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The Chuquisaca Revolution was a popular uprising on 25 May 1809 against Ramón García de León y Pizarro, Governor-intendant of the Intendancy of Chuquisaca (or Charcas) (today Sucre, Bolivia). The Real Audiencia of Charcas , with support from the faculty of University of Saint Francis Xavier , deposed the governor and formed a junta . [ 1 ]
Sun of May on the first Argentine coin, 1813. According to Diego Abad de Santillán, the Sun of May represents Inti, the Incan god of the sun. [1]The specification "of May" is a reference to the May Revolution which took place in the week from 18 to 25 May 1810, which marked the beginning of the independence from the Spanish Empire for the countries that were then part of the Viceroyalty of ...
Among the songs inspired by the events of May is the "Candombe de 1810". The tango singer Carlos Gardel sang "El Sol del 25", with lyrics by Domingo Lombardi and James Rocca, and "Salve Patria", by Eugenio Cárdenas and Guillermo Barbieri. Peter Berruti, meanwhile, created "Gavota de Mayo" with folk music.
The May Revolution (Spanish: Revolución de Mayo) was a week-long series of events that took place from 18 to 25 May 1810, in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. This Spanish colony included roughly the territories of present-day Argentina , Bolivia , Paraguay , Uruguay , and parts of Brazil .
It is a companion to the painting The Third of May 1808 and is set in the Calle de Alcalá near Puerta del Sol, Madrid, during the Dos de Mayo Uprising. It depicts one of the many people's rebellions against the French occupation of Spain that sparked the Peninsular War. Both paintings were completed within a two-month period in 1814.
On the Avenida de Mayo, the "Edificio La Inmobiliaria" was inaugurated on May 25. It was designed by Italian architect Luis Broggi. Other guests were president of Chile, Pedro Montt and vice-president of Peru, Eugenio Larraburu y Unanue. Professor Ferdinando Martini represented Italy while General Colmar von der Goltz came from Germany.
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On May 25, 1809, the Chuquisaca Revolution took place, which was a popular uprising against Ramón García de León y Pizarro, president of the Royal Audience of Charcas in the city of Chuquisaca, and also mayor of Chuquisaca. Led by Bernardo de Monteagudo, Jaime de Zudáñez and other followers of Republican ideals, popular protests were held ...