Manuel Belgrano, Argentinian general, economist, and politician (born 1770)

Manuel Belgrano

Argentine military leader, politician, and journalist (1767–1820)

Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano, usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine public servant, economist, lawyer, politician, journalist, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and designed what became the flag of…