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The Congress of Tucumán was the representative assembly of the United Provinces of the River Plate formed in 1816, initially meeting in Tucumán
Tucumán

San Miguel de Tucum?n is the largest city in northern Argentina, with a population of 525,853 per the . The metropolitan area totals 806,000, making it the fifth-largest in the country....
. The Congress declared the independence
Argentine Declaration of Independence

What today is commonly referred as the Independence of Argentina was declared on July 9 1816 by the Congress of Tucum?n of Tucum?n. Actually, Argentina was not a country yet; the congressmen joined in Tucuman declared the independence of the United Provinces of South America ....
 of Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
 on July 9 1816.

Following the May Revolution of 1810, the Viceroyalty of the River Plate had been replaced by the Primera Junta
Primera Junta

The Primera Junta or First Assembly is the name given by history to the first government that appeared in Argentina after the May Revolution....
. The provinces had been moving towards full independence but royalist forces had had success in battle in what was the Viceroyalty of Peru
Viceroyalty of Peru

Created in 1542, the Viceroyalty of Peru was a Spanish colonial administrative district that originally contained most of Spanish Empire South America, governed from the capital of Lima....
 and were threatening José de San Martín
José de San Martín

Jos? Francisco de San Mart?n Matorras, also known as Jos? de San Mart?n , was an Argentina general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain....
 and Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....
. On April 15 1815, a revolution ended the mandate of Carlos María de Alvear
Carlos María de Alvear

Carlos Mar?a de Alvear was an Argentina soldier and statesman, Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the River Plate in 1815....
 and called a General Congress.






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The Congress of Tucumán was the representative assembly of the United Provinces of the River Plate formed in 1816, initially meeting in Tucumán
Tucumán

San Miguel de Tucum?n is the largest city in northern Argentina, with a population of 525,853 per the . The metropolitan area totals 806,000, making it the fifth-largest in the country....
. The Congress declared the independence
Argentine Declaration of Independence

What today is commonly referred as the Independence of Argentina was declared on July 9 1816 by the Congress of Tucum?n of Tucum?n. Actually, Argentina was not a country yet; the congressmen joined in Tucuman declared the independence of the United Provinces of South America ....
 of Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
 on July 9 1816.

Following the May Revolution of 1810, the Viceroyalty of the River Plate had been replaced by the Primera Junta
Primera Junta

The Primera Junta or First Assembly is the name given by history to the first government that appeared in Argentina after the May Revolution....
. The provinces had been moving towards full independence but royalist forces had had success in battle in what was the Viceroyalty of Peru
Viceroyalty of Peru

Created in 1542, the Viceroyalty of Peru was a Spanish colonial administrative district that originally contained most of Spanish Empire South America, governed from the capital of Lima....
 and were threatening José de San Martín
José de San Martín

Jos? Francisco de San Mart?n Matorras, also known as Jos? de San Mart?n , was an Argentina general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain....
 and Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....
. On April 15 1815, a revolution ended the mandate of Carlos María de Alvear
Carlos María de Alvear

Carlos Mar?a de Alvear was an Argentina soldier and statesman, Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the River Plate in 1815....
 and called a General Congress. Delegate deputies, each representing 15,000 inhabitants, were sent from all the provinces
Provinces of Argentina

Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one federal district . The federal district and the provinces have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system....
 to the sessions that started on March 24 1816. Nevertheless, several territories that until then belonged to the Viceroyalty of the River Plate did not send any delegates: the Banda Oriental ('Eastern Bank', today Uruguay
Uruguay

Uruguay is a country located in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to 3.46 million people, of whom 1.7 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area....
) that was faithful to Artigas
Artigas

Artigas may refer to:* Jos? Gervasio Artigas, a central figure in Uruguay's struggles for independence from Spain and Buenos Aires.* Artigas, Uruguay, a town in Uruguay....
; Paraguay
Paraguay

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay , is one of the only two landlocked countries in South America . It lies on both banks of the Paraguay River and is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest....
, which had already proclaimed its independence; and the provinces of the Gran Chaco
Gran Chaco

The Gran Chaco , is a sparsely populated, hot and semi-arid lowland region, of the R?o de la Plata basin, divided between eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and a portion of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso....
 and Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia, Argentina

La Mesopotamia, Regi?n Mesopot?mica or Litoral is the humid and verdant area of north-east Argentina, comprising the provinces of Misiones Province, Entre R?os Province and Corrientes Province....
, still fighting the aboriginal resistance
Indigenous peoples of the Americas

The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas, their descendants, and many ethnic groups who identify with those peoples....
. Representatives of what is now Bolivia
Bolivia

The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
 were however present.

