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by Francisco Gregoric, 29 May 2004
There was no mention of party flags on the party’s charter,
but they had, of course, a note on their colour.
Guillermo Tell Aveledo, 06 Sep 2000
The Blanco (White) Party is the
traditional conservative party. Since the 30s, these identifications
have gotten complex, and some parts of the Blancos are to
the left of many parts of the Colorados.
Norm Martin, 07 Sep 2000
Blancos and Colorados made
an alliance against the left wing Frente
Amplio, so as to defeat their candidate. They won eventually.
Guillermo Tell Aveledo, 06 Sep 2000
The National Party has its origins in the times of the second constitutional president of Uruguay Manuel Oribe. In times of Oribe's Presidency (1835-1838) there was a decree that made compulsory for military leaders, soldiers , policemen, government officers and citizens the use of a white ribbon called "Divisa Defensor de las Leyes" (Defender of the Laws Motto) because of its inscription. It was also called "Divisa Blanca" (White Motto). These ribbons could be used in hats or other parts of the male cloth, and there were several variants of them. That is why de group of Oribe's followers were called "blancos" (whites).
![[Defender of the Laws Motto]](../images/u/uy}def1.gif){kind=small}
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by Francisco Gregoric, 12 Dec 2004
![[Defender of the Laws Motto]](../images/u/uy}def2.gif){kind=small}
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by Francisco Gregoric, 12 Dec 2004
(In the 1830s & the 1840s) the White Party, had sympathies to Argentina. It wanted to form a federation with that country under the federalists. Rosas, a federalist in Argentina, ironically identified (himself) with the red colour.
So the (National Party) colours are white and light blue (like in the Argentine flag), two stripes
Later, near 1880 the White Party was nationalist, against the Red Party with sympathies with Brazil. So the colours most commonly used around 1900 where blue and white, like the national flag. You can see in the 71 faction sign, the use of these colours. All National Party uses the colours white and blue. The leaders wear blue suits, and white shirts, always with a blue tie. It is a tradition.
Martin Abal Barz, 28 Apr 2003
The flag of the Partido Nacional (Blanco) has two horizontal stripes: above white, and below sky blue. We can see it everyday at the party house (Juan Carlos Gómez 1384, Montevideo).
Alvaro Richino, 07 Sep 2003
The official flag of the party is the plain horizontal bicolor (white and light blue). However sometimes it is common to add something to the flag to create a kind of "non-official" flags, like the portrait of an historical leader or politician of the party, the name of a candidate, or a text.
Francisco Gregoric, 12 Dec 2004
![[Blanco Party Flag with the portrait of Aparicio Saravia]](../images/u/uy}bla2.gif)
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by Francisco Gregoric, 12 Dec 2004
Aparicio Saravia was a very important leader of the National Party during the last years of the 19 Century and the first years of the 20 Century. He led countryside people's revolutions against the government of the Colorados. Aparicio Saravia was killed in 1904. During the commemoration of the century of his death in 2004, this flag of the National Party with his portrait, was risen by a member of the party in a meeting made in Masoller, the place where Saravia died. In the meeting a lot of national, departmental and political flags were present. Some of them were just white flags with Saravia portraits.
Francisco Gregoric, 12 Dec 2004
![[Blanco Party Flag with inscription]](../images/u/uy}bla3.gif)
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by Francisco Gregoric, 12 Dec 2004
This flag with the inscription "SOBRERO" for the National Party politician Nelson Sobrero, appeared in a meeting with former president of Uruguay Luis Alberto Lacalle. The picture could be seen some time ago in the Webpage of the internal National Party group
Aguila Blanca (White Eagle) of which Nelson Sobrero is member.
Francisco Gregoric, 12 Dec 2004
There are more variants of the flag of the National Party. In the official party's website appears a drawing of a shallow-tailed National Party flag. However this is a kind of decoration similar to the small shallow-tailed flags used by cavalry troops in their spears. Probably this is kind of homage to the countryside people, where historically the National Party has had a lot of support.
Francisco Gregoric, 12 Dec 2004
![[Blanco Party Flag]](../images/u/uy}bla71.gif)
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by Francisco Gregoric, 12 Dec 2004
Flag of the Lista71 fraction of the National Party for
the 1999 general election.
Guillermo Tell Aveledo, 06 Sep 2000
Apart from the obvious "71" motive, the background seems to
suggest the stripes of the national flag.
António Martins, 30 May 2002
The Uruguayan political system is divided in political parties, which
are subdivided in party sectors (large groupings), which in turn are
subdivided in smaller groups. Usually sectors have their own profile
(incl. a presidential candidate) and drag along the grouping affiliated
to them. Each of these party sectors and groups have their own name and
list number.
All this is due to the fact that representatives (senators and members
of legislative body) are elected by the same ballot that elects the President
and Vice-President, and allows to distinguish who got more votes,
according to the votes on each list. The relationship between our list
717 and the list 71 is that we belong to the same party, though to
different sectors.
Gustavo Calandra former president of JRN, 04 Aug 2003
Lista 71 represents a sector of Partido Nacional known as "Herrerismo" for Dr. Luis Alberto Herrera, an historical member of Partido Nacional that died in 1959. The current leader of the "Herrerismo" is the former president of Uruguay, Luis Alberto Lacalle.
Francisco Gregoric, 12 Dec 2004
Corriente Popular Nacionalista (CPN) (Nationalist Popular Trend) was an internal group of the National Party that broke with the party in 1986 and became an independent political party. After that, there was a trial in Electoral Justice: the National Party against that group, and the word Nacionalista had to be removed from their name. That is how the political party Corriente Popular (Popular Trend) was born.
Francisco Gregoric, 15 Dec 2004
![[Juventud por el Resurgir Nacionalista Flag]](../images/u/uy}jrn.gif)
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by Gustavo Calandra, 19 Oct 2002
I attach an image of the flag of our movement, so you can add it to your directory.
Our movement is called Juventud por el Resurgir Nacionalista (JRN)
Gustavo Calandra former president of JRN, 19 Oct 2002
Juventud por el Resurgir Nacionalista (JRN) is a youth movement inside Partido Nacional. Its name means "Youth for the Nationalist Revive". The symbol in the flag is taken from the Partido Nacional emblem or
coat of arms, where the JRN belongs.
Francisco Gregoric, 30 May 2004
According to information and sources published in the Uruguayan newspapers El País, El Observador and La República, the group JRN or Juventud por el Resurgir Nacionalista (Youth for the Nationalist Revive) was separated from the Partido Nacional (National or White Party) last 11 April 2005 by unanimous vote of the Directory of the National Party, and it is not an internal sub-group of that party anymore.
According these sources, the decision was taken after some neo-nazi publications were found in property of some members of the group and some neo-nazis were detained with publications of the group. Senator Julio Lara of the National Party was one of the promoters of the expulsion of the JRN from the party. The group had been denounced before of being anti-Semitic by Nahum Bergstein a deputy (representative) of the Colorado
Party. Ex-members of the JRN denied these accusations. The group then asked the Partido Nacional to quit from it, and the Directory of the party unanimously voted that separation.
Francisco Gregoric, 16 Jun 2005
