Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/May Revolution

May Revolution
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 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/May 25, 2013 by BencherliteTalk 09:39, 13 May 2013‎ (UTC)



The May Revolution was a week-long series of events that took place from May 18 to 25, 1810, in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. The May Revolution was a direct reaction to Spain's Peninsular War. In 1808, King Ferdinand VII of Spain abdicated in favor of Napoleon, who granted the throne to his brother, Joseph Bonaparte. Viceroy Cisneros tried to maintain the political status quo, but a group of criollo lawyers and military officials organized an open cabildo on May 22 to decide the future of the Viceroyalty. Delegates denied recognition to the Council of Regency in Spain and established a junta to govern in place of Cisneros, since the government that had appointed him Viceroy no longer existed. To maintain a sense of continuity, Cisneros was initially appointed president of the Junta. This caused popular unrest, so he resigned under pressure on May 25. The newly formed government, the Primera Junta, included only representatives from Buenos Aires and invited other cities of the Viceroyalty to send delegates. This resulted in the outbreak of war between the regions that accepted the outcome of the events at Buenos Aires and those that did not.

1 point for date relevant to article topic, 2 points for widely covered topic, 1 point for my contribution history, and 2 points for lack of similar articles in the last six months. The image shown here is a brighter version of the same portrait used as lead image, it's smaller but better suited for a caption-sized image (the other photo may be too dark in low resolution) Cambalachero (talk) 22:50, 30 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Support: interesting article and underrepresented country.--Chimino (talk) 14:11, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
 * If this runs on 18th May, then Heinrich Bär (below) can have a clear run on 25th May. Thoughts? BencherliteTalk 01:04, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
 * The associated national day in Argentina is in May 25. If a nazi is more important than the birth of a nation for being a centennial of his birth, then I would prefer to decline this request and save it for the next year. Cambalachero (talk) 01:16, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Let's see what people think is the best option here. BencherliteTalk 15:45, 8 May 2013 (UTC)