Spanish prestige is weakened in 1808 when…
1804 CE to 1815 CE
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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