a flag that would look better at sea than the one used until then, which bore the royal coat of arms on a white background.<\/p>\n

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Flag of Spain on the stern of the aircraft carrier \"Juan Carlos I\", current flagship of the Spanish Navy (Photo: Elentir<\/a>).<\/div>\n

This Tuesday, the Spanish Navy released a beautiful animated short film that explains the origin and meaning of the Flag of Spain<\/strong> for our sailors. The video was directed by Abraham L\u00f3pez Guerrero<\/strong> and featured collaborations with the excellent cartoonist Borja Montoro<\/strong>, animator and illustrator Nacho Subirats<\/strong>, and conceptual artist Javier Bl\u00e1zquez<\/strong>, with exceptional voice actor Ram\u00f3n Langa<\/strong> as narrator (The video is in Spanish but has an English audio track; you can activate it in the bottom bar of the player):<\/p>\n