Argentina's 1810 Revolution: The Week That Changed Everything

In May 1810, Buenos Aires was a powder keg. When news arrived that the Spanish king had been deposed by Napoleon, the city's criollo elite saw their chance. Over a week of tense meetings, street protests, and political maneuvering, they staged what became the May Revolution—not a war of independence yet, but a bold claim to self-rule. This episode follows the key figures: Cornelio Saavedra, the cautious militia commander; Mariano Moreno, the fiery radical; and Viceroy Cisneros, the Spanish official caught in the middle. We walk through the Cabildo Abierto, where 600 men voted to oust the viceroy, and the fraught creation of the First Junta. But the revolution was fragile—internal divisions between moderates and radicals, the threat of loyalist resistance in Córdoba and Montevideo, and the question of whether this was truly a break from Spain or just a temporary measure. We explore the myths versus the messy reality, and how that week in May set Argentina on a path to independence.

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