Timeline May 1853

Events in May 1853 1

• 1853 Argentine Constitution of 1853 adopted Framework for a unified Argentine republic A constituent assembly meeting in Santa Fe adopted the Argentine Constitution on 1 May 1853, establishing a federal republic following decades of civil conflict between unitarians and federalists. The province of Buenos Aires initially refused to join, remaining separate until 1861. The constitution, with amendments, remains the basis of Argentina's government.