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The flag was designed by Ángel Camblor, a captain of the Uruguayan Army. He was the winner of a contest organized by Juana de Ibarbourou in 1932. The flag was first raised in Montevideo, at the Independence Square, on 12 October 1932. The flag was formerly known as "Flag of the Hispanic race" (Spanish: Bandera de la raza hispánica).
Flag Dates used Latin text English translation Aguascalientes –present 1. BONA TERRA, BONA GENS 2. AQUA CLARA, CLARUS CÆLUM: 1. GOOD EARTH, GOOD PEOPLE 2. CLEAR WATER, CLEAR SKY: Alabama (reverse) [1] 1861–65 NOLI ME TANGERE: TOUCH ME NOT: Alabama (Governor) 1939–present AUDEMUS JURA NOSTRA DEFENDERE: WE DARE DEFEND OUR RIGHTS: Alajuela ...
whatever has been said in Latin seems deep: Or "anything said in Latin sounds profound". A recent ironic Latin phrase to poke fun at people who seem to use Latin phrases and quotations only to make themselves sound more important or "educated". Similar to the less common omnia dicta fortiora si dicta Latina. quieta non movere: don't move ...
Flag of the Empire of Brazil: 1853 – 1889: Flag of the Empire of Brazil: 1889: Flag of the First Brazilian Republic: 1889 – 1960: Flag of Brazil: 1960 – 1968: Flag of Brazil: 1968 – 1992: Flag of Brazil: 1876 – 1925: Flag of the Falkland Islands: 1925 – 1948: Flag of the Falkland Islands: 1948 – 1999: Flag of the Falkland Islands ...
The Monumento a La Raza at Avenida de los Insurgentes, Mexico City (inaugurated 12 October 1940) Flag of the Hispanic People. In Mexico, the Spanish expression la Raza [1] ('the people' [2] or 'the community'; [3] literal translation: 'the race' [2]) has historically been used to refer to the mixed-race populations (primarily though not always exclusively in the Western Hemisphere), [4 ...
In Latin, tertium quid means "a third something". Initially, quid was a disparaging term that referred to cross-party coalitions of Federalists and moderate Republicans , such as those who supported the election of Thomas McKean as governor of Pennsylvania in 1805.
The flag of CONAIE is a wiphala with a mask in the middle from a pre-Inca Ecuadorian coastal peoples known as La Tolita. The flag is displayed by marches of the CONAIE movement and also it is used by its political faction, the Movimiento de Unidad Plurinacional Pachakutik - Nuevo País (a Pachakutik -inspired Movement), which participates in ...
In the flag of Uruguay, the Sun of May is the golden yellow sun bearing the human face and sixteen triangular rays that alternate between eight straight and eight wavy. Inspired by the Latin American wars of independence, the Philippines, which was a fellow former Spanish colony, also adopted the Sun of May as a revolutionary banner.