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Declaration of Independence

Name: Declaration of Independence
Start: 1816-07-09
Location: San Miguel de Tucumán

When: July 9, 1816
Where: San Miguel de Tucumán
Part of: Declaration of Independence of the United Provinces of South America at Tucumán

The Congress of Tucumán declared the independence of the United Provinces of South America on July 9, 1816.

The declaration was made in San Miguel de Tucumán. The name 'United Provinces of South America' was chosen to appeal to other Spanish American regions. The text was written in Spanish and translated into Quechua and Aymara.

Sources

Argentine Declaration of Independence Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-03
Congress of Tucumán Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-01

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