At the urging of this general now on the 5-peso note, Argentina declared its independence from Spain July 9, 1816
In 1946 General Juan Pern became president; his 
populist ideology... [DOC] [TLE] Argentinian Independence - May Revolution | don Quijote [PAR] When General San Martn's troops won definitive over the Spanish army, the ... 
Carlos III created the Viceroyalty of the Ro de la Plata, with its capital in Buenos 
Aires.