1581 Abanderada (1950 LA1) is a main belt asteroid discovered on June 15 1950 by Miguel Itzigsohn at the La Plata Astronomical Observatory in La Plata Argentina. This object is named in honor of Argentine first lady Eva Perón and its name may be translated from Spanish as woman with a banner – an appellation frequently used in reference to her as a crusader for social and political change.
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