Methods of Independence, Caudillos and Gauchos
The true Argentinian independence day lands on July 9th 1816, a day when delegates from several provinces in Argentina (plus some from upper Peru/Bolivia) assembled in Tucuman to state an unequivocal break from Spain's Viceroyalty. The Caudillos, cunning and ruthless revolutionaries who sought a decentralized government, employed the legendary Gauchos, unruly bands of horsemen, for their militaristic needs against the Porteño who fought for spanish control. In 1819 the Caudillos unseated the appointed dictator Pueyrredón and refused to acknowledge his replacement Roundeau, as their leader. In 1820, Gaucho armies from Santa Fe and all of Rios defeated the Porteno forces of Roundeau at the battle of Cepeda. The battle confirmed the provinces ability to rule themselves as well as blocked the dominance of Buenos Aires, Spain's central power in Latin America. A treaty soon followed that allowed provinces to maintain power over themselves. These startling events caused the Porteno's to realistically think about the politics of La Plata. For the following years no governor was able to hold office for long, until Bernardino Rivadavia, the man who would lead Argentina to independence, filled that position.
*Porteño
A term used to refer to a person who lives in a port city,the term is commonly applied is Buenos Ares, Argentina
A term used to refer to a person who lives in a port city,the term is commonly applied is Buenos Ares, Argentina
*La Plata
The capital city of the province of Buenos Ares in Argentina
The capital city of the province of Buenos Ares in Argentina