Artiguist revolutionary forces
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The Artiguist revolutionary forces were the independence-era troops in the Río de la Plata region led by José Gervasio Artigas, fighting Spanish royalist control and advocating federalist autonomy for the provinces.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
independence-era army
ⓘ
military force ⓘ revolutionary movement ⓘ |
| activeIn | early 19th century ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish American wars of independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Río de la Plata region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
end Spanish colonial rule in the Río de la Plata region
ⓘ
establish federal autonomy for the provinces ⓘ |
| hasCommander | José Gervasio Artigas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-colonialism
ⓘ
federalism ⓘ provincial autonomy ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Spanish ⓘ |
| leader | José Gervasio Artigas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheaterOfOperations |
Banda Oriental
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Litoral region of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| namedAfter | José Gervasio Artigas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Spanish royalist forces ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Spanish royalist control ⓘ |
| partOf | Artiguist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalProgram |
defense of provincial rights against centralism
ⓘ
rejection of centralized control from Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| region |
present-day Argentina
ⓘ
present-day Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day southern Brazil ⓘ |
| socialBase |
frontier settlers
ⓘ
rural poor ⓘ small farmers ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
gauchos
ⓘ
local caudillos ⓘ rural militias ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryTactics |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
irregular cavalry operations ⓘ |
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