United Provinces of the Río de la Plata

United Provinces of the Río de la Plata was a state in Southern Cone (South America) that lasted from 1810 to 1831 CE, about 21 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

State born from the May Revolution, which declared independence at Tucumán in 1816. San Martín's Army of the Andes liberated Chile from here, while provinces fought Buenos Aires in civil wars.

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Facts

Dates

1810 to 1831 CE

Duration

21 years

Type

State

Region

Southern Cone, South America

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Buenos Aires

Came from

• Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata 1776 to 1814 CE

Became

• Argentine Confederation 1831 to 1861 CE

Events in South America during its time

• 1824 Battle of Ayacucho

Neighbours in South America

• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE
• Peru 1821 CE to the present
• Colombia 1831 CE to the present
• Viceroyalty of New Granada 1717 to 1819 CE
• Empire of Brazil 1822 to 1889 CE
• Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata 1776 to 1814 CE
• Gran Colombia 1819 to 1831 CE
• French Guiana 1664 CE to the present
• Dutch Suriname 1667 to 1975 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe

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