The Argentina Bicentennial was a series of ceremonies, festivals, and observances celebrated on May 25, 2010, and throughout the year. They commemorated the 200th anniversary of the May Revolution, a sequence of historical events that led to the Viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros being ousted from office and replaced with the Primera Junta, the first national government.
The Argentina Bicentennial commemorates the 200 years of the May Revolution.
The Buenos Aires Cabildo, site of the May 25, 1810, proclamation, is festooned in lights for the bicentennial.
South American presidents at the celebrations. From left to right: President Sebastián Piñera of Chile, President Rafael Correa of Ecuador, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of Argentina, President Fernando Lugo of Paraguay, President Evo Morales of Bolivia, President Lula da Silva of Brazil, President Pepe Mujica of Uruguay, and UNASUR Secretary-General Néstor Kirchner.
Teatro Colón outdoor show.
The May Revolution was a week-long series of events that took place from May 18 to 25, 1810, in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. This Spanish colony included roughly the territories of present-day Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and parts of Brazil. The result was the removal of Viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros and the establishment of a local government, the Primera Junta, on May 25.
The open cabildo on May 22, 1810, by Pedro Subercaseaux, depiction of the May 22 open cabildo
The rule of Joseph Bonaparte as King of Spain was resisted by Spaniards, and cast doubts on the legitimacy of the Spanish viceroys.
The US Declaration of Independence inspired similar movements in the Spanish colonies in South America.
William Carr Beresford surrenders to Santiago de Liniers during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata.
