You mention the Catalonian flag as being similar to Aragon's. It isn't much different than Puerto Rico's either. You'd think they could come up w/ something more distinctive, yet still true to its history.
Like you I support nationalistic aspirations in principle. Tho seems to me, the Basques have a stronger case in Spain. Their language and racial stock are quite different from the Castilian majority.
Are you still thinking about that newsletter? Why not combine the two efforts?
Actually, it's the other way around. The official flag of Catalonia is the senyera, just yellow and red stripes, and thus identical to the one of the Crown of Aragon. The version with the star you see in the picture is more recent, the unofficial flag of the current independentist movement, and it seems indeed to have been inspired by the flags of Puerto Rico and Cuba. I prefer the original flag, without the star.
As for the Basques, you are probably right. Their language is very unique, I think no one even knows where it came from as it's not Indo-European; it's probably the oldest still remaining language in Europe.
You mention the Catalonian flag as being similar to Aragon's. It isn't much different than Puerto Rico's either. You'd think they could come up w/ something more distinctive, yet still true to its history.
Like you I support nationalistic aspirations in principle. Tho seems to me, the Basques have a stronger case in Spain. Their language and racial stock are quite different from the Castilian majority.
Are you still thinking about that newsletter? Why not combine the two efforts?
Actually, it's the other way around. The official flag of Catalonia is the senyera, just yellow and red stripes, and thus identical to the one of the Crown of Aragon. The version with the star you see in the picture is more recent, the unofficial flag of the current independentist movement, and it seems indeed to have been inspired by the flags of Puerto Rico and Cuba. I prefer the original flag, without the star.
As for the Basques, you are probably right. Their language is very unique, I think no one even knows where it came from as it's not Indo-European; it's probably the oldest still remaining language in Europe.