Episode 2 of 5

Decree Against Artigas

When
11 February 1814
Where
Buenos Aires
Part of
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of Argentina

Posadas declared Artigas infamous and offered a reward for his capture shortly after assuming office.

On 11 February 1814, Posadas issued a decree declaring José Gervasio Artigas infamous, deprived of his posts, and an enemy of the fatherland. The decree offered a reward of 6,000 pesos for Artigas's capture, dead or alive.

Sources

  1. Gervasio Antonio de Posadas Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-05

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