Adopted in 1812; The Argentinean flag consists of three equal horizontal bands of light blue (top), white, and light blue. Centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face known as the Sun of May; the colors represent the clear skies and snow of the Andes and the sun symbol commemorates the appearance of the sun through cloudy skies on 25 May 1810 during the first mass demonstration in favor of independence; the sun features are those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun. (ref: CIA World Factbook)