[Tango-L] MAY 25th.

[Sergio Vandekier]

This is not tango related. It relates to Argentine history. If you are not 
interested kindly delete.

May 25th. 1810 - Napoleon invaded Spain and the king (Ferdinand VII) was 
taken to prison.

Argentina was part of the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata (together with 
Uruguay, Bolivia and Paraguay). The Viceroy represented the authority of the 
King of Spain, since the king was not longer in power, Argentine patriots 
declared that the viceroy represented nobody and proceeded to form a 
National Junta.  "La Primera Junta de Gobierno" was the first independent 
Argentine government.

The celebration of this event is one of the most important holidays in 
Argentina and takes place today.  It is interesting to notice that 
Independence from Spain was declared six years later on July 9th 1816 after 
several years of independence wars.

Best regards, Sergio.

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