La Revolución de Mayo según el relato del Virrey del Río de la Plata Almirante Don Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros

Abstract

The paper reconstructs the view of Viceroy Cisneros about the causes and development of the events that took place on May 25, 1810 in Buenos Aires, analyzing his writings once he returned to Spain and confronting them with other Spanish documents.