Primera Junta of Buenos Aires

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The Primera Junta of Buenos Aires was the first independent government established in Argentina after the May Revolution of 1810, marking the beginning of the country’s break from Spanish colonial rule.

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Primera Junta 3
Primera Junta of 25 May 1810 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf governing junta
revolutionary government
appliesToJurisdiction Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED
capital Buenos Aires NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy Argentina’s National Day on 25 May
continent South America
country Argentina
describedBySource Argentine constitutional history
historiography of the May Revolution
dissolved 1810-12-18
endTime 1810-12-18
executiveBody Primera Junta of Buenos Aires NERFINISHED
followed Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED
governmentForm junta
hasCause Creole discontent with Spanish colonial rule
Napoleonic invasion of Spain
crisis of the Spanish monarchy
hasEffect inspiration for independence movements in other regions of the Viceroyalty
weakening of Spanish colonial control in the Southern Cone
hasPolicy military campaigns against royalist strongholds
promotion of free trade with Britain and other nations
headOfGovernment Cornelio Saavedra NERFINISHED
ideology Creole autonomism
early Argentine nationalism
languageUsed Spanish
legislativeBody Primera Junta of Buenos Aires NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Buenos Aires NERFINISHED
member Cornelio Saavedra NERFINISHED
Domingo Matheu NERFINISHED
Juan José Castelli NERFINISHED
Juan José Paso NERFINISHED
Juan Larrea NERFINISHED
Manuel Belgrano NERFINISHED
Mariano Moreno NERFINISHED
Miguel de Azcuénaga NERFINISHED
numberOfMembers 9
partOf Argentine War of Independence NERFINISHED
president Cornelio Saavedra NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
replacedBy Junta Grande NERFINISHED
replaces authority of the Spanish viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros
significantEvent May Revolution NERFINISHED
beginning of Argentina’s independence process
establishment of the first local autonomous government in Buenos Aires
startTime 1810-05-25
territoryIncludes Buenos Aires NERFINISHED
parts of the former Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata

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Paraguayan campaign organizedBy Primera Junta of Buenos Aires
First Upper Peru campaign organizedBy Primera Junta of Buenos Aires
this entity surface form: Primera Junta
Manuel Belgrano memberOf Primera Junta of Buenos Aires
this entity surface form: Primera Junta
Cabildo Abierto of 22 May 1810 followedBy Primera Junta of Buenos Aires
this entity surface form: Primera Junta of 25 May 1810
Buenos Aires Underground Line A hasStation Primera Junta of Buenos Aires
this entity surface form: Primera Junta