Historedia
Episode 1 of 5

Assumption of Office

When
31 January 1814
Where
Buenos Aires
Part of
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of Argentina

Posadas took office as Supreme Director on 31 January 1814, following the Assembly's concentration of executive power.

The Assembly of Year XIII established the title of Supreme Director. Posadas, previously a member of the Second Triumvirate, assumed this new executive role on 31 January 1814 in Buenos Aires, becoming the first person to hold the title.

Sources

  1. Gervasio Antonio de Posadas Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-05
  2. Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-01

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