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The Flag of the Andes

Use
Design	Proto- coat of arms of Argentina placed horizontally over a sky-blue and white bicolor background.
Designed by	Jose de San Martin

The flag of the Andes was a flag used by Argentine patriot Jose de San Martin and his Army of the Andes during their Crossing of the Andes and their subsequent military campaigns to Chile and Peru . The flag of the Andes was personally designed by San Martin and sewn by ladies from the Cuyo region and wives of San Martin's officers. It includes a proto- coat of arms of Argentina placed horizontally over a sky-blue and white bicolor background.

Legacy [ edit ]

The same design used in the flag of the Andes is used by the provincial government of Mendoza Province as their official flag.

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