Portal:Argentina/Selected article/Month 08, 2010

Cornelio Judas Tadeo de Saavedra y Rodríguez (September 15, 1759 – March 29, 1829) was a soldier and statesman from the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata that was instrumental in the May Revolution, the first step of Argentina's independence from Spain. Saavedra was the first commanding officer of the Regiment of Patricians formed after the 1806-1807 British invasions, making him a prominent figure in local politics. After the successful 1810 May Revolution, he chaired the Presidency of both the First Junta of Government, and its successor Junta Grande.

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