Argentine Declaration of Independence

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What today is commonly referred as the Independence of

war with the United Provinces, were not allowed into the Congress. At the same time, several provinces from the Upper Peru that would later become part of present-day Bolivia
, were represented at the Congress.

Causes

The 1810

Napoleonic French. The revolution ended the authority of the Viceroy Cisneros and replaced it with the Primera Junta
.

When the Spanish monarchy resumed its functions in 1814, Spain was determined to recover control over its

Sipe-Sipe, Huaqui, Vilcapugio and Ayohuma, in Upper Peru
, and seriously threatened the United Provinces from the north.

On April 15, 1815, a revolution ended the mandate of

Federal League Provinces did not send delegates: the Argentine littoral Provinces (Santa Fé, Entre Ríos, Corrientes and Misiones), and the Eastern Province (modern-day Uruguay
).

Development

The Congress was inaugurated in the city of Tucumán, with 33 deputies. The presidency of the Congress would be rotated monthly. Because the Congress had the freedom to choose topics to debate, endless discussions ensued.

The voting finally ended on July 9 with a declaration of independence. The Declaration pointed to the circumstances in Europe of the past six years—

San Juan Province
. Subsequent discussions centered on what form of government the emerging state should adopt.

The congress continued its work in

Federales
, who favored a weak central government.

The house where the declaration was adopted has been rebuilt and is now a museum and monument: the

House of Tucumán
.

Signatories of the declaration

Recognition of independence
  • United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
    : 1847
  • Spain: April 29, 1857

Translations

The Declaration of Independence of the

Quechua and Aymara. The version in Aymara is attributed to Vicente Pazos Kanki (1779-1852).[2]

  • Quechua version
    Quechua version
  • Aymara version
    Aymara version

See also

References

  1. ^ The Argentine Littoral provinces Santa Fé, Entre Ríos and Corrientes, along with the Eastern Province (present-dayUruguay)
  2. ^ Una Declaración de Independencia en aymara (in Spanish)

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