It’s near the Parc de la Ciutadella, in the crossing of Passeig de Lluís Companys and carrer Comerç. Since 2014 the creator of the ‘ Estelada‘ has its own square in Barcelona. An official flag had to be chosen, and finally the Statute of Autonomy from 1932 chose the ‘senyera’ as the official emblem of Catalonia. Although there is another version from 1908, with a blue diamond in the centre, Ballester’s flag appears during the Catalan autonomy campaign of 19. This similarity refers to what is called ‘The disaster of 1898’, after which Spain lost all of its colonies. It was designed by Vicenç Albert Ballester, an activist who got the inspiration from the Cuban and Puerto Rican flags (shapes are really similar, but the colours are different). Although it is now very used, it is not considered an ‘official’ flag because Catalan Republic hasn’t been recognised as for now. Its name refers to the star that is on the left (‘Estel’ in Catalan is star). This is probably the most known variety of the Catalan independent flag. ‘Blue’ Esteladaįour red stripes on a yellow background with a blue triangle on the left side (chevron) and a white five-pointed star in its centre. The following article is written with the purpose of being a small explanatory guide regarding the meaning of some of the flags that you may find while taking a stroll. In these rather hectic but also exciting times, where political issues are present in most aspects of the daily life of Catalan people, hanging one or another flag from the balcony or window has become a free and non-violent way of expressing a political and social opinion. But there are many other varieties that you may not know, and their respective meaning. You would likely recognise the ‘senyera’, the official Catalan flag with its four red stripes on a yellow background. Once you are in Barcelona or in another Catalan city, you would probably notice that in many balconies or windows there are different kinds of flags.
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