United Provinces of South America
- United Provinces of South America
Infobox Former Country
conventional_long_name = United Provinces of South America
native_name = "Provincias Unidas de Sud América"
common_name = United Provinces of South America
continent = South America
country = Argentina
era =
status = Unrecognized state
event_start = Independence from Spain
year_start = 1810
date_start =
event_end =Pacto Federal
year_end = 1830
date_end =
p1 = Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
s1 = Pacto Federal
s2 = Uruguay
flag_p1 = Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg
flag_s1 = Flag of Liga Federal.svg
flag_s2 = Flag of Uruguay.svg.png)
image_map_caption = In blue, the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata in 1821.
common_languages = Spanish
government_type =
capital =Buenos Aires
currency =
leader1 =
year_leader1 =
title_leader =
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stat_area1 = The United Provinces of South America (Spanish: "Provincias Unidas de Sud América") was the original name of a state that would become the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata which would then becomeArgentina . Formed in 1810 from provinces of the former SpanishViceroyalty of the Río de la Plata and hadBuenos Aires as its capital. The name was used in the 1819 Argentineconstitution [1819 Constitution ] . This was the official name of the country until the 1826 Argentine constitution, when the name "República Argentina" was first time used.Description
The United Provinces of South America was neighboured to the South by sparsely populated indigenous territories of
Pampa andPatagonia which were the home of settled Amerindian nations such as theMapuche ,Ranquel andPuelche . To the North it was in contact with the indigenous territories ofGran Chaco populated by theGuaycuru nations. In the west was the Spanish controlled province ofChile and to the East was the Empire of Portugal.History
Ever since the foundation of the United Provinces, "porteños" (residents of
Buenos Aires ) attempted to assert control over the Union, trying to establish a unitary,centralist state, something which was opposed by the Federales, who created their own state, theLiga Federal , governed by federalist laws.Liga Federal
The Liga Federal (1815-1820) or Liga de los Pueblos Libres (League of the Free Peoples in English) was a small nation in what is now Argentina and Uruguay that was created after the break up of the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. The idea of a federalist country originated from its leader, José Gervasio Artigas, a former officer in the Spanish army.
The United Provinces of South America were threatened by the Liga Federal and joined forces with the Portuguese forces, led by Carlos Frederico Lecor. Thanks to their numerical and material superiority the combined forces, defeated Artigas and his army and occupied Montevideo on January 20, 1817, but the struggle continued for three long years in the countryside. In 1820 the Liga Federal was dissolved and its provinces of absorbed into the United Provinces of South America with the exception of the
Provincia Oriental (modern dayUruguay ) which was annexed by Portugal to its Brazilian dependences in1821 .Break up of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
The result of the wars was the independence of the provinces
Bolivia
Four provinces would go on to become Bolivia
*Charcas (now part ofBolivia )
*Cochabamba (now part ofBolivia )
*Mizque (now part ofBolivia )
*Chichas (now part ofBolivia )Uruguay
The independence of the Eastern Province or Provincia Oriental to become
Uruguay Brazil
The award of an extensive section of
Misiones toBrazil to become the states ofRio Grande do Sul , Santa Catarina and parts of Paraná andMato Grosso do Sul .Argentina
After much infighting, the following joined together to become what is now Argentina:
*Buenos Aires
*Entre Ríos
*Corrientes
* Santa Fe
*Mendoza ,
* San Juan
* Catamarca
*Tucumán
*Santiago del Estero
*Salta
*Jujuy
*Misiones Orientales (now part ofBrasil )
*Misiones
* Córdoba
*Carmen de Patagones inPatagonia .Falkland Islands
The United Provinces had intermittent control over the
Falkland Islands , establishing a colony underLuis Vernet in 1829. The British took control of the islands in the 1833 and has held them ever since, except for two months' Argentine control during the 1982Falklands War . Argentina has never relinquished its claim to the islands.See also
*
Origin and history of the name of Argentina
*Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata References
ources
*"Símbolos Nacionales de la República Argentina" ISBN 9506910367
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