The trade restriction policies of Argentine strongman…
1852 CE to 1863 CE
As new president of the Argentine Confederation, Urquiza enacts the liberal and federal 1853 Constitution.
Buenos Aires secedes but is forced back into the Confederation after being defeated in the 1859 Battle of Cepeda.
Bartolomé Mitre, overpowering Urquiza in the 1861 Battle of Pavón, secures Buenos Aires' predominance and is elected as the first president of the reunified country.