Day 55: General Belgrano

In the UK, his name is forever associated with the most controversial act in the Falklands War, the sinking of the Argentinian warship with the loss of 323 lives. But the real Manuel Belgrano had an even greater significance, as one of the founding fathers of Argentina (he helped kick the Spanish out 200 years ago). With some irony, given what happened in 1982, he also repelled two British invasions shortly after that. His statue can be found in the city‘s most important square.

THING: General Belgrano designed the Argentinian flag