Spain Argentina Independence 1810

<body> <p><b><font face="Arial" size="2">Argentine War of Independence 1810-1816</font></b></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">News of Napoleon's advance into Spain (see Peninsular War) and the deposing of the Spanish King Ferdinand VII (1784-1833) reached Buenos Aires in 1810 and triggered an insurrection. Spanish troops failed to suppress it. The Spanish viceroy was removed and replaced by a provisional junta, including Cornelio Saavedra (1760-1828), Mariano Moreno (1778-1811), Manuel Belgrano (1780-1820), and Bernardino Rivadavia (1780-1845), who set up the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata on May 25, 1810. While feigning loyalty to the Spanish Crown, the junta exiled royal officials, eased trade regulations, and unsuccessfully invited allegiance from the provinces of the former Spanish viceroyalty</font></p> <p><a href="argentina1810.htm"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Spain Argentina Independence 1810</b></font></a></p> </body>