Argentine Civil Wars
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The Argentine Civil Wars were a series of civil conflicts of varying intensity that took place from 1814 to 1853 in the territories of Argentina. Beginning concurrently with the Argentine War of Indep
From top left: Battle of Arroyo Grande, execution of Manuel Dorrego, Battle of Pavón, death of Juan Lavalle, murder of Facundo Quiroga, Battle of Caseros, Battle of Famaillá, Battle of Vuelta de Obligado
The Banda Oriental, under the liberator José Gervasio Artigas, defended the federal system until all the provinces had equal conditions.
Buenos Aires Governor Juan Manuel de Rosas secured the Confederation under Federalist rule.
A Rosas-era banner calling for "death to the brutal Unitarians" typified the ongoing conflict.
The United Provinces of the Río de la Plata or United Provinces of the River Plate, along with United Provinces in South America, are names used to refer to the emerging state that succeeded the Vicer
Argentine Civil Wars
…skirmishes that ended with the Federalization of Buenos Aires in 1880. Initially, conflict arose from tensions over the organization and powers of the United Provinces of South America. The May 1810 revolution sparked the breakdown of the Viceroyalty's intendencies (regional administrations) into local cabildos, and was generally…
Ferdinand VII, de jure king of Spain in 1810
Members of the Primera Junta
Blessing of the Argentine flag in San Salvador de Jujuy
San Martín, Argentina's main national hero