Federalization of Buenos Aires

The federalization of Buenos Aires was the process by which the city of Buenos Aires, until then capital of the province of Buenos Aires, was politically separated from the latter to put it under direct control of the national government as a federal territory. That had been a constant aspiration of the other provinces of Argentina since the formation of the federation. However, harsh political debates around the issue prevented the federalization until 1880, more than sixty years and a long civil war later.