Flag of Entre Ríos Province

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[[File:Flag of Artigas.svg|thumb|Artigas flag in the Uruguayan version]]

[[File:Flag of Artigas.svg|thumb|Artigas flag in the Uruguayan version]]

The flag adopted in 1987 restored the use of the historic flag used during the [[Argentine War of Independence]] by the [[League of the Free Peoples]]. The original flag was created by the League commander José Gervasio Artigas based on an earlier [[Flag of Argentina|blue and white flag]] introduced by [[Manuel Belgrano]]. Artigas added red to it as a symbol of [[federalism]]. In [[Uruguay]], whose [[Argentina–Uruguay border|border]] with Argentina runs mostly through the province of Entre Ríos, the Artigas flag is one of three [[Flag of Uruguay|national flags]], although the Uruguayan version is standardized differently from the Entre Ríos flag. The Uruguayan flag has a 2:3 proportion and a distinctly dark shade of blue, while the Entre Ríos flag shares technical specifications with the [[Flag of Argentina|Argentine flag]], namely a 1:2 proportion and a light shade of blue.{{cite news |last1=Abella |first1=Francisco |title=Una investigación cuestiona el origen de las banderas del Frente Amplio y de Cerro Largo |url=https://ladiaria.com.uy/politica/articulo/2019/8/una-investigacion-cuestiona-el-origen-de-las-banderas-del-frente-amplio-y-de-cerro-largo/ |access-date=13 December 2024 |agency=la diaria |date=31 August 2019}}

The flag adopted in 1987 restored the use of the historic flag used during the [[Argentine War of Independence]] by the [[League of the Free Peoples]]. The original flag was created by the League commander José Gervasio Artigas based on an earlier [[Flag of Argentina|blue and white flag]] introduced by [[Manuel Belgrano]]. Artigas added red to it as a symbol of [[federalism]]. In [[Uruguay]], whose [[Argentina–Uruguay border|border]] with Argentina runs mostly through the province of Entre Ríos, the Artigas flag is one of three [[Flag of Uruguay|national flags]], although the Uruguayan version is standardized differently from the Entre Ríos flag. The Uruguayan flag has a 2:3 proportion and a distinctly dark shade of blue, while the Entre Ríos flag shares technical specifications with the [[Flag of Argentina|Argentine flag]], namely a 1:2 proportion and a light shade of blue.{{cite news |last1=Abella |first1=Francisco |title=Una investigación cuestiona el origen de las banderas del Frente Amplio y de Cerro Largo |trans-title=An investigation questions the origin of the flags of the Broad Front and of Cerro Largo |url=https://ladiaria.com.uy/politica/articulo/2019/8/una-investigacion-cuestiona-el-origen-de-las-banderas-del-frente-amplio-y-de-cerro-largo/ |access-date=13 December 2024 |agency=la diaria |date=31 August 2019}}

==History==

==History==

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The origins of the flag date back to 1815, when José Gervasio Artigas created it for an alliance of six provinces known as the League of Free Peoples. The first version consisted of three blue-white-blue bands, with each blue band having a horizontal red band inside. Each perforated band (red) represented the eastern and western bands of the Río de la Plata on the same flag. Later, Artigas changed the two horizontal bars to two diagonal ones, and then to one diagonal one, to clearly distinguish his flags from similar flags of [[Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata|his opponents]]. The final design was not created directly by Artigas but by José María de Roo, a customs official from [[Montevideo]] and an expert in [[heraldry]]. De Roo likely served as a consultant to Artigas, though the exact nature of their collaboration and the extent of Artigas's influence on the design remain unclear.{{cite web|date=2003 |title=Día de la Bandera |url=http://www.educ.ar/educar/alumnos/egb3/vrecurso.jsp?url=SOCINOTI017%2FBAND04.HTML&contenido=45&tema=754 |url-status=live |website=[[Educ.ar]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040717004418/http://www.educ.ar/educar/alumnos/egb3/vrecurso.jsp?url=SOCINOTI017%2FBAND04.HTML&contenido=45&tema=754 |archive-date=17 July 2004 }}

