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The national flag of Uruguay (bandera nacional de Uruguay), officially known as the National Pavilion (Pabellón Nacional), is one of the three official flags of Uruguay along with the flag of Artigas and the flag of the Treinta y Tres. It has a field of nine equal horizontal stripes alternating white and blue.
The flag of the Thirty-Three is one of the three official flags of Uruguay, along with the national flag of Uruguay and the flag of Artigas.Inspired on the flag of the Oriental Province with an added motto it was first used in 1825 in the military expedition of the Treinta y Tres Orientales meant to free the country from Brazilian occupation.
It features the same design as the Bandera Nacional de Nuestra Libertad Civil (Spanish for "National Flag of Our Civil Freedom"), a flag used by Argentine military leader Manuel Belgrano. [14] La Pampa: 1993 [15] A horizontal triband of blue (top and bottom) and white defaced with the Coat of arms of La Pampa Province at its center. La Rioja ...
Flag of The National Army of Uruguay: A Light Brown Field with the army emblem in the center. 1817-Present: Naval Jack of The National Navy of Uruguay: A White Field with a blue saltire that extends to the corners of the flag and the Sun of May in the center. [4] 1953-Present: Flag of The Uruguayan Air Force: A Blue Field with the Air Force ...
The flag of Artigas is one of the three official flags of Uruguay. Originally the national flag of the Liga Federal between 1815 and 1820, it was made an official symbol by the Uruguayan state in 1952, and pays homage to political and military leader José Gervasio Artigas , its designer and the national hero of Uruguay .
Sun of May on the first Argentine coin, 1813. According to Diego Abad de Santillán, the Sun of May represents Inti, the Incan god of the sun. [1]The specification "of May" is a reference to the May Revolution which took place in the week from 18 to 25 May 1810, which marked the beginning of the independence from the Spanish Empire for the countries that were then part of the Viceroyalty of ...
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The National Cockade of Uruguay was first adopted by law on December 22, 1828. It features the colours of the national flag , blue and white. Civilian and military usage