LA PALMA

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Orden 26-11-1990, B.O.C. 2-1-1991

Image of the arms (drawn by Eduardo Panizo)

 

MUNICIPALITIES

Barlovento Breña Alta Breña Baja
El Paso Fuencaliente Garafía
Los Llanos de Aridane Mazo Puntagorda
Puntallana San Andrés y Sauces Santa Cruz de La Palma (capital)
Tazacorte   Tijarafe

 

BARLOVENTO

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Orden 29-10-1998, B.O.C. 2-12-1998

Image of the arms (drawn by Jorge Hurtado)

 

BREÑA ALTA

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Orden 22-4-2002, B.O.C. de 27-5-2002

In the Order approving the flag, the white is explained as a colour traditionally linked to the municipality, being used in every festive decoration. The red would be linked to the oldest flag and heraldical traditions of La Palma island.

Image of the arms (drawn by Jorge Hurtado)

 

BREÑA BAJA

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Orden 26-5-1995, B.O.C. 5-7-1995

Image of the arms (drawn by Jorge Hurtado)

Here an explanation of the flag and coat-of arms (only in Spanish)

 

EL PASO

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Orden 23-3-1994, B.O.C. 27-4-1994 

The colours and their arrangement reflect the municipality's landscape: the white of the mist descending from the mountains to the valleys, the green of the forests and the fields, and the black of the volcanic lava.

Image of the arms (drawn by Jorge Hurtado)

 

FUENCALIENTE

No flag yet

Image of the arms

 

GARAFÍA

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Orden 16-5-1995, B.O.C. 5-7-1995

Image of the arms (drawn by Jorge Hurtado)

Here an explanation of the flag and coat-of arms (only in Spanish)

 

LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE

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Information provided by the Town Council

Image of the arms (drawn by Jorge Hurtado)

 

MAZO

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Orden 7-11-2006, B.O.C. 31-8-1999

Flag designed by Jesús Manuel Lorenzo Arrocha. The colours are those of the two first, and main, quarters of the coat-of-arms. On the other hand, these colours represent the municipality's wine production, both red and white wine. Furthermore, gold yellow alludes to the light, the sun and the festivity of the Corpus Christi, the municipality's most important feast.

Image of the arms (drawn by Jorge Hurtado)

 

PUNTAGORDA

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Orden 9-7-1999, B.O.C. 31-8-1999

Green stands for the municipality's vegetation, both natural (forests and scrubland) and crops (vineyards and almond-trees); brown is for the soil, characteristic of the municipality, and blue symbilizes the sea.

Image of the arms

 

PUNTALLANA

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Orden 19-6-1995, B.O.C. 12-7-1995

Image of the arms (drawn by Jorge Hurtado)

Here an explanation of the flag and coat-of arms (only in Spanish)

 

SAN ANDRÉS Y SAUCES

No flag yet

Image of the arms

 

SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA (capital)

Orden 29-6-2005, B.O.C. 6-7-2005

Designed by José Manuel Erbez. The red background is taken from the "'Banner of the Conquest", held in the Town Hall. The cross refers to the town's name, and the blue and white colors are those of the island's flag.

Image of the arms (drawn by Jorge Hurtado)

 

TAZACORTE

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Orden 20-7-2000, B.O.C. 7-8-2000

Blue stands for the municipality's coastal and fishing condition, red makes reference to the field of gules in the coat-of-arms, green express the rural and agricultural character, and yellow represents the sun, since Tazacorte is the Spanish municipality where the sun shines more hours a year.

Image of the arms (drawn by Jorge Hurtado)

 

TIJARAFE

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Orden 17-7-1998, B.O.C. 19-8-1998

Image of the arms (drawn by Jorge Hurtado)

Here an explanation of the flag and coat-of arms (only in Spanish)