Castile and Leon (Lions and Castles) - 4"X6" and similar items

Our 4" x 6" Castile and Leonstick flags are made from a high quality, silk-like polyester fabric. They feature a hemmed flag mounted on a black plastic 10 inch staff with a gilded spear point. These versatile stick flags can be used on tabletops and desks, to wave in parades, or to decorate flower arrangements. Bases for the stick flags are sold separately and are available in our Accessories section. Castile and Leon were first combined under King Ferdinand III in 1230 forming the Crown of Castile. Queen Isabel I was the monarch of the Crown of Castile when she married King Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1469. Isabel and Ferdinand were the patrons of Columbus voyage to the Americas and it was the flag of the Crown of Castile that was flown over the Spanish colonies in the Americas. Castile and Leon remained intact as the Crown of Castile until the 18th century when they were separated only to be recombined as the current autonomous community of Spain known as Castilla y Leon. Though the flag has many variations it has not been redesigned and remains, in essence, the same flag first adopted in 1230.