Flag of the province of Guadalajara

The flag of the province of Guadalajara is a purple field with the provincial arms in the centre. The FOTW website explains that neither the flag nor the arms of the province have been officially approved, although the Provincial Council uses them in its materials.

How it came about

There is no date or law that establishes this flag. The Council uses it without formal approval. What the province does have is a complex coat of arms, which brings together nine smaller arms, one for each former judicial district capital.

How it has changed

No earlier documented versions are known.

What it means

All the meaning is in the arms, which are a mosaic of towns of the province:

• Nine small coats of arms

  Molina de Aragón, Sigüenza, Atienza, Brihuega, Guadalajara, Cogolludo, Cifuentes, Pastrana and Sacedón, the capitals of the nine former judicial districts.

• Purple ground

  the colour of the field on which the arms are placed.

Fun facts

1. Nine arms in one

   The arms of the province are so complicated that they contain nine small coats of arms, one for each former judicial district.

2. Now there are only three judicial districts

   The province had nine judicial districts, but today it has only three, so the arms reflect an organisation that no longer exists.

3. A criticised coat of arms

   Experts in heraldry consider the arms too complex and that they leave out important municipalities, such as Jadraque and Mondéjar. They say it would be worth redesigning it.

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