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The national flag of the Argentine Republic, often referred to as the Argentine flag (Spanish: bandera argentina), is a triband, composed of three equally wide horizontal bands coloured light blue and white. There are multiple interpretations on the reasons for those colors.
Flag of Argentina: A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands colored light blue, white and light blue with a yellow Sun of May in the center. 1812 – National flag (1812–1818). Civil flag and ensign (1812–). Ornamental flag (1818–). The flag of Argentina without the Sun of May. 1818–present: Flag of Argentina (vertical).
DateUse1852–1861Naval ensign of State of Buenos Aires1818–1820Naval ensign of Argentina, only briefly ...1818–?A proposed naval jack of Argentina, ...1894–1904Flag of Argentine AdmiralHorizontally striped blue-white-blue national flag, with a brown-bordered central golden sun. Its width-to-length ratio is 5 to 8.The pale blue (celeste) cockades worn by patriots in May 1810, when the Spanish viceroy in Buenos Aires yielded authority to the local government, and the uniforms worn.
The white stripe is surrounded by two pale blue stripes and a symbol of the sun is located in its middle. The flag was probably designed in 1812 by general Manuel Belgrano, the Argentine patriot that strongly opposed to Spanish domination.
May 4, 2024 · About the flag. The Argentine flag was conceived by General Manuel Belgrano, at the place where today is located the city of Rosario. Felipe Flores Pinto, 23 February 1998. There are several theories about the exact design raised by Manuel Belgrano on February 27th, 1812. The same is the case why he chose the colors (white and sky blue).
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