Estelada
Sign in to saveThe Estelada (; pl. Estelades; full name Senyera estelada, , from estel, "star") is a flag flown by Catalan independence supporters to express their support for an independent Catalonia or independent Països Catalans (Catalan Countries, the Catalan-speaking territory, which includes Valencia and the Balearic Islands). The design of the Estelada comprises the red-and-yellow bars of the Senyera, with the addition of a five-pointed star in a triangle at the hoist.
Key facts
- Flag.Design
- Nine horizontal alternating equal stripes of yellow and red, with a white five-pointed star on a blue chevron.
- Flag.Designer
- Vicenç Albert Ballester
- Flag.Image2
- Estelada roja.svg
- Flag.Imagetext2
- Estelada vermella
- Flag.Alt2
- Red Estelada
- Flag.Use2
- 100000
- Flag.Adoption2
- 1972
- Flag.Design2
- Nine horizontal alternating equal stripes of yellow and red, with a red five-pointed star on a yellow chevron.
- Flag.Alt
- Blue Estelada
- Flag.Name
- Estelada
- Flag.Nickname
- Estelada blava
- Flag.Image_size
- 222x170px
- Flag.Image
- Estelada_blava.svg
- Flag.Use
- 100000
- Flag.Proportion
- 2:3
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Estelada roja.svg
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- Commons category
- Estelades
- Commons gallery
- Estelada
- inception
- 1908-00-00
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10 sectionsContents
- Design and meaning
- History
- Current use
- Valencian nationalist Senyera
- Variations
- Other Spanish Estelades
- Other Estelades
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Estelada (; pl. Estelades; full name Senyera estelada, , from estel, "star") is a flag flown by Catalan independence supporters to express their support for an independent Catalonia or independent Països Catalans (Catalan Countries, the Catalan-speaking territory, which includes Valencia and the Balearic Islands). The design of the Estelada comprises the red-and-yellow bars of the Senyera, with the addition of a five-pointed star in a triangle at the hoist.
The use of this flag as a protest symbol within Catalan nationalism has become more notable since the 1970s Spanish transition to democracy. The self-proclaimed Catalan Republic of 2017 did not adopt the Estelada as its national flag, instead using the regular Senyera.