Battle of Cepeda (1820)

The Battle of Cepeda of 1820 took place in Cañada de Cepeda, Santa Fe, Argentina on February 1, 1820.

The battle was the first major between the Unitarians and Federalists as opponents. The provinces of Santa Fe and Entre Ríos, who belonged to the League Federal ( League of the Federalists ), joined together to abolish the centralist constitution of 1819 and with it the government of the United Provinces of Río de la Plata, the Director Supremo de las Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata board. At the time of the battle José Rondeau held the office of the Director. Both provincial leader, Estanislao López and Francisco Ramírez, José Gervasio Artigas were allies of.

The overwhelming victory of the Federalists led to the end of the central authority, established by the Constitution of 1819 in the form of the " Supreme Directorate " and put the Treaty of Pilar the foundation for a new federal organization in Argentina.

Consequences

Some concessions were made to the province of Buenos Aires, were not viable for Artigas, who saw himself as the protector of the Federal League, and called López and Ramírez to amend these passages. However, the two presented themselves against their former allies. Ramirez defeated in a battle, the people Artigas ', whereupon he went into exile in Paraguay.

Ramírez then seized the opportunity to become the hegemonic leader and called on 29 September 1820, the Republic of Entre Ríos from. However, the experiment did not last over the death of Ramírez. On 10 July 1821 he was assassinated by soldiers of his former partner Estanislao López, who fought this time on the side of the provinces of Buenos Aires and Corrientes,.