Congress of Tucumán

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The Congress of Tucumán was the 1816 assembly of delegates from the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata that formally proclaimed Argentina’s independence from Spanish rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent assembly
independence congress
adoptedDocument Declaration of Independence of the United Provinces of South America
surface form: Acta de la Declaración de la Independencia Argentina
adoptedFormOfGovernmentDebated monarchy
republic
alsoKnownAs Congreso de 1816
Congress of Tucumán
surface form: Congreso de Tucumán
buildingNow Casa Histórica de la Independencia
surface form: Casa Histórica de la Independencia (museum)
commemoratedOn Independence Day (Argentina)
surface form: Argentine Independence Day (9 July)
continuedUnder Supreme Director Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
convenedBy Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
convenedUnder Supreme Director Ignacio Álvarez Thomas
country United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
dateOfIndependenceDeclaration 1816-07-09
declaredIndependenceFrom Kingdom of Spain
Crown of Spain
surface form: Spanish Crown
declaredIndependenceOf United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
surface form: United Provinces of South America
endDate 1819-08-17
excluded Banda Oriental
surface form: Banda Oriental (present-day Uruguay)

Paraguay
Upper Peru
surface form: Upper Peru (present-day Bolivia)
hasOfficialLanguage Spanish
locatedIn San Miguel de Tucumán
Tucumán Province
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
surface form: Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (former territory)
locatedInPresentDay Argentina
mainOutcome Declaration of Independence of the United Provinces of South America
metAtBuilding Casa Histórica de la Independencia
surface form: Casa Histórica de Tucumán
moveDate 1817-01-16
movedTo Buenos Aires
numberOfDelegates 33
politicalContext crisis of legitimacy of Spanish monarchy after Napoleonic invasion
president Francisco Narciso de Laprida
region Río de la Plata
relatedEvent Argentine War of Independence
May Revolution Day
surface form: May Revolution

Peninsular War
relatedToPerson José de San Martín
Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
Manuel Belgrano
represents Provinces of the former Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
secretary Esteban Agustín Gascón
Juan José Paso
significance formal proclamation of Argentine independence
foundation event of the Argentine nation-state
startDate 1816-03-24
vicePresident Mariano Boedo

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Independence Day (9 July) commemoratesPlace Congress of Tucumán
Plaza de Mayo significantEvent Congress of Tucumán
this entity surface form: Argentine Declaration of Independence movement
Congress of Tucumán alsoKnownAs Congress of Tucumán
this entity surface form: Congreso de Tucumán
Independence Day (Argentina) declaredBy Congress of Tucumán
Tucumán Province historicalEvent Congress of Tucumán