Flag Of Artigas
Flag of Artigas may refer to: * Artigas flag: the flag of political leader José Gervasio Artigas, which is one of the national flags Uruguay and the flag of the Argentine province Entre Ríos * The flag of the Artigas Department Artigas Department (, ) is the northernmost Departments of Uruguay, department of Uruguay, located in its northwestern region. Its capital is the city of Artigas, Uruguay, Artigas, which borders on the Brazilian city of Quaraí. Artigas Department ...

Artigas Flag
The Artigas flag is a flag used in the early 19th century by the South American military and political leader José Gervasio Artigas. Originally the national flag of the League of the Free Peoples between 1815 and 1820. Since 1952, it has been one of the flag of Uruguay, national flags of Uruguay and since 1987, the Flag of Entre Ríos Province, flag of the Argentine Argentine province, province of Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos. The flag consists of a white horizontal stripe between two blue and red Bend (heraldry), bend. The blue and white stripes come from the Flag of Argentina, flag created by Manuel Belgrano, while the red was added as a symbol of the fight for federalism. History Origin In 1810, as a result of the May Revolution, the Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata declared independence, becoming the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, United Provinces of South America, but for some time continued to use the Spanish flag. On 27 February 1812, Manuel Belgrano des ...
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