Unitarists (Spanish Unitarios) was the name under which the liberal concept of a centralised government in Buenos Aires was known, during the years of civil war, short after the Declaration of Independence of Argentina in 1816, and opposed to the Federalism. Liberalism is a broad array of related ideas and theories of Government that consider individual Liberty to be the most important political goal Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern The Independence of Argentina was declared on July 9 1816 by the Congress of Tucumán. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Federales was the name under which the supporters of Federalism in Argentina were known opposing the Unitarios that claimed a centralised government
The Argentine War of Independence saw the forces of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata fighting the Spanish Royalists that attempted to regain control of their American colonies after the Napoleonic Wars. The Argentine War of Independence was fought from 1810 to 1818 by Argentine forces under Manuel Belgrano and José de San Martín against royalist forces loyal The United Provinces of South America (Spanish Provincias Unidas de Sud América) was the original name of a state that would become the United Provinces of the Río de Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions
After the victorious May Revolution of 1810, discrepancies between the powerful Buenos Aires Province, and the other provinces started to arise, and were tangible during the declaration of independence of 1816. The May Revolution (in Spanish: Revolución de Mayo) was a series of political and social events in the Nineteenth century city of Buenos Aires Province (ˈbwenos ˈaiɾes Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires is the most populated province of Argentina. Regions See also Geography of Argentina The country is also divided into six or seven regions (seven when The Pampas is divided into the Pampas' plains
The Unitarians lost their controlling power in 1820 after the Battle of Cepeda that left the central government divided between Buenos Aires and other of the most powerful provinces. The Battle of Cepeda of 1820 took place on February 1 of that year in Cañada de Cepeda, Santa Fe, Argentina.
After the unsuccessful attempt of the 1826 Constitution, the Unitarians charged against the provincial Federal Caudillos, and achieved the control over part of the provinces. Caudillo is a Spanish ( caudilho in Portuguese word usually used to designate "a political-military leader at the head of an authoritarian power But in 1835 Juan Manuel de Rosas became Federal governor from Buenos Aires (although Rosas's Federalism is often questioned). Juan Manuel de Rosas (born Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rozas y López de Osornio in Buenos Aires, March 30, 1793 &ndash Southampton
Since then, many attempted to defeat Rosas, most notably Juan Lavalle, in a series of more internal wars that lasted around two more decades. Juan Galo Lavalle ( October 17 1797 – October 9, 1841) was an Argentine military figure and political figure Entre Ríos Province Caudillo Justo José de Urquiza, together with support from other provinces, finally defeated Rosas at the Battle of Caseros on February 3 1852. Entre Ríos is a province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region in the northeast of the country Justo José de Urquiza y García ( October 18, 1801  &ndash  April 11, 1870) was an Argentine general and politician The Battle of Caseros was fought near the town of Caseros, more precisely between the present-day train stations of Caseros and Palomar (the actual battlefield is now occupied Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states
Yet the conflicts didn't end there. Unhappy with Urquiza's appointed governor Vicente López y Planes, the Federals started a revolution commanded by Valentín Alsina to re-gain the control of the province. Alejandro Vicente López y Planes (May 3 1785 Buenos Aires - October 10 1856 was an Argentine writer and politician who acted as interim President of Argentina For the city see Valentín Alsina Buenos Aires. Valentín Alsina ( 1802 - September 5, 1869) was Upon the creation of the Constitution in 1853, the notion of a unified Confederation grew stronger, but it was not until after the Battle of Pavón in 1861 that a notion of national unification, under the presidency of Bartolomé Mitre, emerged. The constitution of Argentina is one of the primary sources of exisiting law in Argentina. The Battle of Pavón was a key battle of the Argentina civil wars fought in Pavón, in Santa Fé Province, Argentina, on September 17 1861 The President of Argentina (full title President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the Head of state Bartolomé Mitre Martinez ( June 26 1821 &ndash January 19 1906) was an Argentine statesman military figure and Author
The Argentine unitarians resembled American federalists. They were "men of books and laws," as Borges put it, who sought to produce a constitution, a professional political class and a centralized government divided into executive, legislative and judicial branches. [1]
They were a political group, not a religious one, and not related to the religious Unitarians.