The parties present in the so-called "pre-autonomous" region choose to adopt a distinctive symbol for this territory.

Ultimately, it was Ramón José Maldonado and Cocat, a local herbalist, who presented the final selection.

The chosen design portrayed the castle enveloped in a crimson red field and complemented by a white canvas to the right, which stood in memory of the Military Orders of Calatrava, Santiago and Saint John, whose militias conquered, organized, and administered the land of La Mancha and whose banners were always red and white.

The flag of the region is made up of a rectangle divided vertically into two equal squares: the first, next to the mast, of crimson red with a castle of gold mauled of saber and ringed of blue and the second, white.2.

The provinces, counties, and municipalities of the region will keep their flags, shields and traditional emblems.On the other hand, the draft Law for the reform of the Statute of Autonomy of Castilla–La Mancha, which is being processed in the Congress of Deputies, moves to article 4 the regulation of regional symbols and incorporates slight modifications in the text: Article 4º.