Spanish prestige is weakened in 1808 when…

1804 CE to 1815 CE

Spanish prestige is weakened in 1808 when Napoleon invades Spain and installs his brother Joseph on the throne.

The cabildo of Montevideo, however, creates an autonomous junta that remains nominally loyal to Ferdinand VII as the king of Spain.

Montevideo's military commander, Javier de Elío, eventually persuades the Spanish central junta to accept his control at Montevideo as independent of Buenos Aires.

In 1810 criollos (those born in America of Spanish parents) from Buenos Aires take the reins of government in that city and unseat the Spanish viceroy.

The population of the Banda Oriental is politically divided.

The countryside favors recognizing Elîo's junta in Buenos Aires; the authorities in Montevideo want to retain a nominal allegiance to the Spanish king.

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Montevideo Montevideo Uruguay View →

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Ferdinand VII of Spain View → Francisco Javier de Elío View → Joseph Bonaparte View → Napoleon View →

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Charrúa View → Tupi people (Amerind tribe) View → Bohán View → Chaná View → Yaro people View → Portuguese people View → Guaraní (Amerind tribe) View → English people View → Spaniards (Latins) View → Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of View → Canary Islanders View → Brazil, Colonial View → Río de la Plata, Viceroyalty of View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View →

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Colonization of the Americas, Spanish View → Napoleonic Wars View → Spanish American wars of independence View →

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