Argentina's Independence Day Holiday

In March of 1816, folllowing Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo, representatives of the various provinces met in Tucumán to discuss the future of their country. On July 9 the delegates met in the Bazán family home, now the Casa Histórica de la Independencia museum, to proclaim their independence from Spanish rule and the formation of the United Provinces of South America later the Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata.

Photo of a copy of the Declaration of Independence is displayed with the kind permission of Peter and Jackie Main. For more views, Visit Argentina's House of Independence in Tucuman.