The five quadrants of the Cross Red, form a Cross Red in the interior of a square or rectangle white. This symbol was born in Geneva in the 1864, is unknown the reasons by which is think so but emerged as need of identification universal in them fields of battle to wounded and units health in ars of that these not were attacked. The quadrant White was synonym of accountability or neutrality and the Cross Red, that had blood, then had health working. More forward them Turkish is complained of that the cross was an influence Christian and decided to create the half moon red that also is currently valid for indicate it himself.
The symbol of the International Red Cross humanitarian movement is a Greek cross on a white background in which the stipes and the patibulum are of equal length formed by two red stripes enterseccionadas on a central square that is repeated in the 4 directions, with which we have 5 squares. This humanitarian movement was founded in Geneva in 1863 driven by the Swiss philanthropist Henry Dunant, who after the battle of Solferino ( 41 Italy; between French, Piedmontese and Austrian armies on June 24, 1859 attended the 40,000 injured helped by people from neighboring towns with the slogan: Tutti fratelli ( all 41 brothers; coined by Castiglione Stiviere 40 dello women; 41 Mantua;.
