I want to ask the following:
1) Was the more crucial date 1810 (Cadiz government in occupied Spain during the peninsular war) or alreay 1808 (start of the mass uprisings in Spain, after the bloodbath at Madrid in early May) ?
2) When was the state's name become Argentina? (afaik originally it was the confederation of La Plata or something similar?)
3) Was the flag used in 1812 for the first time, identical to the one used now for Argentina?
4) When was the new state officially recognised by world powers? (iirc the US recognised it in the 1820s?)
Thanks in advance (needing this for a brief intro in a program about Borges)
very optional: How did the spanish blockading fleet manage to be defeated by a smaller fleet led mostly by inexperienced navy men?
1) Was the more crucial date 1810 (Cadiz government in occupied Spain during the peninsular war) or alreay 1808 (start of the mass uprisings in Spain, after the bloodbath at Madrid in early May) ?
2) When was the state's name become Argentina? (afaik originally it was the confederation of La Plata or something similar?)
3) Was the flag used in 1812 for the first time, identical to the one used now for Argentina?
4) When was the new state officially recognised by world powers? (iirc the US recognised it in the 1820s?)
Thanks in advance (needing this for a brief intro in a program about Borges)
very optional: How did the spanish blockading fleet manage to be defeated by a smaller fleet led mostly by inexperienced navy men?