Revolutionary Riots of Buenos Aires (1811)

In April 1811, political tensions in Buenos Aires escalated into public demonstrations. The Saavedrist faction mobilized supporters in the Plaza de la Victoria to pressure the government for the removal of remaining Morenist members from the ruling Junta. This event occurred within the early political framework of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, following the May Revolution of 1810.

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Background and detail

Events of April 1811. On 5 and 6 April 1811, the Saavedrist party positioned people across the Plaza de la Victoria, now known as Plaza de Mayo. This location was situated directly in front of the Fort of Buenos Aires. The demonstrators demanded the dismissal of the last Morenist members of the Junta, marking a significant shift in the executive power dynamics of the emerging state.

Consequences. The governing Junta was dissolved shortly after the June 1811 defeat of Argentine troops at the Battle of Huaqui. Following that dissolution, two successive triumvirates exercised executive power over the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata. Later that year, on 22 November 1811, the First Triumvirate officially adopted the name United Provinces of the Río de la Plata in the 1811 Provisional Statute.

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