Manuel Belgrano

This statue of Manuel Belgrano (1770-1820) stands in front of the Edificio General Manuel Belgrano at 1810 Connecticut Avenue in Northwest Washington, DC.

Wikipedia says this of Belgrano.

Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano y González (3 June 1770 – 20 June 1820), usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano (Spanish pronunciation: [mãˈnwel βelˈɣɾano]), was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, journalist, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina. He is regarded as one of the main Libertadores of the country.

General

Manuel Belgrano

1770-1820

Mucho me falta para ser un verdadero Padre de la Patria, me contentaría con ser un buen hijo de ella . -- Manuel Belgrano

“I have a long way to go to be a true father of the country, I would be content to be a good son of it.”

Ejercito Argentino

Nacio Con La Patria en Mayo De 1810

Argentinian Army

Born with the Country in May 1810

Statesman, Leader and Forerunner of the Independence Movement in

Latin America.

Promoter of the economy and education, mentor of the principles of

freedom that burst onto the Argentine early political scene in May

1810. An exemplary soldier, he triumphantly commanded the army in

the battles of Tucuman and Salta, which consolidated freedom and

independence in Argentina.

A commendable man of unblemished reputation, a model to be

emulated by men and women of principles throughout history and

from every part of the world.

Republica Argentina

Ejercito Argentino

Agregaduia Militar

Republic of Argentina

Argentinian Army

Military Attaché

The centenary of Belgrano's death was commemorated in 1920 with this 12¢ stamp, which appeared in American newspapers in 1941 in “Stories in Stamps.”