{"slug": "united-provinces-of-the-rio-de-la-plata", "label": "United Provinces of the Río de la Plata", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Provinces_of_the_R%C3%ADo_de_la_Plata", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738144", "qid": "Q738144", "description": "country in South America (1816–1831)", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [1816, 1828], "span_label": ["1816 CE", "1828 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}], "related": [{"slug": "argentina", "label": "Argentina", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "empire-of-brazil", "label": "Empire of Brazil", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "uruguay", "label": "Uruguay", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "chile", "label": "Chile", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "december", "label": "December", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "october", "label": "October", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "brazil", "label": "Brazil", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "bolivia", "label": "Bolivia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "simon-bolivar", "label": "Simón Bolívar", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1816, "year_label": "1816 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 9", "text": "July 9 – The United Provinces of South America (today Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia and southern Brazil) declares independence from Spain.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363267979#July–September", "title": "1816", "revid": 1363267979, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1817, "year_label": "1817 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 12", "text": "February 12 – Battle of Chacabuco: Argentine and Chilean soldiers of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata defeat the Spanish royalist troops in what is now Chile, marking the turning point in the war against European rule of South America.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360260504#January–March", "title": "1817", "revid": 1360260504, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1825, "year_label": "1825 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October", "text": "October–December – Dispute between the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and the Empire of Brazil over the Banda Oriental region leads to the Cisplatine War.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341744335#October–December", "title": "1825", "revid": 1341744335, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1826, "year_label": "1826 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 8", "text": "February 8 – Unitarian Bernardino Rivadavia becomes the first President of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, now Argentina.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373386632#January–March", "title": "1826", "revid": 1373386632, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1827, "year_label": "1827 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 20", "text": "February 20 – Battle of Ituzaingó (Passo do Rosário): A Brazilian Imperial Army force is tactically defeated on the border of Brazil and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata by Argentine and Uruguayan troops.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362794712#January–March", "title": "1827", "revid": 1362794712, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1828, "year_label": "1828 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "August 27", "text": "August 27 – In South America, the Empire of Brazil and United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (modern-day Argentina) recognize the independence of Uruguay, causing the end of the Cisplatine War. Simón Bolívar declares himself dictator of Gran Colombia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371323922#July–September", "title": "1828", "revid": 1371323922, "section": "Events › July–September"}}]}