Every July, the streets of Orihuela become the setting for one of the most distinctive civic ceremonies in Spain as the Glorious Banner of the Oriol emerges from the Town Hall to lead the city’s historic celebrations. Known in Spanish as the Gloriosa Enseña del Oriol, the banner is far more than a treasured relic. It is the living symbol of Orihuela—an emblem of municipal authority, Christian conquest, royal privilege and a civic identity shaped…
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