Manuel Belgrano

Argentine politician and military leader

national flag memorial in Argentina

holiday dedicated to the Argentine flag and to the commemoration of its creator

Carlotism was a political movement that took place in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata between 1808 and 1812; it intended to make Carlota Joaquina, Infanta of Spain and Queen Consort of Portugal, its monarch.

statue by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Plaza de Mayo

the massive evacuation of people from the province of Jujuy, Argentina, in 1812, during the Argentine War of Independence