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Under this flag, Christopher Columbus set out on his legendary voyage
across the Atlantic, and ultimately discovered the New World. This
was the Royal Standard of Spain at the time, with a red lion on a white
field opposite a yellow castle on a red field. The Castle is the
emblem of the Spanish province of Castille, and the Lion represents
Leon. Balboa and Ponce de Leon also sailed under this flag, and
carried it for their respective discoveries of the Pacific Ocean and
Florida. Magellan’s expedition also raised this banner as the
became the firsts to sail around the world.
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