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The
May Revolution (Spanish:
Revolución de Mayo) was a week-long series of events that took place from May 18 to 25, 1810, in
Buenos Aires, capital of the
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. This Spanish colony included roughly the territories of present-day Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. The result was the removal of
Viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros and the establishment of a local government, the
Primera Junta (
First Junta), on May 25.
The May Revolution was a direct reaction to Spain's Peninsular War. In 1808, King Ferdinand VII of Spain abdicated in favor of Napoleon, who granted the throne to his brother, Joseph Bonaparte. A Supreme Central Junta led resistance to Joseph's government and the French occupation of Spain, but eventually suffered a series of reversals that resulted in the Spanish loss of the northern half of the country. On February 1, 1810, French troops took Seville and gained control of most of Andalusia. The Supreme Junta retreated to Cadiz and dissolved itself, and the Council of Regency of Spain and the Indies replaced it. News of these events arrived in Buenos Aires on May 18, brought by British ships.
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Donated by Alberto L. González to the City of Buenos Aires in gratitude for 60 years of work in the country, and designed by Santiago Calatrava, the Woman's Bridge spans Dock 3 in Puerto Madero, being not only a Cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge type footbridge, but also a swing bridge, somewhat unique in its asymmetrical arrangement.
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Almagro is a mostly middle-class
barrio (neighbourhood) of
Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
The neighbourhood is delimited by La Plata avenue and Río de Janeiro street to the west, Independencia avenue to the south, Sánchez de Bustamante, Sánchez de Loria and Gallo streets to the east, and Córdoba/Estado de Israel avenues to the north.
Almagro features strong commercial activity along its avenues, and has a high population density due to the many high-rise buildings erected along the railway line. The sectional government of the 6th circuit, which includes Almagro and Boedo, is located on Díaz Vélez avenue opposite Centenario park.[palladian]] monument was donated by the Anglo-Argentine community for the 1910 centennial celebrations
Although many music and dance venues cater to all tastes, Almagro is a stronghold of tango. During his last years, composer and bandleader Osvaldo Pugliese relocated to Almagro and oversaw the creation of the Casa del Tango (Tango House) complex on Guardia Vieja street.
