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1810
Cabildoabierto establishes Creole government at Buenos
Aires; slave trade is outlawed
1811
Paraguayans repel invasion from Buenos Aires, over-
throw Spanish governor, and declare independence;
first invasion of Bolivia takes place
1813
Law of the Free Womb is passed to phase out slavery;
second invasion of Bolivia is undertaken
1815
José Gervasio Artigas becomes “protector” of the inte-
rior provinces; porteño troops invade Bolivia for third
time
1816
Representatives in Tucumán declare independence and
establish the United Provinces of the River Plate; José
de San Martín defeats royalist invasion from Peru
1817
San Martín liberates Chile
Age of Caudillos
1820
Buenos Aires government is overthrown; caudillos rule
provinces
1821
University of Buenos Aires is founded
1822
San Martín gives up command of Peruvian campaign to
Simón Bolívar
1824
San Martín departs from Buenos Aires for exile in Paris;
Baring loan of 1 million pounds sterling is acquired in
England
1825
War with the empire of Brazil breaks out
1826
United Provinces defaults on Baring loan
1828
War with Brazil ends; Uruguay becomes independent;
porteño troops rebel and Buenos Aires governor Manuel
Dorrego is assassinated
1829
Juan Manuel de Rosas becomes governor of Buenos
Aires province
1832
English writer Charles Darwin tours the Pampas
1835
Rosas appointed governor of Buenos Aires for second
time, with dictatorial powers
1838
France blockades port of Buenos Aires
1845
Great Britain begins three-year blockade of Buenos Aires
1852
Rosas is deposed by Justo José de Urquiza
1853
Constitution establishes the Republic of Argentina;
slaves are emancipated; national army is formed
1859
Urquiza resigns after losing the battle of Pavón
 
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