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In the early 1800s, Argentina was still part of the River Plate Viceroyalty (El Virreinato de Río de La Plata) until it declared a war against the Spanish monarchy on May 25th, 1810. The independence war lasted for 6 years until its victory on July 9th, 1816.

Manuel Belgrano was a revolutionist who founded Argentina along with other Creole revolutionists. A primary source to learn more about why Belgrano participated in the Revolution is his autobiography written in 1814.

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Manuel Belgrano was born in Buenos Aires on June 3, 1770 under an elite Italian-Creole family. He went to University of Valladolid and University Salamanca in Spain for his law career. While he was in Europe, he was influenced by the French Revolution and the Renaissance, and learned about liberty, equality, property and human rights.

Upon his return to Buenos Aires, he became the secretary and attorney of the River Plate Viceroyalty Consulate in 1793.

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