Friday, May 25 1810
On the morning of May 25, in spite of bad weather, a crowd gathered in the Plaza de la Victoria, as did the militia led by
Domingo French and Antonio Beruti. They
demanded the recall of the Junta elected the previous day, the final
resignation of Cisneros, and the appointment of a new junta that did not
include him. Historian Bartolomé Mitre stated that French and Beruti distributed blue and white ribbons,
similar to the modern cockade of
Argentina, among those present. Later
historians doubt it, but consider it possible that the revolutionaries used
distinctive marks of some kind for identification. It was
rumored that the Cabildo might reject Cisneros' resignation. Because
of delays in issuing an official resolution, the crowd became agitated,
clamoring that "the
people want to know what is going on!".
The
Primera Junta was finally established. It was composed by president Cornelio
Saavedra, members Manuel
Alberti, Miguel
de Azcuénaga, Manuel
Belgrano, Juan José Castelli, Domingo Matheu and Juan Larrea, and secretaries Juan José Paso and Mariano Moreno.
