Manuel Belgrano

Manuel Jos? Joaqu?n del Coraz?n de Jes?s Belgrano, usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano (June 3, 1770 – June 20, 1820) was an Argentine lawyer, politician, and military leader, born in Buenos Aires.

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In 1812, Belgrano created the national flag of Argentina; it was raised for the first time on February 27 of that year, in an island in the Paran? River, right opposite the city of Rosario, where a monumental complex (Monumento Nacional a la Bandera, National Flag Memorial) was built in 1957 in honor of the flag. The Flag Memorial and the park that surrounds it are the seat of national celebrations every Flag Day, on June 20, the anniversary of Belgrano's death.

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The warship ARA General Belgrano, which was sunk during the Falklands War, was named after him. A small town in the province of C?rdoba, Argentina, Villa General Belgrano, is also named after him, as well as part of the avenue that leads to the Flag Memorial in Rosario (Avenida Belgrano).

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June 3: June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining....

1770: 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar)....

June 20: June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining....

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