The Republic of Entre Ríos was a short-lived
republic
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in
South America
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in the early nineteenth century. Comprising approximately of what are today the
Argentine
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provinces
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of
Entre Ríos and
Corrientes, the country was founded in 1820 by the
caudillo
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General
Francisco Ramírez (who styled himself ''jefe supremo'', supreme chief) and lasted only one year.
On September 28, 1821, Lucio Norberto Mansilla was elected Governor of the Province of Entre Rios, and the Republic was subsequently dissolved.
In spite of the "Republic" in its title, Ramirez never really intended to declare an independent Entre Rios. Rather, he was making a political statement in opposition to the monarchist and centralist ideas that back then permeated Buenos Aires' politics.
See also
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History of Argentina
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List of extinct states
References
Former political divisions related to Argentina
1820 establishments in South America
1821 disestablishments in South America
Argentine Civil War
19th-century colonization of the Americas
States and territories established in 1820
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