Political organizations during the 1926-1974 dictatorship (Portugal)

Last modified: 2002-06-28 by antonio martins
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• Portuguese Youth / Mocidade Portuguesa
• Portuguese Legion / Legião Portuguesa

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Flag of Mocidade Portuguesa, the regime's youth organization. Its is a banner of the arms, very similar to the royal flag of 1385-1433, but with only five bezants in each eschuteon (normalization to current heraldry) and with these in pentagonal shape (due to the late art nouveau / fascist-modernist inclinations of the regime artists). There were probably a lot more flags of this organization (rank and unit banners), but I have no information about it.
António Martins, 04 Dec 1998

Legião Portuguesa, a paramilitary organization set by the Salazar regime in the late 20ies, if I recall correctly, and lasted until 1974. It's flag is a banner of the arms of «argent, a cross fleury vert (Avis Order Cross), a bordure of the same». There were probably a lot more flags of this organization (rank and unit banners), but I have no information about it.
António Martins, 04 Dec 1998