Belgrano, by Felipe Pigna

The historian indicated to the NATION LINE aspects little spread of prócer that they paint like a political outstanding and a visionary

During several years, the figure of Manuel Belgrano was circumscribed solely to the creation of the flag. Nevertheless, in addition to being the inventor of the standard that today flames in all mast vernáculo, this lawyer that in its fight by the mother country left to health and fortune, is recognized today by the historians like one of the most important personages in the construction of Argentina like nation.

In declarations to the NATION LINE, the historian Felipe Pigna resorted to the words of Jose of San Martín, to emphasize the qualities of prócer. Santo of the sword maintained that "if there were a father of the mother country, that one was Belgrano".

Between the aspects that official history maintained in background during almost two centuries appear the visionary characteristics of this leader who was expert in political economy and. In 1794, in "Memory of the Consulate", it already wrote that if this country were dedicated only to the cattle ranch it were finished, that was to foment the industries and to distribute the wealth better.

In addition, many jurists recognize the responsibility to him of the first constitutional outline of Argentina, in December of 1810, the Campaign to Paraguay. Then, he writes up the "Regulation for the town of the missions", that includes 30 articles where it regulates all type of activity and it establishes how the society had to organize itself.

Pigna also emphasizes the outstanding place that prócer it gave to the education. "When Belgrano prevails in the battles of Salta and Tucumán, the State awards it with 40 thousand pesos, something as well as 120 million present dollars. It donates the money for the creation of four schools, that never were constructed."

But the then question is why history simply granted the roll to him of father of the flag to a man who, without being inferior the importance of the creation of the symbol patrio, had other more important aspects for the development of the nation.

According to Pigna, "the real power of the time considered it very dangerous, therefore he was better to maintain it remote of the political life and to send it to impossible military missions of which it did not have any intention to participate". Nevertheless, one wore the spurs and it obtained several important triumphs after independence.

The dispproval towards certain conducts of Belgrano continued until their death, that reached it in the absolute misery although, unlike the present civil employees, it entered rich to the public administration. The newspapers of the time demonstrate this ostracism, because that 20 of June of 1820 no means of Argentina published their death.

The refusal to recognize some ideas of the lawyer continued throughout the years. "But, as the official relatores could not disguise the personage because they had it to mention somehow, they saw the most inoffensive form remember it: like the creator of the flag ", the historian thinks.

In that sense, he reveals that this reduccionista version continued to the present time because "to the present power either it does not agree to him to recognize that 200 years ago prócer it said that there was to distribute to the earth and the wealth better. He is not going to be that to somebody it happens oneself to him to do the same ".

They say that by his works the man speaks, but also by its character. And it seems that the one of Belgrano was quite energetic. In order to graficar it, Pigna counts the following anecdote. "When the 24 of May the virrey Cisneros creates an absolutely unpopular meeting, led by him, in a meeting, Belgrano talks about the situation this way: ' If to 3 of afternoon the virrey it does not resign, right of perpetual ownership to my companions that I will throw it by ventaná".No was necessity to throw it, because the representative of the king resigned.

Pigna concludes his semblanza indicating: "Somebody that coming from a family with much fortune and having the resolute life is committed to solve the life to him to the others, and in that fight loses its health, its fortune and its life, is somebody extraordinary one."