Overview of Dates and Events:
Events in Detail:
6 years for Independence Movement to Stick
Forms of Government:
-1 junta
-2 triumvirates
-4 dictators
*Some were still faithful to Ferdinand, some wanted another king, and some wanted a free republic.
July 9, 1816: True independence day-- Declared independence of the "United Provinces of South America"
-1 junta
-2 triumvirates
-4 dictators
*Some were still faithful to Ferdinand, some wanted another king, and some wanted a free republic.
July 9, 1816: True independence day-- Declared independence of the "United Provinces of South America"
"Terrible year of 1820"
- Anarchy ensues.
- September: General Martín Rodríguez was named governor.
- The Governor is overshadowed by his minister, Bernardino Rivadavia.