Florida Flag History : In 1513 on Easter Day, Florida was discovered by the Spaniards, and took its name at that time, which in Spanish is pascua florida. In 1845, Florida was admitted to the Union but seceded in 1861. At that time a new state seal was created. After the Civil War, the state's new flag appeared in the center of a plain white field. This showed a steamboat sailing past a setting sun and the Florida swamps with an Indian woman in the foreground. In 1900, the red cross of St. Andrew (the saltire) was added five years after it was used by Alabama. It was most likely taken from the Battle Flag of the Confederacy. There is no documented evidence to support this; it does seem more than a coincidence. When Florida re-admitted to the Union in 1868, the state used the plain white flag with the seal until 1900 when the current flag was ratified.
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