Asturias
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The flag of Asturias is a light blue field bearing the Victory Cross (Cruz de la Victoria) in gold. The cross is a jeweled processional cross donated by King Alfonso III in 908 and kept in Oviedo Cathedral. The Greek letters Alpha and Omega hang from the arms of the cross, symbolizing the beginning and end.
The Victory Cross of Asturias commemorates the Battle of Covadonga in 722, considered the starting point of the Christian Reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula.
Adopted: 1981
