Argentina declares independence from Spain. Argentina's independence movement began in 1806, when the British attacks on Buenos Aires were repulsed by local militias with little Spanish help. Also important was the publication of Napoleon I's intervention in Spain, which began in 1808. Napoleon's overthrow of Ferdinand VII plunged Spain into a civil war between two rival governments, one formed by Napoleon and the other by patriotic juntas in the name of exile.
With the help of the king and the British. Under the ancient principles of Spanish law, the monarchy in the United States had the right to rule on its own until the restoration of a legitimate king, and in Beyonc 25 on May 25, 1810 (which is celebrated today as Revolution Day).
Iris established an independent viceroyalty. Ferdinand's name is pending his reinstatement. However, when it became clear that Ferdinand was practically powerless after his restoration in 1814, a council of members of the Viceroyalty met at a house in San Miguel de Tocنn to discuss the situation. On July 9, 1816, he declared the country independent in the name of the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata.
