United Provinces of the Río de la Plata

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former sovereign state post-colonial state precursor state

The United Provinces of the Río de la Plata was the early 19th-century precursor state to modern Argentina, formed after independence from Spanish colonial rule in South America.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Brazil–United Provinces of the Río de la Plata	0	1
Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata	0	1
Provincias Unidas en Sud América	0	1
United Provinces in South America	0	1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former sovereign state → post-colonial state → precursor state →
alsoKnownAs	United Provinces of the Río de la Plata → surface form: Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata United Provinces of the Río de la Plata → surface form: Provincias Unidas en Sud América United Provinces of the Río de la Plata → surface form: United Provinces in South America
borderedBy	Brazil → Chile → Paraguay → Portuguese Empire → Upper Peru →
capital	Buenos Aires →
commonLanguage	Spanish →
conflict	Argentine War of Independence → Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental → surface form: Luso-Brazilian invasion of the Banda Oriental civil wars in the Río de la Plata →
continent	South America →
country	Argentina →
currency	peso →
declaredIndependence	9 July 1816 →
dissolved	1831 →
established	1810 →
event	May Revolution Day → surface form: May Revolution
flag	early Argentine flag →
followed	Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata →
followedBy	Argentine Confederation →
governmentType	loosely organized federation → republic →
historicalEra	The Age of Revolution → surface form: Age of Revolution Latin American independence movements → surface form: Spanish American wars of independence
includedTerritory	Banda Oriental → surface form: Banda Oriental (present-day Uruguay, partly) Buenos Aires Province → Catamarca Province → surface form: Catamarca Corrientes → Córdoba → Entre Ríos → La Rioja Province → surface form: La Rioja Mendoza Province → surface form: Mendoza Paraguay → surface form: Paraguay (initially) Salta Province → surface form: Salta San Juan → San Luis → Santa Fe NERFINISHED → Santiago del Estero Province → surface form: Santiago del Estero Tucumán Province → surface form: Tucumán Upper Peru → surface form: Upper Peru (partly)
independenceDeclaredAt	Congress of Tucumán →
independenceFrom	Spanish Empire →
legacy	direct predecessor of modern Argentina →
locatedIn	Southern Cone →
notableLeader	Bernardino Rivadavia → José de San Martín → Juan Martín de Pueyrredón → Manuel Belgrano →
partOf	Spanish Empire → surface form: Spanish Empire (former)
religion	Roman Catholicism →

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chilean War of Independence → ally → United Provinces of the Río de la Plata →

United Provinces of the Río de la Plata → alsoKnownAs → United Provinces of the Río de la Plata →

this entity surface form: Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata

United Provinces of the Río de la Plata → alsoKnownAs → United Provinces of the Río de la Plata →

this entity surface form: Provincias Unidas en Sud América

United Provinces of the Río de la Plata → alsoKnownAs → United Provinces of the Río de la Plata →

this entity surface form: United Provinces in South America

Argentine War of Independence → belligerent → United Provinces of the Río de la Plata →

Peruvian War of Independence → belligerent → United Provinces of the Río de la Plata →

Independence Day (9 July) → commemoratesCountry → United Provinces of the Río de la Plata →

Banda Oriental → contestedBy → United Provinces of the Río de la Plata →

José Gervasio Artigas → country → United Provinces of the Río de la Plata →

Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata → followedBy → United Provinces of the Río de la Plata →

Argentine Army → foundedBy → United Provinces of the Río de la Plata →

Argentine War of Independence → mainTheater → United Provinces of the Río de la Plata →

Battle of Ayacucho → patriotSide → United Provinces of the Río de la Plata →

Banda Oriental → sovereigntyDispute → United Provinces of the Río de la Plata →

this entity surface form: Brazil–United Provinces of the Río de la Plata

Viceroyalty of Peru → successor → United Provinces of the Río de la Plata →