The origins of the flag date back to 1815, when José Gervasio Artigas created it for an alliance of six provinces known as the League of Free Peoples. The first version consisted of three blue-white-blue bands, with each blue band having a horizontal red band inside. Each perforated band (red) represented the eastern and western bands of the Río de la Plata on the same flag. Later, Artigas changed the two horizontal bars to two diagonal ones, and then to one diagonal one, to clearly distinguish his flags from similar flags of [[Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata|his opponents]]. The final design was not created directly by Artigas but by José María de Roo, a customs official from [[Montevideo]] and an expert in [[heraldry]]. De Roo likely served as a consultant to Artigas, though the exact nature of their collaboration and the extent of Artigas's influence on the design remain unclear.{{cite web|date=2003 |title=Día de la Bandera |trans-title=Flag Day |url=http://www.educ.ar/educar/alumnos/egb3/vrecurso.jsp?url=SOCINOTI017%2FBAND04.HTML&contenido=45&tema=754 |url-status=live |website=[[Educ.ar]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040717004418/http://www.educ.ar/educar/alumnos/egb3/vrecurso.jsp?url=SOCINOTI017%2FBAND04.HTML&contenido=45&tema=754 |archive-date=17 July 2004 }}

After the fall of the League following the [[United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves|Portuguese]] [[Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental|invasion]] of [[Banda Oriental]], the flag continued to be used on the west side of the [[Uruguay River]] by [[Santa Fe Province|Santa Fe]] and Entre Ríos. This changed in 1820 when [[Francisco Ramírez (governor)|Francisco Ramírez]], [[Governor of Entre Ríos Province|Governor of Entre Ríos]] defeated Artigas and came into conflict with [[Estanislao López]], [[Governor of Santa Fe]]. In September 1820, Ramírez created a [[Republic of Entre Ríos|republic]] from the territories he controlled. The declaration he issued included several references to Artigas's tricolor flag, which he retained as his own. The republic came to an end a year later when, during the campaign in Santa Fe, Ramírez was betrayed by one of his commanders, [[Lucio Norberto Mansilla]], and then killed after being captured by López's troops.{{cite web |last1=Fiorotto |first1=Daniel Tirso |title=¿Quién diseñó de verdad la bandera entrerriana? |url=https://www.unoentrerios.com.ar/sociedad-y-tendencias/quien-diseno-verdad-la-bandera-entrerriana-n2669057.html |website=unoentrerios |access-date=14 December 2024}}

After the fall of the League following the [[United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves|Portuguese]] [[Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental|invasion]] of [[Banda Oriental]], the flag continued to be used on the west side of the [[Uruguay River]] by [[Santa Fe Province|Santa Fe]] and Entre Ríos. This changed in 1820 when [[Francisco Ramírez (governor)|Francisco Ramírez]], [[Governor of Entre Ríos Province|Governor of Entre Ríos]] defeated Artigas and came into conflict with [[Estanislao López]], [[Governor of Santa Fe]]. In September 1820, Ramírez created a [[Republic of Entre Ríos|republic]] from the territories he controlled. The declaration he issued included several references to Artigas's tricolor flag, which he retained as his own. The republic came to an end a year later when, during the campaign in Santa Fe, Ramírez was betrayed by one of his commanders, [[Lucio Norberto Mansilla]], and then killed after being captured by López's troops.{{cite web |last1=Fiorotto |first1=Daniel Tirso |title=¿Quién diseñó de verdad la bandera entrerriana? |trans-title=Who really designed the flag of Entre Ríos? |url=https://www.unoentrerios.com.ar/sociedad-y-tendencias/quien-diseno-verdad-la-bandera-entrerriana-n2669057.html |website=unoentrerios |access-date=14 December 2024}}

===Second flag===

===Second flag===

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After the restoration of the province of Entre Ríos by Governor Lucio Mansilla in 1821, on 12 March 1822, the provincial congress banned the use of the federal flag and any other flags used and instead introduced new symbols. The Belgano flag was reused as the basis for the new Entre Ríos flag, but the [[Sol de Mayo]] was replaced with a newly created [[Coat of Arms of Entre Ríos|coat of arms]]. Little is known about the actual use of this flag, nor is it certain what shade of blue was used. The shade had political significance at the time, as the [[Federalist Party (Argentina)|Federalists]] used navy blue and their rivals in the [[Unitarian Party]] used light blue. Following Mansilla's resignation in 1824, during the government of [[Juan León Solas]], the Ramírez flag informally returned to the province along with the [[Flag of Argentina|national flag]], although it was not formalized due to factional fighting in the following years.{{cite book |last1=Chaparro |first1=Félix A |title=La bandera de Artigas o de la Federación y las banderas provinciales del Litoral: Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Misiones. |date=1951 |publisher=Librería y Editorial Castellví |pages=28}}{{cite web |last1=Surt |first1=Gustavo |title=Las dos banderas que los entrerrianos debemos respetar |url=https://www.elmiercolesdigital.com.ar/las-dos-banderas-que-los-entrerrianos-debemos-respetar/ |website=El Miercolesdigital |access-date=30 December 2024}}

