Overseas Governor-General's Flag 1886-1898 (Spain)

Gobernador General de Ultramar

Last modified: 2005-02-26 by santiago dotor
Keywords: governor-general | gobernador general de ultramar | coat of arms: per pale (castle: yellow) | coat of arms: per pale (lion: red) | stars: 2 (blue) |
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by Eric Agoncillo

• Description

See also:

• Other Ensigns and Naval Flags 1785-1931 (Spain)
• Historical Flags 1785-1931 (Spain)
• Spain

Other sites:

• Spanish Naval and Maritime Flags at the Spanish-American War Centennial Website

Description

Manuel L. Quezon said the source for Eric Agoncillo's image was Znamierowski 1999 which probably means the artwork from US Department of the Navy 1899 used in the latter.

Santiago Dotor, 22 April 2002

The 1886 flag legislation which lasted until 1914 included a flag for the Gobernadores Generales de Ultramar or Overseas Governor-Generals which became obsolete after the Spanish-American War of 1898 in Cuba and the Phillipines.

Luis Miguel Arias and Santiago Dotor, 22 April 2002

US Department of the Navy 1899 shows the rank flag for a Spanish governor-general, which is a swallowtailed version of the war ensign with a shallow (90º) cut, showing two blue stars, one on top of the other, on the yellow stripe halfway between the arms and the hoist.

Santiago Dotor, 30 January 2002