Republic of Entre Ríos
The Republic of Entre Ríos was a short-lived republic in South America in the early nineteenth century.[1] Comprising approximately 166,980 km2 (64,470 sq mi)[2] of what are today the Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos and Corrientes,[3] the country was founded in 1820 by the caudillo General Francisco Ramírez (who styled himself jefe supremo, supreme chief)[4] and lasted only one year.[5] On September 28, 1821, Lucio Norberto Mansilla was elected Governor of the Province of Entre Rios, and the Republic was subsequently dissolved.
Republic of Entre Ríos | |||||||||
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 Republic of Entre Ríos (modern-day Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos and Corrientes) | |||||||||
| Status | Unrecognized state | ||||||||
| Capital | Concepción del Uruguay | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| Jefe supremo | |||||||||
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• Established | September 29 1820 | ||||||||
• Ramírez assassinated | July 10 1821 | ||||||||
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| 166,980 km2 (64,470 sq mi) | |||||||||
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In spite of the "Republic" in its title, Ramirez never really intended to declare an independent Entre Rios. Rather, he was making a political statement in opposition to the monarchist and centralist ideas that back then permeated Buenos Aires' politics.
See also
- History of Argentina
- List of extinct states
References
- Lynch, John (1992). Caudillos in Spanish America, 1800-1850. Oxford University Press. p. 41. ISBN 0-19-821135-X.
- Macgregor, John (1847). The Progress of America, from the Discovery by Columbus to the Year 1846. Whittaker and Co. pp. 1020.
- Robertson, James Alexander (1918). The Hispanic American Historical Review. Hispanic American Review. p. 387.
- Tenenbaum, Barbara A. (1996). Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. Prentice Hall International. pp. 533. ISBN 0-684-19754-5.
- Criscenti, Joseph T. (1993). Sarmiento and His Argentina. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 98. ISBN 1-55587-351-0.