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Flag Day (Spanish: Día de la Bandera Nacional) is the holiday dedicated to the Argentine flag and to the commemoration of its creator, Manuel Belgrano. It is celebrated on 20 June, the anniversary of Belgrano's death in 1820. This date was designated in 1938. [1]
Aquí está la bandera idolatrada, la enseña que Belgrano nos legó, cuando triste la Patria esclavizada con valor sus vínculos rompió. Aquí está la bandera esplendorosa que al mundo con sus triunfos admiró, cuando altiva en la lucha y victoriosa la cima de los Andes escaló. Aquí está la bandera que un día en la batalla tremoló triunfal
La Pampa Province: 1993 [22] A horizontal triband of blue (top and bottom) and white defaced with the Coat of arms of La Pampa Province at its center. La Rioja Province: 1986 [23] Mendoza Province: 1992 [24] Known as the flag of the Andes, it was used by Argentine patriot José de San Martín during his military campaigns in Chile and Peru. [25 ...
The National Flag Memorial (Spanish, Monumento Nacional a la Bandera) in Rosario, Argentina, is a monumental complex built near the shore of the Paraná River.It was inaugurated on June 20, 1957, the anniversary of the death of Manuel Belgrano, creator of the Argentine flag, who raised it for the first time on an island on the opposite shore of the river on February 27, 1812.
Día de la Soberanía Nacional: Movable Anniversary of the 1845 Battle of Vuelta de Obligado against the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata. December 8 Immaculate Conception Day: Día de la Inmaculada Concepción de María: Immovable Christian holiday, conception of the Virgin Mary free from original sin. December 25 Christmas Day ...
Argentina: June 20: National Flag Day. Anniversary of the death of Manuel Belgrano, who created the current flag [5] Armenia: June 15: Commemorates the day the law on the flag was passed, on June 15, 2006 [6] Australia: September 3: Commemorates the day the flag was first flown, on September 3, 1901 [7] Azerbaijan: November 9: State Flag Day [8 ...
The National Sovereignty Day (Spanish: Día de la Soberanía Nacional) is a national public holiday of Argentina, celebrated during November 20. [1] It commemorates the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado, which took place on 20 November 1845 during the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata.
Sun of May on the first Argentine coin, 1813. According to Diego Abad de Santillán, the Sun of May represents Inti, the Incan god of the sun. [1]The specification "of May" is a reference to the May Revolution which took place in the week from 18 to 25 May 1810, which marked the beginning of the independence from the Spanish Empire for the countries that were then part of the Viceroyalty of ...