League of Free Peoples

political organization, Argentina

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The League of Free Peoples was a political organization that emerged along the R\u00edo de la Plata and its tributaries in Argentina. It was led by Jos\u00e9 Gervasio Artigas. In 1820, the League, along with the revolutionary government in Buenos Aires, collapsed. This marked a period where Buenos Aires seemed to be losing its national leadership role, though it later regained prominence as an intermediary between Argentina and foreign governments.12

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…in Buenos Aires and the League of Free Peoples, which had grown up along the Río de la Plata and its tributaries under the leadership of José Gervasio Artigas. But both organizations collapsed in that year, and Buenos Aires seemed to be losing its position as the seat of national…
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…in Buenos Aires and the League of Free Peoples, which had grown up along the Río de la Plata and its tributaries under the leadership of José Gervasio Artigas. But both organizations collapsed in that year, and Buenos Aires seemed to be losing its position as the seat of national…
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