The judicialization of political dissidence in the Rioplatense revolution, 1810-1820

Abstract

This article studies the role that judicial processes had in the resolution of the disputes of the ruling elite in the Río de la Plata during the period 1810-18120. Its substantiation is explored in three possible scenes: in the face of conspiracies, tumults and mutinies that represented a threat to the central power; as a derivation of military defeats; and for evaluating the performance of governors who had ceased their functions to determinate their political responsibilities.