Trips to Argentina: Buenos Aires Historic Streets | Cuba Travel
25 De mayo: After the Spanish created a settlement in Buenos Aires in the 1500s, it became a flourishing port city. Spain sent viceroys to look over the area, in addition to Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. In 1810 Napoleon invaded Spain and overthrew the Spanish government, dissolving the power of the viceroy. News spread quickly and the people of Buenos Aires forced the viceroy out. The first independent government, primera junta, took over on May 25,, 1810. 27 de febrero: The blue and white Argentine flag flew for the first time on February 27, 1812 at the Battle of Liberty. Manuel Belgrano, a famous military leader, politician, and lawyer, is credited with the flags creation. According to legend, during the Argentine War of Independence, Belgrano noticed that both sides of the battle were using yellow and red, and so he changed Argentina’s colors to the ones seen during the May revolution, blue and white. A yellow sun was added to the flag in 1818, creating two separate flags: the ceremonial flag with the sun, and the ornamental flag without the sun. 9 de julio: After the viceroy was replaced, the primero junta governed Buenos Aires, but Spain still legally ruled the city. Military campaigns throughout Argentina and South America led by General José de San Martín, made independence from Spain an increasing reality. Numerous provinces sent representatives to the Argentine town of Tucumán in March 1816 to discuss a solution. After months of debate, a final vote was reached on July 9, 1816. The historic Bazán family home is where the signing of the Acta de la Declaracion de la Independencia Argentina was signed freeing the country from Spanish rule. 3 de febrero: Juan Manuel de Rosa was a powerful farmer and eventually the governor of Buenos Aires in 1829. He ruled Argentina in an absolutist manner and fell in and out of power for 23 years.