Spanish novelist and politician. His novels include La barraca/The Cabin (1898), the most successful of his regional works; Sangre y arena/Blood and Sand (1908), the story of a famous bullfighter; and Los cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsis/The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1916), a product of the effects of World War I. He was actively involved in revolutionary politics.
Orange symbolizes the Sahara Desert. The orange disc represents the sun. Green recalls the country's forests. White stands for the River Niger. Effective date: 23 November 1959.