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Manuel Belgrano
Manuel Jose Joaquin del Corazon de Jesus Belgrano, usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader, born in Buenos Aires.
Belgrano was appointed general by the first autonomous government of Argentina. In 1812, he created the national flag of Argentina; it was raised for the first time on February 27 of that year, on an island in the Parana River, opposite the city of Rosario. He also led the Jujuy Exodus (Exodo Jujeno), which prepared the ground for victories of the Argentine War of Independence in the northwest of the country.
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