The congress was inaugurated in the city of Tucumán, with 33 deputies, and as had been decided, the presidency of the congress was rotated monthly. Because the congress had freedom to choose the topics to discuss, there were endless discussions. Voting finally ended on July 9, with the declaration of independence of the country. At the time the president of the Congress was Francisco Narciso de Laprida
Francisco Narciso de Laprida

Francisco Narciso de Laprida was an Argentina lawyer and politician. He was a deputy for San Juan, Argentina at the Congress of Tucum?n, and president of it on July 9 1816, when the Declaration of Independence of Argentina took place....
, delegate from San Juan Province. Subsequent discussions centred on the form of government that the young state should have.

The congress continued its work in Buenos Aires in 1817, but it dissolved in 1820 after the Battle of Cepeda
Battle of Cepeda (1820)

The Battle of Cepeda of 1820 took place on February 1 of that year in Ca?ada de Cepeda, Santa Fe Province, Argentina.It was the first battle that saw Unitarian Party and Federales as two constituted sides....
 that deepened the differences between Unitarians
Unitarian Party

Unitarianists were the proponents of the concept of a centralized government in Buenos Aires during the civil wars which shortly followed the Declaration of Independence of Argentina in 1816....
 and Federals
Federales (Argentina)

Federales was the name under which the supporters of federalism in Argentina were known, opposing the Unitarian Party that claimed a centralised government of Buenos Aires Province, with no participation of the other provinces of Argentina of the custom taxes benefits of the Buenos Aires port....
.

The house where the declaration was made was rebuilt and is now a museum and monument, the House of Tucumán
House of Tucumán

The House of Tucum?n is a historical building and museum located in Tucum?n, Argentina, where an assembly of delegates from several provinces of the country Declaration of Independence of Argentina from Spain on 9 July, 1816....
.

Signatories of the declaration


  • Francisco Narciso de Laprida
    Francisco Narciso de Laprida

    Francisco Narciso de Laprida was an Argentina lawyer and politician. He was a deputy for San Juan, Argentina at the Congress of Tucum?n, and president of it on July 9 1816, when the Declaration of Independence of Argentina took place....
    , Deputy for San Juan, President
  • Mariano Boedo
    Mariano Boedo

    File:Mariano Boedo.jpgMariano Boedo was an Argentina statesman and soldier. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Salta
    Salta Province

    Salta is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa Province, Chaco Province, Santiago del Estero Province, Tucum?n Province and Catamarca Province....
    , Vice-president
  • José Mariano Serrano
    José Mariano Serrano

    Jos? Mariano Serrano was a Bolivian-born statesman and jurist. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n of 9 July 1816 which Argentine Declaration of Independence of the Viceroyalty of the River Plate and presided over the assembly that declared the independence of Bolivia....
    , Deputy for Charcas
    Charcas

    Charcas is the name of*Charcas Province - a province in the Bolivian Departamento Potos?*Real Audiencia of Charcas - one of six political units of the Viceroyalty of Peru...
     (present Bolivia
    Bolivia

    The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
    ), Secretary
  • Juan José Paso
    Juan José Paso

    Juan Jos? Paso, was an Argentina politician who participated in the events that started the Argentine War of Independence known as May Revolution of 1810....
    , Deputy for Buenos Aires
    Buenos Aires Province

    Buenos Aires Province is the most populated Provinces of Argentina of Argentina. The city of Buenos Aires, located next to provincial territory, is an autonomous city and not part of the province....
    , Secretary
  • Dr. Antonio Sáenz
    Antonio Sáenz

    Antonio S?enz was an Argentina statesman, educator and cleric. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n of July 9, 1816 which Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Buenos Aires
    Buenos Aires Province

