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Chapter 1B. Independence and National Consolidation, 1810-29

The Revolution of 1810

The political organization of Argentina was a long process that started with Argentina's assertion of autonomy on May 25, 1810, commonly referred to as the May Revolution (see The Armed Forces' Origins, ch. 5). A political declaration of independence was not formalized until 1816, and a constitution was promulgated in 1853. Despite nominal loyalty to the captive Spanish king Ferdinand VII in 1810, the governing junta-whose most influential members were Cornelio Saavedra, Moreno, and Belgrano-began to address the most important questions posed in the viceroyalty: the protection of ...

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