The tricolour flag has its origins in the Canarias Libre movement of the 1960s. It was designed by Carmen Sarmiento and her sons Arturo and Jesus Cantero Sarmiento, and first displayed (in paper form) on 8 September 1961.
The tricolour flag has its roots in the Canarias Libre movement of the 1960s. It was conceived by Carmen Sarmiento and her sons Arturo and Jesus Cantero Sarmiento, and first displayed (in a printed form) on 8 September 1961.