    Buenos Aires Province is the most populated Provinces of Argentina of Argentina. The city of Buenos Aires, located next to provincial territory, is an autonomous city and not part of the province....
  • Dr. José Darragueira
    José Darragueira

    Jos? Darregueira was a Peruvian-born statesman and lawyer. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Buenos Aires
    Buenos Aires Province

    Buenos Aires Province is the most populated Provinces of Argentina of Argentina. The city of Buenos Aires, located next to provincial territory, is an autonomous city and not part of the province....
  • Frair Cayetano José Rodríguez
    Cayetano José Rodríguez

    Cayetano Jos? Rodr?guez was an Argentina cleric, journalist and poet. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n of 9 July 1816 which Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Buenos Aires
    Buenos Aires Province

    Buenos Aires Province is the most populated Provinces of Argentina of Argentina. The city of Buenos Aires, located next to provincial territory, is an autonomous city and not part of the province....
  • Dr. Pedro Medrano
    Pedro Medrano

    Pedro Medrano was a Uruguayan-born Argentina statesman and lawyer. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Buenos Aires
    Buenos Aires Province

    Buenos Aires Province is the most populated Provinces of Argentina of Argentina. The city of Buenos Aires, located next to provincial territory, is an autonomous city and not part of the province....
  • Dr. Manuel Antonio Acevedo
    Manuel Antonio Acevedo

    Manuel Antonio Acevedo was an Argentina statesman, lawyer and priest. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Catamarca
    Catamarca Province

    Catamarca is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The capital is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, usually shortened to Catamarca....
  • Dr. José Ignacio de Gorriti
    José Ignacio de Gorriti

    General Jos? Ignacio de Gorriti was an Argentina statesman, soldier and lawyer. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Salta
    Salta Province

    Salta is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa Province, Chaco Province, Santiago del Estero Province, Tucum?n Province and Catamarca Province....
  • Dr. José Andrés Pacheco de Melo
    José Andrés Pacheco de Melo

    Jos? Andr?s Pacheco de Melo was an Argentina statesman and priest. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Chichas (present Bolivia
    Bolivia

    The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
    )
  • Dr. Teodoro Sánchez de Bustamante
    Teodoro Sánchez de Bustamante

    Teodoro S?nchez de Bustamante was an Argentina statesman, lawyer and soldier. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Jujuy
    Jujuy Province

    Jujuy is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta Province to the east and south....
  • Eduardo Pérez Bulnes
    Eduardo Pérez Bulnes

    Eduardo P?rez Bulnes was an Argentina statesman. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Córdoba
    Córdoba Province (Argentina)

    C?rdoba is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the center of the country. Its capital, C?rdoba, Argentina, is the second largest city in the country....
  • Tomás Godoy Cruz
    Tomás Godoy Cruz

    Tom?s Godoy Cruz was an Argentina statesman and businessman. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on July 9, 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Mendoza
    Mendoza Province

    Mendoza is one of the Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo, Argentina region. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise San Juan Province, Argentina, San Luis Province, La Pampa,and Neuqu?n Province....
  • Dr. Pedro Miguel Aráoz
    Pedro Miguel Aráoz

    Pedro Miguel Ar?oz was an Argentina statesman and priest. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Tucumán
    Tucumán Province

    Tucum?n is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The capital is San Miguel de Tucum?n, often shortened to Tucum?n....
  • Dr. Esteban Agustín Gazcón
    Esteban Agustín Gazcón

    Esteban Agust?n Gazc?n was a Bolivian-born statesman and lawyer. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Buenos Aires
    Buenos Aires Province

    Buenos Aires Province is the most populated Provinces of Argentina of Argentina. The city of Buenos Aires, located next to provincial territory, is an autonomous city and not part of the province....
  • Pedro Francisco de Uriarte
    Pedro Francisco de Uriarte

    Pedro Francisco Uriarte was an Argentina statesman and priest. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Santiago del Estero
    Santiago del Estero Province

    Santiago del Estero is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the north of the country. Neighbouring provinces are from the north clockwise Salta Province, Chaco Province, Santa Fe Province, C?rdoba Province, Argentina, Catamarca Province and Tucum?n Province....
  • Pedro León Gallo
    Pedro León Gallo

    Pedro Le?n D?az Gallo was an Argentina statesman and priest. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Santiago del Estero
    Santiago del Estero Province

