The five blue shields represent the five Morisco kings Don
Afonso Henriques (the father of the Portuguese kingdom) defeated in the Ourique battle.
The white shield with the five small blue shields inside is the Armor of Don Afonso
Henriques. The legend has it that in the Ourique battle the crucified Christ appeared
before Don Afonso Henriques and said: "With this sign (the white shield), you will
conquer!".
The dots inside each of the blue shield represents the five wounds of Christ.
Counting the number of dots in the shields, doubling the ones in the center shield, yields
a total of thirty dots representing the thirty silver pieces Judas received for having
betrayed Jesus Christ.
The seven castles around the white shield represent the fortified locations that
Don Afonso Henriques conquered from the Moors.
The yellow sphere represents the world that Portuguese navigators discovered in the
fifteen (XV) and sixteen (XVI) centuries as well as the people with whom they exchanged
ideas and traded with.
The green color represents hope and the red the courage and the blood of the
Portuguese fallen in combat.
Authors of the flag: Columbano, João Chagas and Abel Botelho.
As 5 quinas simbolizam os 5 reis mouros que D. Afonso
Henriques venceu na batalha de Ourique.
Os pontos dentro das quinas representam as 5 chagas de Cristo. Diz-se que na
batalha de Ourique, Jesus Cristo crucificado apareceu a D. Afonso Henriques, e disse:
``Com este sinal, vencerás!''. Contando as chagas e duplicando por dois as chagas da
quina do meio, perfaz-se a soma de 30, representando os 30 dinheiros que Judas recebeu por
ter traído Cristo.
Os 7 castelos simbolizam as localidades fortificadas que D. Afonso Henriques
conquistou aos Mouros.
A esfera armilar simboliza o mundo que os navegadores portugueses descobriram nos
séculos XV e XVI e os povos com quem trocaram ideias e comércio.
O verde simboliza a esperança.
O vermelho simboliza a coragem e o sangue dos Portugueses mortos em combate.
Autores da Bandeira Republicana: Columbano, João Chagas, Abel Botelho