What is Sun of May?
[[File:Sol de Mayo-Bandera de Uruguay.svg |thumb|right|200px|{{Center|''el sol de mayo'' (sun of May)}}]] The '''Sun of May''' (''el sol de mayo'') is a national [[emblem]] of [[Argentina]] and [[Uruguay]]. It is a reference to the [[May revolution]] in Argentina, which led to that country's later [[independence]] from [[Spain|Spanish rule]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.donquijote.org/culture/argentina/history/argentina-flag |title=Argentina Flag |publisher=don Quijote Salamanca S.L. |access-date=December 14, 2016}}</ref> In Uruguay it also refers to the May revolution.<ref name=uruflg>{{cite web |url=http://uruguayflag.facts.co/uruguayflagof/uruguayflag.php |title=Uruguay Flag - Information |publisher=Facts.co |access-date=December 14, 2016 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202225641/http://uruguayflag.facts.co/uruguayflagof/uruguayflag.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 25 May 1810, the sun came out in [[Buenos Aires]] during a public gathering.<ref name=uruflg/> This was seen as a good [[omen]] for the future success of the independence struggle.<ref name=uruflg/> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:National symbols of Argentina]] [[Category:National symbols of Uruguay]] {{stub}}