Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg/150px-Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg.png) |
1519-1785 |
Flag of The
Spanish Empire |
A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg.png) |
1785-1814 |
Flag of The Kingdom of Spain |
A horizontal triband flag of red, yellow (double width) and red; charged with the Spanish coat of arms off-centred toward the hoist.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Belgrano_%281812%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Belgrano_%281812%29.svg.png) |
1812 |
Flag of
Manuel Belgrano |
A Horizontal Bicolour of White and Light Blue.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Flag_of_Argentina_%28civil%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Argentina_%28civil%29.svg.png) |
1812–1817 |
The
Flag of MachaOfficially adopted in 1816 |
A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured light blue, white and light blue.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_Artigas_1815.svg/150px-Flag_of_Artigas_1815.svg.png) |
1814-1815 |
1st Flag of The
League of the Free Peoples, also known as the flag of
Artigas |
A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white and blue; with red stripes inside the blue bands.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_Artigas.svg/150px-Flag_of_Artigas.svg.png) |
1815-1820 |
2nd Flag of The League of the Free Peoples |
A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white and blue; with a Red Diagonal Stripe.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_of_Portugal%2C_Brazil%2C_and_Algarves.svg/150px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_of_Portugal%2C_Brazil%2C_and_Algarves.svg.png) |
1817-1822 |
Flag of the
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves |
The Coat of Arms of the union with the armillary sphere representing the
Kingdom of Brazil and the Portuguese shield representing the
Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves, with a Royal Crown, on a white field.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Bandeira_Reino_Brasil_azul.svg/150px-Bandeira_Reino_Brasil_azul.svg.png) |
1817-1822 |
Flag of The Kingdom of Brazil |
A Blue Field with the armillary sphere in the center.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_the_Provincia_Cisplatina.svg/150px-Flag_of_the_Provincia_Cisplatina.svg.png) |
1820-1825 |
Flag of The
Cisplatina Province |
A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured green, white and green with the province's emblem in the center.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_Brazil_%2818_september_-_1_december_1822%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_Brazil_%2818_september_-_1_december_1822%29.svg.png) |
1822 |
Flag of the newly independent Kingdom of Brazil |
The Prince Royal's Personal Standard with a Royal Crown instead of an Imperial.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Bandeira_do_Brasil_no_padr%C3%A3o_correto_%281822_-_1853%29.svg/150px-Bandeira_do_Brasil_no_padr%C3%A3o_correto_%281822_-_1853%29.svg.png) |
1822-1828 |
Flag of the
Empire of Brazil |
The
Imperial Coat of Arms, within a yellow rhombus representing the
House of Habsburg, on a green field representing the
House of Braganza.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_the_Treinta_y_Tres.svg/150px-Flag_of_the_Treinta_y_Tres.svg.png) |
1825 |
Flag of the Treinta y Tres |
Three horizontal stripes: the top one blue, the center one white, and the bottom one red. Upon the white stripe are printed the words Libertad o Muerte ("Freedom or Death").
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/150px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png) |
1825-1828 |
Flag of Argentina |
A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured light blue, white and light blue with a yellow Sun of May in the center.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_Uruguay_%281825-1828%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Uruguay_%281825-1828%29.svg.png) |
1825-1828 |
Flag of The Oriental Province |
A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white and red.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Flag_of_Uruguay_%281828-1830%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Uruguay_%281828-1830%29.svg.png) |
1828-1830 |
Flag of The Oriental State of Uruguay |
Nine horizontal stripes of light blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the center over a white canvas.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Uruguay_%28Oribe%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Uruguay_%28Oribe%29.svg.png) |
1839-1851 |
Flag of The
Gobierno del Cerrito |
Similar to the current flag.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Uruguay_%28Rivera%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Uruguay_%28Rivera%29.svg.png) |
1839-1851 |
Flag of The
Gobierno de la Defensa |
Similar to the current flag but with light blue stripes.
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