Talk: Flag of Argentina

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This seems non-neutral; it talks of "me", and thinks like that. Also, the Flag didn't even exist in the times of the May 25th revolution, so it has no sense that hypothesis.

Revisionism

But it's a fact that the bourbons had those same colours, so it's plausible. The problem here (and with revisionism in general) is that it's hard to separate thruth from years of idealization, don't forget that during General Peron's goverment education exalted "patriotic / nacionalistic" feelings (much like other presidents / dictators in europe), the best way to do that was remarking militaristic succeses of the past. Belgrano wasn't a soldier, he was a lawyer, even though he was sent to fight, and that was that was remarked, "created the flag before a battle", not his work as lawyer (wich was as or more important).

Although Belgrano was a lawyer, his important role in Argentinian history was as a soldier and member of the First National Government. It is true and no one doubts it that the flag was first raised after a battle near the Paraná river, by Belgrano's order.

The Flag didn't exist in the May 25th Revolution, but the colors were already in use, and people saw them as a symbol of self-ruling. That is, not being ruled by Spanish juntas while Ferdinand VII was prisioner.