Because of their intertwining history, many of the traditional symbols of Catalonia coincide with Aragon, Valencia and the Balearic Islands. The oldest known Catalan symbol is the Senyera, one of Europe's oldest heraldic emblems , allegedly created by Wilfred the Hairy (Guifré el Pilós, in Catalan), count of Barcelona in the legend of the four blood bars. The senyera was used as the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Aragon and nowadays appears in various forms in the regional flags of territories where Catalan-Valencian languageis spoken as well as Aragon .
Because of their intertwining history, many of the traditional symbols of Catalonia coincide with Aragon, Valencia and the Balearic Islands. The oldest known Catalan symbol is the coat of arms of the King of Aragon, or bars of Aragon, one of Europe's oldest heraldic emblems ; in modern times, Catalan nationalists have made it the main symbol of Catalan identity and it is even associated with the Catalan language .
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Senyera,
coat of arms of the King of Aragon, or bars of Aragon,
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, allegedly created by Wilfred the Hairy (Guifré el Pilós, in Catalan), count of Barcelona in the legend of the four blood bars. The senyera was used as the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Aragon and nowadays appears in various forms in the regional flags of territories where Catalan-Valencian languageis spoken as well as Aragon
; in modern times, Catalan nationalists have made it the main symbol of Catalan identity and it is even associated with the Catalan language