Orihuela Flag

The flag of Orihuela, also known as the Glorious Teaches Oriol, is described as follows:

Lingua-banner carried in their arms:

In field gules (red) and the holy Justina Rufina Orladas with garland placed on her head.

On the right hand and down the arms of Aragon and the high Oriol is garland, and on the left side are Oriol and Aragon facing each other.

Sowing the field are 11 scorpions and 7 gold stars.

On the back, after the city chapter in the War of Spanish Succession (which supported the Archduke Charles of Austria, the future Charles VI of Austria), King Felipe V ordered his banner to be embroidered in the coat to remind oriolanos for life who won the War of Spanish Succession and was Monarch of oriolanos.

The banner is routinely removed for the Reconquest of the Day (July 17) and is put on the balcony, observing the tradition that the Pendon only bow to God and the King, accompanied by the Municipal Corporation. It holds the titles of Royal and Glorious teaches.

The flag of the city is a medieval war banner, embroidered with the original designs from the 15th, 16th, and 18th centuries. It was restored in the 1950s and currently is undergoing a major restoration.

On top of the flagpole is a bird holding a branch with one leg and a sword with the other, which stems from the 16th century and is a symbol of the city from the Reconquista, which was kidnapped by Cardinal Luis Belluga as a way of insulting the city, leaving the rest of the banner in the city. In the 18th century new golden wood was added but was replaced by a new silver oriole, made by the great goldsmith Ruvira.

The Royal and Glorious Teaches Oriol chair in the room today Oriol’s City Hall is a reproduction that was prohibited by the ordinance of the City Council unless otherwise agreed by the Municipal Corporation.

The City Council uses the latter but has added a white ribbon with the word “Orihuela” in more streamlined medieval letters (under the picture). The crown appears without the traditional red badge and has four crowns instead of eight.

Despite this being the current typology, the shield has changed since the original, consisting of two ovals on one of the four bars in the Aragon field, which is in a red-and-gold background, and the other on the oriole gold emerald field topped by the crown of King of the Aragonese, which was used in the Middle Ages and modern times.

Later in the 19th century, the shield was modified, combined into a single oval with four bars and the oriole. This variant is now in the medal of the councillors and the mayor.

In turn you can remove for special occasions when it is approved by the full City Council. Throughout history it took on important dates such as the Coronation of a king, the birth of a prince, a king’s visit to the city, and on the day of the Canonical Coronation of the patron of the city (May 31, 1920).

Shield

Coat of Orihuela

The coat of Orihuela is described as follows: shield match, one gold, four sticks of red, and on the second sinople is a gold bird on some sticks.

If we followed this description, we would use the shield in the reign of King Alfonso XII But now we have another model with vestments and a closed crown (right image).