Instructions of the Year XIII
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The Instructions of the Year XIII (
United Provinces of the River Plate
.
In 1813, a meeting called by the
centralism
of the Second Triumvirate.
Among other ideas, the following principles were proclaimed:[1]
- independence,
- republic,
- federalism,
- full civic and religious freedom,
- the capital should not be Buenos Aires.
These Instructions were the origin of an unending conflict between the Oriental leader, José Gervasio Artigas, and the authorities that be in Buenos Aires.
Some scholars see the influence of American founding father Thomas Paine in these Instructions.[2]
See also
- Assembly of the Year XIII
- Oriental Province
- Liga Federal
- Artiguism
References
- ^ Carlos Maggi. "A high-quality democratic document". EL PAIS. Archived from the original on 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2013-05-06. (in Spanish)
- ^ John Street, Artigas and the Emancipation of Uruguay (London: Cambridge University Press, 1959), 178-186.
External links
- "Text of the Instructions of the Year XIII". Retrieved 2013-05-06. (in Spanish)
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