Spanish novelist and politician. His novels include La barraca/The Cabin (1898), the most successful of his regional works; Sangre y arena/Blood and Sand (1908), the story of a famous bullfighter; and Los cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsis/The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1916), a product of the effects of World War I. He was actively involved in revolutionary politics.
Yellow and the diamond shape represent Brazil's mineral wealth. The motto Ordem e Progresso means ‘Order and Progress’. Green stands for the vast forests. Effective date: 15 November 1889.