Order of Christ Cross

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The Order of Christ Cross is the emblem of the historical Order of Christ, (also called Christ's Knights Order) of Portugal. It has since become a generic Portuguese emblem, used in the sails of the Portuguese carracks during the Discoveries, by the Portuguese Air Force and on the flag of the Autonomous Region of Madeira.

It was also the symbol of the Movimento Nacional-Sindicalista, a fascist group of the early 1930s.

[edit] Usage of the Cross

Insignia of the Portuguese Air Force	Flag of Cisplatina (1811-1828)	Insignia of the Corpo Nacional de Escutas	Flag of Macau as part of Portugal (1975-1999)
Flag of Madeira	Royal Flag (1500–1521)	Flag of the City of São Paulo, Brazil	Flag of Cananéia, Brazil

[edit] References

• Christ Knights’ Order (Portugal) Flags of the World