Argentine Independence
Category: Autre
mise à jour avec succès: 6 déc. 2017
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Spanish explorers first make contact with
native Argentines.
-Spanish explorer Juan de Solís
-Natives hostile towards Europeans
-Explorers often landed on Argentina, but
knew not to stay for very longBuenos Aires is founded.
-Founded by Spanish explorer
Pedro de Mendoza
-Initially known as Santa María del Buen Aire
-Spanish continued to migrate into Argentina
over the next several decadesBuenos Aires becomes known for
illegal trading and smuggling.
-Drugs smuggled to and from South America
and the Carribean
-Illegal trading funded by enemies of Spain
such as Great Britain.
-Spanish forced to tighten control over
Argentina and South AmericaThe Río de la Plata is officially annexed by Spain.
-Spain officially forms a colony consisting of
modern-day Argentina, Chile, Paraguay,
Bolivia, and Uruguay
-Buenos Aires is made the capital and grows
significantly
-Other European nations take interest in
Buenos AiresThe British attack Buenos Aires.
-Spanish resources were scarce because of
fighting against Napoleon's France
-Spain did not help defend Buenos Aires
-Lack of Spanish help undermined Argentine
trust and approval of Spanish ruleNapoleon defeats Spain and installs his brother
Joseph as king.
-Spanish attempt to censor this news from their
colonies
-News of Spain's defeat reaches South America on May 13, 1810Buenos Aires forms an independent
government.
-After hearing that the Spanish government had
been replaced, the public no longer supports
Spanish rule
-A governing council is formed
-This was meant to show solidarity with
former Spanish king Ferdinand VII, rather
than defianceKing Ferdinand VII is reinstated.
-Several South American had already
declared independence from Spain
-The Argentine public had grown accustomed
to self-rule, and did not want to return
to Spanish ruleArgentina formally declares independence.
-The newly formed Argentinian government meet in the city of Tucumán in northern Argentina
- Member nations of the Rio de la Plata,
Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay,
and Bolivia, declare independenceSouth American independence
movements continue.
-Spain and Argentina fight in the
Argentine War of Independence
-The Río de la Plata also assisted Peru
in their own fight against Spanish rule
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