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On February 27, 1812, the Argentine flag was created and first raised by the Parana River in the city of Rosario by General Manuel Belgrano.
Manuel Belgrano was one of the main influential figures who had led Argentina to its independence.
Some said that the choice of colours (light blue and white) was inspired by the sky or the traditional outfit colours of the Virgin Mary.
In fact, the colour choice was originated from the cockade that was used during the May Revolution in 1810.
The light blue and white escarapela (cockade) was distributed among and used by all supporters at that time so they could be easily recognized and united to fight against the Spanish troops who were signified by the colour red.
Even though in the beginning the flag created by Belgrano was not accepted by the government, it was later on authorized to be used as a war flag.
In 1816, shortly after the declaration of independence on July 9, the Congress of Tucuman also officially adopted the light blue and white flag as the National flag.
In 1816, the image of the sun was added to the centre of the flag.
To honour General Belgrano as one of the Founding Fathers of Argentina and the creator of the National flag, June 20 (the date Belgrano passed away in 1820) was declared in 1938 as the nation's Flag Day and a public holiday.
