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Manchita (Municipality, Extremadura, Spain)

Flag of Manchita - Image by Ivan Sache, 15 March 2020

Presentation of Manchita
Flag of Manchita

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Presentation of Manchita

The municipality of Manchita (765 inhabitants in 2019; 3,820 ha; municipal website) is located 100 km east of Badajoz and 30 km south-west of Don Benito.

Manchita's legendary foundation is simlar to that of Guadalupe; in 1450, the Virgin appeared to a shepherd on an olive tree, which prompted the erection of a chapel dedicated to María Santísima de la Mancha, subsequently renamed to Nuestra Señora de la Natividad o Asunción. The village that developed nearby was named La Mancha, susbsequently renamed to Manchita (Small Mancha) due to its reduced size.

Ivan Sache, 15 March 2020

Flag of Manchita

The flag of Manchita (photo) was adopted on 27 January 2011 by the Municipal Council.
The flag is described as follows (municipal website):

Flag: Blue, based on the color of the bordure of the municipal coat of arms of Manchita, with a white diagonal stripe running from the lower left's angle to the upper right's angle, ta facilitate the identification of the coat of arms placed in the center.

The coat of arms of Manchita, adopted on 17 May 1999 by the Municipal Council and validated on 16 November 1999 by the Assessing Council of Honors and Distinctions of the Government of Extremadura, is prescribed by an Order issued on 3 May 2000 by the Government of Extremadura and published on 13 May 2000 in the official gazette of Extremadura, No. 55, p. 4,707-4,708 (text).
The coat of arms is described as follows:

Coat of arms: Argent an olive tree vert surmounted by the anagram "AM" azure. A bordure azure three fleurs-de-lis or in the cantons and in base. The shield surmounted by a Royal crown closed.

Ivan Sache, 15 March 2020