Congress of Tucumán

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The Congress of Tucumán was the 1816 assembly of delegates from the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata that formally proclaimed Argentina’s independence from Spanish rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent assembly
independence congress
adoptedDocument Acta de la Declaración de la Independencia Argentina
adoptedFormOfGovernmentDebated monarchy
republic
alsoKnownAs Congreso de 1816
Congreso de Tucumán
buildingNow Casa Histórica de la Independencia (museum)
commemoratedOn Argentine Independence Day (9 July)
continuedUnder Supreme Director Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
convenedBy Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
convenedUnder Supreme Director Ignacio Álvarez Thomas
country United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
dateOfIndependenceDeclaration 1816-07-09
declaredIndependenceFrom Kingdom of Spain
Spanish Crown
linked to: Crown of Spain
declaredIndependenceOf United Provinces of South America
endDate 1819-08-17
excluded Banda Oriental (present-day Uruguay)
linked to: Banda Oriental

Paraguay
Upper Peru (present-day Bolivia)
linked to: Upper Peru
hasOfficialLanguage Spanish
locatedIn San Miguel de Tucumán
Tucumán Province
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (former territory)
locatedInPresentDay Argentina
mainOutcome Declaration of Independence of the United Provinces of South America
metAtBuilding Casa Histórica de Tucumán
moveDate 1817-01-16
movedTo Buenos Aires
numberOfDelegates 33
politicalContext crisis of legitimacy of Spanish monarchy after Napoleonic invasion
president Francisco Narciso de Laprida
region Río de la Plata
relatedEvent Argentine War of Independence
May Revolution
linked to: May Revolution Day

Peninsular War
relatedToPerson José de San Martín
Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
Manuel Belgrano
represents Provinces of the former Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
secretary Esteban Agustín Gascón
Juan José Paso
significance formal proclamation of Argentine independence
foundation event of the Argentine nation-state
startDate 1816-03-24
vicePresident Mariano Boedo

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Independence Day (9 July) commemoratesPlace Congress of Tucumán
Plaza de Mayo significantEvent Argentine Declaration of Independence movement
linked to: Congress of Tucumán
Congress of Tucumán alsoKnownAs Congreso de Tucumán
linked to: Congress of Tucumán
Independence Day (Argentina) declaredBy Congress of Tucumán
Tucumán Province historicalEvent Congress of Tucumán