The three flags displayed in the Sardinian town, Alghero, are the Italian, Catalan and Sardinian emblems.
The three flags displayed in the Sardinian town of Alghero are the Italian, Catalan and Sardinian flags. A minority of people in Alghero speak a Catalan dialect, introduced when Catalan invaders repopulated the town after expelling the autochthonous Sardinian population in 1372. Catalan was replaced as the official language by Spanish in the seventeenth century, then by Italian. Research shows that of the population speak Algherese Catalan as a first language and around 90% have some understanding of the language. The four moors' symbol appeared first in the celebrations following the conquer of Alcoraz by King Peter I of Aragon and Navarre in 1096, where the four moors refer to the Arab defeat by his hand. The Sardinian tradition instead dates the origin of the symbol in 1017, as a banner given by Pope Benedict II to the Pisans in order to help the Sardinians by the attacks from the Saracens led by Mujahid al-Amiri. However, the first historically documented appearance of the emblem is dated 1281, as a seal used by the royal chancellorship of Peter III of Aragon, and its first association with Sardinia came in the second half of the 14th century, as official symbol of the Kingdom inside the Confederation of the Aragon Crown. The official recognition of the flag of Sardinia inside the Italian Republic came in 1952, thanks to a Presidential decree.
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Location: Alghero, Sardinia, Italy
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