On Wednesday morning, the mayor Francisco Azcué led the ceremony for the Entre Ríos Flag Day, commemorating this June 19th the birth of José Gervasio Artigas, creator of the light blue and white banner with a red stripe, a symbol of federalism.
“It is a very special day for all residents of Entre Ríos, which invites us to reflect and commemorate the glorious epics of our heroes, of our leaders,” but also “to work to improve our province and our city every day, and to make a reality that postulate stated in our anthem of building the heroic Entre Ríos, the Entre Ríos that Urquiza dreamed of,” emphasized the Mayor.
ABOUT THE ENTRE RÍOS FLAG
June 19th was established as the Entre Ríos Flag Day in honor of the birth of José Gervasio Artigas, creator in 1814 of the light blue and white banner with a red stripe, a symbol of federalism. The design of the flag followed the one approved by the Assembly of the year 1813, but with the addition of a red diagonal stripe from the upper left corner to the lower right corner, the color of which symbolizes the republican, democratic, and federal thought that distinguished the League of Free Peoples or the Federación.
The same format was chosen by the Supreme Entrerriano Francisco Ramírez during the period of the Republic of Entre Ríos. Later, through Decree No. 879 MGJE of 1987, it was declared the official flag of the province. The decision was confirmed in 2013 through provincial law 10.220, based on an initiative of the Youth Senate.
Present were the vice-mayor Magdalena Reta de Urquiza; provincial senator Cielo Espejo; Chief of Cabinet Eduardo Caminal; Secretary of Government Luciano Dell´Olio; General Secretary of the Mayor's Office Lorena Aguilar; Secretary of Productive Development Federico Schattenhofer; Misdemeanor Judges Dr. María Valeria Armanazqui and Dr. Sebastián Bahler; council members; undersecretaries, directors, and the general public.
“It is a very special day for all residents of Entre Ríos, which invites us to reflect and commemorate the glorious epics of our heroes, of our leaders,” but also “to work to improve our province and our city every day, and to make a reality that postulate stated in our anthem of building the heroic Entre Ríos, the Entre Ríos that Urquiza dreamed of,” emphasized the Mayor.
ABOUT THE ENTRE RÍOS FLAG
June 19th was established as the Entre Ríos Flag Day in honor of the birth of José Gervasio Artigas, creator in 1814 of the light blue and white banner with a red stripe, a symbol of federalism. The design of the flag followed the one approved by the Assembly of the year 1813, but with the addition of a red diagonal stripe from the upper left corner to the lower right corner, the color of which symbolizes the republican, democratic, and federal thought that distinguished the League of Free Peoples or the Federación.
The same format was chosen by the Supreme Entrerriano Francisco Ramírez during the period of the Republic of Entre Ríos. Later, through Decree No. 879 MGJE of 1987, it was declared the official flag of the province. The decision was confirmed in 2013 through provincial law 10.220, based on an initiative of the Youth Senate.
Present were the vice-mayor Magdalena Reta de Urquiza; provincial senator Cielo Espejo; Chief of Cabinet Eduardo Caminal; Secretary of Government Luciano Dell´Olio; General Secretary of the Mayor's Office Lorena Aguilar; Secretary of Productive Development Federico Schattenhofer; Misdemeanor Judges Dr. María Valeria Armanazqui and Dr. Sebastián Bahler; council members; undersecretaries, directors, and the general public.