Argentine War of Independence

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The Argentine War of Independence was an early 19th-century conflict in which revolutionary forces in the Río de la Plata region fought to break free from Spanish colonial rule and establish an independent nation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conflict
revolutionary war
war of independence
alsoKnownAs Argentine War of Independence
surface form: Argentine Revolution

Argentine War of Independence
surface form: Guerra de Independencia Argentina
belligerent Patriot forces in the Río de la Plata
Royalist forces in Upper Peru
Spanish Empire
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
cause Napoleonic invasion of Spain
Spanish colonial rule in the Americas
crisis of legitimacy of the Spanish monarchy
conflictType colonial war
countryEstablished Argentina
declarationSignedAt Congress of Tucumán
endDate 1818
followedBy Argentine Civil Wars
goal establishment of a sovereign Argentine state
independence from Spain
historicalPeriod early 19th century
involvedOrganization Army of the Andes
Army of the North
Primera Junta de Gobierno
surface form: Primera Junta

Royal Army of Peru
keyEvent Battle of Chacabuco
Battle of Maipú
Army of the Andes
surface form: Crossing of the Andes

Declaration of Independence of the United Provinces of South America
First Upper Peru campaign
May Revolution Day
surface form: May Revolution

Oriental Province campaign
Paraguayan campaign
Second Upper Peru campaign
Third Upper Peru campaign
keyEventDate 1816-07-09
mainTheater Chile
Río de la Plata region
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
Upper Peru
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
notableCommander Cornelio Saavedra
José de San Martín
Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
Manuel Belgrano
Martín Miguel de Güemes
opposingCommander Joaquín de la Pezuela
José Fernando de Abascal
Rafael de Sobremonte
partOf Latin American independence movements
surface form: Latin American wars of independence

Latin American independence movements
surface form: Spanish American wars of independence
precededBy British invasions of the Río de la Plata
relatedIdeology Creole nationalism
liberalism
republicanism
result Argentine independence consolidated
decline of Spanish control in the Río de la Plata
startDate 1810-05-25

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Argentine War of Independence alsoKnownAs Argentine War of Independence
this entity surface form: Argentine Revolution
Argentine War of Independence alsoKnownAs Argentine War of Independence
this entity surface form: Guerra de Independencia Argentina
May Revolution Day alsoKnownAs Argentine War of Independence
this entity surface form: Revolución de Mayo
Monument to José de San Martín commemorates Argentine War of Independence
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata conflict Argentine War of Independence
Paraguayan independence movement distinctFrom Argentine War of Independence
Latin American independence movements hasPart Argentine War of Independence
Spanish America independenceMovement Argentine War of Independence
British invasions of the Río de la Plata influenced Argentine War of Independence
this entity surface form: Argentine independence movement
May Revolution Day relatedEvent Argentine War of Independence
Independence Day (9 July) relatedTo Argentine War of Independence