After the restoration of the province of Entre Ríos by Governor Lucio Mansilla in 1821, on 12 March 1822, the provincial congress banned the use of the federal flag and any other flags used and instead introduced new symbols. The Belgano flag was reused as the basis for the new Entre Ríos flag, but the [[Sol de Mayo]] was replaced with a newly created [[Coat of Arms of Entre Ríos|coat of arms]]. Little is known about the actual use of this flag, nor is it certain what shade of blue was used. The shade had political significance at the time, as the [[Federalist Party (Argentina)|Federalists]] used navy blue and their rivals in the [[Unitarian Party]] used light blue. Following Mansilla's resignation in 1824, during the government of [[Juan León Solas]], the Ramírez flag informally returned to the province along with the [[Flag of Argentina|national flag]], although it was not formalized due to factional fighting in the following years.{{cite book |last1=Chaparro |first1=Félix A |title=La bandera de Artigas o de la Federación y las banderas provinciales del Litoral: Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Misiones |trans-title=The flag of Artigas or of the Federation and the provincial flags of the Littoral: Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Misiones |date=1951 |publisher=Librería y Editorial Castellví |pages=28}}{{cite web |last1=Surt |first1=Gustavo |title=Las dos banderas que los entrerrianos debemos respetar |trans-title=The two flags that we people of Entre Ríos must respect |url=https://www.elmiercolesdigital.com.ar/las-dos-banderas-que-los-entrerrianos-debemos-respetar/ |website=El Miercolesdigital |access-date=30 December 2024}}

===Third flag===

===Third flag===

This flag was also used by the next governor, [[Justo José de Urquiza]], and the troops he commanded, including during the famous [[Battle of Caseros]] in 1852. However, a year later, the province was placed under the direct administration of the president of the [[Argentine Confederation]], and the flag was abandoned. The reason was that Urquiza became president, and since [[State of Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires]] was under the control of the Unitary Party, the capital of the Confederation was temporarily moved to [[Paraná, Entre Ríos|Paraná]]. The province was re-established on 1 May 1860. The province no longer officially uses its own flag.

This flag was also used by the next governor, [[Justo José de Urquiza]], and the troops he commanded, including during the famous [[Battle of Caseros]] in 1852. However, a year later, the province was placed under the direct administration of the president of the [[Argentine Confederation]], and the flag was abandoned. The reason was that Urquiza became president, and since [[State of Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires]] was under the control of the Unitary Party, the capital of the Confederation was temporarily moved to [[Paraná, Entre Ríos|Paraná]]. The province was re-established on 1 May 1860. The province no longer officially uses its own flag.

In the 1870s, the flag introduced by Echagüe was used by [[Ricardo López Jordán|Jordanist rebels]]. The rebel flags did not always include the provincial coat of arms, sometimes it was the [[Coat of arms of Argentina|Argentine national coat of arms]], or the flag was blank. After the collapse of the uprising, the province did not have its own flag until the current design was adopted more than 100 years later.{{cite book |last1=Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Museos y Monumentos Históricos |title=Boletín de la Comisión nacional de museos y de monumentos y lugares históricos Volumen 6 |date=1944 |publisher=Comisión nacional de museos y monumentos históricos |pages=200}}

In the 1870s, the flag introduced by Echagüe was used by [[Ricardo López Jordán|Jordanist rebels]]. The rebel flags did not always include the provincial coat of arms, sometimes it was the [[Coat of arms of Argentina|Argentine national coat of arms]], or the flag was blank. After the collapse of the uprising, the province did not have its own flag until the current design was adopted more than 100 years later.{{cite book |last1=Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Museos y Monumentos Históricos |title=Boletín de la Comisión nacional de museos y de monumentos y lugares históricos Volumen 6 |trans-title=Bulletin of the National Commission of Museums and of Historic Monuments and Places Volume 6 |date=1944 |publisher=Comisión nacional de museos y monumentos históricos |pages=200}}

===Current flag===

===Current flag===