Argentine Declaration of Independence
| Argentine Declaration of Independence | |
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Congreso de Tucumán (Congress of Tucumán), made by Francisco Fortuny | |
| Ratified | July 9, 1816 |
| Location | Original Act of Independence lost: A copy is preserved in the General Archive of the Argentine Nation. |
| Author(s) | Juan José Paso |
| Signatories | 29 delegates of the Congress of Tucumán |
| Purpose | To announce and explain the independence from Spanish Empire and all other foreign domination. |
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The Independence of the Argentine Republic (or La Independencia de Argentina in spanish) was declared on July 9, 1816, by the Congress of Tucumán. In reality, the congressmen who were assembled in Tucumán declared the independence of the United Provinces of South America, which is one of the official names of the Argentine Republic. The Federal League Provinces, at war with the United Provinces, were not allowed into the Congress. At the same time, several provinces from the Upper Peru that would later become part of present-day Bolivia, were represented at the Congress.