Congreso de 1816

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Congreso de 1816 is the historic Argentine assembly that declared the country’s independence from Spain in 1816.

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Label Occurrences
Congreso de 1816 canonical 1
Congress of 1816 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Argentine political institution
constituent assembly
historic legislative assembly
adopted Acta de la Declaración de la Independencia Argentina
aim to give the United Provinces a definitive political organization
to secure international recognition of independence
alsoKnownAs Congreso de Tucumán
Congress of 1816
linked to: Congreso de 1816

Congress of Tucumán
commemoratedOn Día de la Independencia (Argentina)
commemorationDate July 9
consideredFormOfGovernment monarchy
republic
continuedUnder Supreme Director Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
convenedBy Supreme Director Ignacio Álvarez Thomas
country United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
declared Independence of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
declaredIndependenceFrom Spain
Spanish Crown
linked to: Crown of Spain
endDate 1820-02-11
followedBy Constituent Congress of 1824–1827
heldInBuilding Casa Histórica de Tucumán
linked to: Casa de Tucumán
independenceDeclarationDate 1816-07-09
languageOfProceedings Spanish
legalNature sovereign representative assembly
locatedInCountry Argentina
location San Miguel de Tucumán
mainOutcome affirmation of sovereignty of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
formal declaration of independence from Spain
politicalContext Argentine War of Independence
Wars of Independence in Spanish America
precededBy Asamblea del Año XIII
presidentAtIndependenceDeclaration Francisco Narciso de Laprida
region Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (former colonial entity)
representedRegion Buenos Aires
Catamarca
linked to: Catamarca Province

Córdoba
Jujuy
linked to: Jujuy Province

La Rioja
linked to: La Rioja Province

Mendoza
linked to: Mendoza Province

Salta
linked to: Salta Province

San Juan
San Luis
Santiago del Estero
Tucumán
linked to: Tucumán Province

Upper Peru provinces (some seats not present)
secretaryAtIndependenceDeclaration Juan José Paso
signedBy deputies of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
significance marked the birth of Argentina as an independent nation
startDate 1816-03-24

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Congress of Tucumán alsoKnownAs Congreso de 1816
Congreso de 1816 alsoKnownAs Congress of 1816
linked to: Congreso de 1816