First National Government

First National Government
People gathered around the Buenos Aires Cabildo, during the Argentina Bicentennial.

The First Patriotic Government (Spanish: Primer gobierno patrio) is a public holiday of Argentina, commemorating the May Revolution and the creation of the Primera Junta on May 25, 1810, which is considered the first patriotic government of Argentina. Along with the 9th of July, which commemorates the Declaration of Independence, it is considered the National Day of Argentina.

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History

Commemorations of the May Revolution have been held since 1811, the first year since the May Revolution. Cornelio Saavedra ruled so for Buenos Aires, and Manuel Belgrano and Juan José Castelli did the same during their military campaigns at the cities they had under control during the anniversaries. The 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence provided later an alternative national day. In the beginning, this added to the conflicts between Buenos Aires and the provinces in the Argentine Civil War, with the date on May being related to Buenos Aires and the 9 of July to the whole country.[1] This led the unitarian Bernardino Rivadavia to cancel the celebration on July, and the federalist Juan Manuel de Rosas to re-allow it, but without giving up celebrations on May. The celebrations in 1857, when Buenos Aires had temporary seceded from the Argentine Confederation, were large and included the remodelation of the Plaza. By 1880, with the federalization of Buenos Aires, the local connotations were removed and the May Revolution was considered the birth of the nation.[1]

Massive celebrations of the holiday have been a tradition during the 19th century and part of the 20th century, but were slowly forgotten by the end of it.[2] However, the Argentina Bicentennial held in 2010 raised again the public interest in the holiday, becoming the most attended public event in the history of Buenos Aires.

Legal status

May 25 is considered a national and non-workable holiday by law 21.329.[3] It is immovable, meaning it is celebrated exactly on May 25 regardless of day of the week.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sigal, Silvia (2010). "Mayo, la disputa por el sentido". Ñ (Clarín) (343): 11. 
  2. ^ María Sáenz Quesada (June 2010) "Entre dos bicentenarios [Between two Bicentennials]" (in Spanish) Todo es historia (Buenos Aires) (515): 4–5 ISSN 0040-8611 
  3. ^ Law Nº 21329. Requires Microsoft Word
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