The flag of Uruguay initially adopted on December 16, 1828. The flag comprises of a white rectangular background with blue horizontal stripes and a sixteen-beam "Sun of May" in the upper left corner.
The elements of the flag of Uruguay have historical and political significance. Joaquín Suárez de Rondelo, who was the Head of State of Uruguay in 1828, designed the flag. The flag adopted in 1828 and had seventeen stripes until July 11, 1830, when a new version of the flag was adopted with just nine stripes. The nine stripes represent the nine counties existing at the time Uruguay became an independent country.
The "Sun of May," has been a national emblem of Uruguay since the nineteenth century. It was a significant political symbol during the May Revolution, a series of events happening between May 18 and May 25, 1810 that ultimately resulted in the overthrow of Viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros, the Spanish ruler who was governing Argentina and Uruguay. The May Revolution established a local government in Argentina, and began Argentina's battle for independence. Notwithstanding the symbol's use during the May Revolution and on the Argentine and Uruguayan flags, the symbol was additionally used on the primary Argentine coins.
Uruguay has two other national flags notwithstanding the national banner. The Flag of Artigas pays homage to José Gervasio Artigas, the Uruguayan "father of independence." The Flag of Artigas is rectangular two blue horizontal stripes, one over the top and one over the base, and a white stripe in the center. There is a red askew stripe crossing the flag from the upper left corner to the base right corner. The Flag of Treinta y Tres celebrates the establishing of Uruguay following its triumph over a Brazilian revolutionary gathering. The Flag of Treinta y Tres is like the Flag of Artigas: it comprises of a horizontal flag with three stripes, a blue stripe on the main, a white stripe in the center, and a red stripe along the base. In the center of the white stripe, the flag reads: Libertad o Muerte (liberty or death).
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