Battle of Cepeda (1820)
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The Battle of Cepeda (1820) was a key early clash in Argentina’s civil conflicts in which federalist forces defeated the centralist government, leading to the collapse of the national authority based in Buenos Aires.
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| Battle of Cepeda (1859) | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Batalla de Cepeda (1820) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Federalist provinces
NERFINISHED
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Province of Corrientes NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Entre Ríos NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Misiones NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Santa Fe NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Directorship of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ centralist forces of Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| cause | tensions between federalist provinces and centralist government in Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Federalist caudillos
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Unitarians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Estanislao López
NERFINISHED
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Francisco Ramírez NERFINISHED ⓘ José Rondeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Argentine Civil Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Provinces of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1820-02-01 ⓘ |
| effect |
beginning of the Anarchy of the Year XX
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collapse of the national authority based in Buenos Aires ⓘ end of the Supreme Directorship ⓘ rise of provincial autonomy in the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Anarchy of the Year XX
NERFINISHED
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Treaty of Pilar negotiations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | cavalry engagement ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-independence Argentina ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
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Santa Fe Province NERFINISHED ⓘ near Arroyo Cepeda ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arroyo Cepeda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Argentine Civil Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | conflicts between Buenos Aires and littoral provinces ⓘ |
| region | Río de la Plata region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Battle of Cepeda (1859) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Federalist victory ⓘ |
| significance |
early decisive victory for Argentine federalism
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marked the failure of centralized national project based in Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| treatyAfter | Treaty of Pilar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1820 ⓘ |
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