Mijas now has a municipal banner, a handmade work that will represent the Corporation.

On one hand, the "Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Mijas" and on the other, the town's coat of arms and the titles it began to earn after the Reconquista, ... first the title of "Villa" (granted in 1512 by Joanna I of Castile, 'La Loca', for its loyalty during the War of the Communities) and subsequently, the title of "Muy Leal". This is the new municipal banner that the Council has added to its heritage to, in the words of its mayor, Ana Mata, "solve a deficit".

It is an original piece signed by the artisans Cristóbal Angulo and Luis Porcel, made on a square maroon fabric measuring 65 centimeters on each side and hand-embroidered trimmings, accompanied by a pole about 2.50 meters tall, with "unique embossing and chiseling" in a "language of baroque lines and silverwork", as explained by its creators.

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The piece —unveiled today at the Casa Museo within the framework of a display of paraphernalia from the Holy Week brotherhoods of Mijas— will serve to represent the Corporation in ceremonies, events, and parades where protocol dictates, and will make its debut precisely in the upcoming Holy Week. "With this addition, we solve a deficit in the City Council, since this object did not exist until now, and we will contribute to a more visible identity of the municipality, reinforcing its image of unity, cohesion, and representation," explained the mayor.

The price of the new banner of the "Muy Leal Villa de Mijas" amounts to a total of 3,339.60 euros between the standard (1,282.60 euros) and the pole (2,057 euros).