Regimental Colour of Infantry 1680 (Spain)

Bandera Capitana de Infantería

Last modified: 2006-02-18 by santiago dotor
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image by Sergio Camero, 18 October 2002

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• Military Flags 1506-1700 (Spain)
• Historical Flags 1506-1700 (Spain)
• Spain

Description

This Regimental Colour (capitana flag) of Infantry belongs to the last period of the Spanish Hapsburgs. It can be seen being carried by a standard-bearer ensign in Francesco Rizzi's painting Auto de Fe en la Plaza Mayor de Madrid, Prado Museum, Madrid. Source: Calvo and Grávalos 1983 [cag83].

Sergio Camero, 18 October 2002

Francesco Rizzi's painting is shown online here.

Santiago Dotor, 1 February 2005