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Although the name " Bonnie Blue " dates only from 1861, several authors have claimed that the Civil War flag is identical with the banner of the Republic of West Florida, which broke away from Spanish West Florida in September 1810 and was annexed by the United States 90 days later.

In 2006 the state of Louisiana formally linked the name " Bonnie Blue " to the West Florida banner by passing a law designating the Bonnie Blue Flag as " the official flag of the Republic of West Florida Historic Region ".