Cross of Burgundy
With the Burgundian Habsburgs coming to power in Spain in the 16th century , the emblem served as a naval ensign of the Spanish Empire up to 1701 , and up to 1843 as the land battle flag , acquiring a global impact throughout Europe and the Americas in the possessions of the Spanish crowns of Castile and Aragon . 
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