    Santiago del Estero is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the north of the country. Neighbouring provinces are from the north clockwise Salta Province, Chaco Province, Santa Fe Province, C?rdoba Province, Argentina, Catamarca Province and Tucum?n Province....
  • Pedro Ignacio Rivera
    Pedro Ignacio Rivera

    Pedro Ignacio Rivera was a Bolivian-born statesman and lawyer. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Mizque
    Mizque Province

    Mizque is a province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Mizque.The province, in 1992, had a population of 27,959 inhabitants, mostly Indigenous peoples of the Americas citizens of Quechuas descent....
     (present Bolivia
    Bolivia

    The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
    )
  • Dr. Mariano Sánchez de Loria
    Mariano Sánchez de Loria

    Mariano S?nchez de Loria was an Bolivian-born statesman and lawyer. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Charcas
    Charcas

    Charcas is the name of*Charcas Province - a province in the Bolivian Departamento Potos?*Real Audiencia of Charcas - one of six political units of the Viceroyalty of Peru...
     (present Bolivia
    Bolivia

    The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
    )
  • Dr. José Severo Malabia
    José Severo Malabia

    Jos? Severo Malabia was an Bolivian-born statesman and lawyer. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Charcas
    Charcas

    Charcas is the name of*Charcas Province - a province in the Bolivian Departamento Potos?*Real Audiencia of Charcas - one of six political units of the Viceroyalty of Peru...
     (present Bolivia
    Bolivia

    The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
    )
  • Dr. Pedro Ignacio de Castro Barros
    Pedro Ignacio de Castro Barros

    Pedro Ignacio de Castro Barros was an Argentina statesman and priest. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for La Rioja
    La Rioja Province (Argentina)

    La Rioja is a one of the provinces of Argentina and is located in the west of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Catamarca Province, C?rdoba Province, Argentina, San Luis Province and San Juan Province, Argentina....
  • Lic. Gerónimo Salguero de Cabrera y Cabrera
    Gerónimo Salguero de Cabrera y Cabrera

    Ger?nimo Salguero de Cabrera y Cabrera was an Argentina statesman and lawyer. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n, which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Córdoba
    Córdoba Province (Argentina)

    C?rdoba is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the center of the country. Its capital, C?rdoba, Argentina, is the second largest city in the country....
  • Dr. José Colombres
    José Colombres

    File:JoseEusebioColombres.JPGJos? Eusebio Colombres was an Argentina statesman and bishop. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n of 9 July 1816 which Argentine Declaration of Independence, and is credited with the foundation of the important sugar cane industry in Tucum?n Province....
    , Deputy for Catamarca
    Catamarca Province

    Catamarca is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The capital is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, usually shortened to Catamarca....
  • Dr. José Ignacio Thames
    José Ignacio Thames

    Jos? Ignacio Thames was an Argentina statesman and priest. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on July 9, 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Tucumán
    Tucumán Province

    Tucum?n is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The capital is San Miguel de Tucum?n, often shortened to Tucum?n....
  • Frair Justo de Santa María de Oro
    Justo de Santa María de Oro

    Justo de Santa Mar?a de Oro y Albarrac?n was an Argentina statesman and bishop. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for San Juan
  • José Antonio Cabrera
    José Antonio Cabrera

    Jos? Antonio Cabrera y Cabrera , was an Argentina statesman and lawyer. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Córdoba
    Córdoba Province (Argentina)

    C?rdoba is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the center of the country. Its capital, C?rdoba, Argentina, is the second largest city in the country....
  • Dr. Juan Agustín Maza
    Juan Agustín Maza

    Juan Agust?n Maza was an Argentina statesman and lawyer. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucum?n which on 9 July 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence....
    , Deputy for Mendoza
    Mendoza Province

    Mendoza is one of the Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo, Argentina region. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise San Juan Province, Argentina, San Luis Province, La Pampa,and Neuqu?n Province....
  • Tomás Manuel de Anchorena, Deputy for Buenos Aires
    Buenos Aires Province

    Buenos Aires Province is the most populated Provinces of Argentina of Argentina. The city of Buenos Aires, located next to provincial territory, is an autonomous city and not part of the province....