Congress of Tucumán

The Congress of Tucamán was the representative assembly of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, which was founded in 1816 and, as the name suggests, first met in Tucumán. On 9 July 1816, he adopted the Declaration on the independence of the former Spanish colony of Argentina. The venue, the "House of Independence ", was rebuilt and is now a museum and National Monument.

Following the May Revolution of 1810, the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata was replaced by the Primera Junta. On April 15, 1815 a revolution ended the mandate of Carlos María de Alvear and a general convention should be convened. Delegates from all provinces of Argentina, each representative for 15,000 inhabitants were sent to the meetings, which began on 24 March 1816. The Congress met in Tucumán in the house of Francisca Bazán de Laguna. The Presidency rotated on a monthly basis and the discussions were endless. On July 9 of this year, finally, the Declaration of Independence was adopted. Congress President at the time was Francisco Narciso de Laprida. The Congress began its work in 1817 in Buenos Aires on, but broke up in 1820.

Signers of the Declaration

• Francisco Narciso de Laprida
• Mariano Boedo
• José Mariano Serrano
• Juan José Paso
• Antonio Sáenz
• José Darragueira
• Cayetano José Rodríguez
• Pedro Medrano
• Manuel Antonio Acevedo
• José Ignacio de Gorriti

• José Andrés Pacheco de Melo
• Teodoro Sánchez de Bustamante
• Eduardo Pérez Bulnes
• Tomás Godoy Cruz
• Pedro Miguel Araóz
• Esteban Agustín Gazcón
• Pedro Francisco de Uriarte
• Pedro León Gallo
• Pedro Ignacio Rivera
• Mariano Sánchez de Loria

• José Severo Malabia
• Pedro Ignacio de Castro Barros
• Gerónimo Salguero de Cabrera y Cabrera
• José Colombres
• José Ignacio Thames
• Justo Santa María de Oro
• José Antonio Cabrera
• Juan Agustín Maza
• Tomás de Anchorena