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Manuel Belgrano

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  • Born

    Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano born

  • Studies

    When he was 13, he started his studies at the Real College of San Carlos.

  • Spain

    Belgrano travelled to Spain with his brother Francisco. He started study law at the University of Salamanca

  • First degree

    He received his law degree at the University of Valladolid

  • President of an Academy in Spain

    He is appointed president of the "Academia de Derecho Romano, Política Forense y Economía Política de la Universidad de Salamanca".

  • Back to Buenos Aires

    He came back to Argentina and he assumed the secretary of the Consulate

  • First annual report

    Presented his first annual report at the Consulate

  • Militia captain

    He was appointed captain of the militias by the viceroy Melo

  • Creation of the schools

    Belgrano created the nautical and drawing school.

  • New newspaper

    Thanks to Belgrano, appeared another newspaper "Semanario de Agricultura, Industria y Comercio".

  • First British invasion

    Belgrano took part in the defence against the British troops.

  • Ousted viceroy and "la Representación de los Hacendados"

    The viceroy was ousted. Belgrano and Moreno called for freedom of commerce by publishing of "la Representación de los Hacendados"

  • First Governing Board

    On the First Governing Board, he was named vocal.

  • Expedition to Paraguay

    He had to resing his charge for take command of the expedition to Paraguay.

  • Defeats judgments

    After his defeats in Paraguarí and Tacuarí, Belgrano had to return to Buenos Aires to be judged. For lack of evidence the charges were dropped.

  • Rosario

    He traveled to Rosario.

  • Chief of "Ejército del Norte"

    Belgrano was named chief of "Ejército del Norte". On july led the exodus of the people from Jujuy.
  • Creation of the roundel

    Creation of the roundel

    Belgrano created the light blue and white roundel.
  • Creation of the flag

    Creation of the flag

    He created the flag with the colors of the roundel

  • Victory of "Las Piedras"

  • Stop Spain

    Belgrano beat the army of Pío Tristán and he stopped the Spanish advance in the north.

  • Second defeat to the troops of Pío Tristán in Salta

  • Vilcapugio

    He was defeated in Vilcapugio

  • Ayohuma

    He was defeated in Ayohuma.

  • Europe

    Belgrano travelled to Europe with Rivadavia for a diplomatic mission.

  • Back to Argentina

  • Belgrano's flag as national flag

    The Congress declared the Belgrano's flag as the national flag

  • Chief of "Ejército del Perú"

    Belgrano was named chief of "Ejército del Perú". He was defeated in Sipe Sipe.

  • Health Lincense

    The goverment ordered him to go to the Litoral but he requested a health lincense.

  • His daughter

    He visited his daughter, after that he travelled to Buenos Aires.

  • Dead

    Belgrano died in his father’s house in Buenos Aires.