First National Government

{{short description|Public holiday in Argentina}} {{for multi|the British government|National Government (1931)|the New Zealand government|First National Government of New Zealand}} {{Infobox holiday |holiday_name = First National Government |type = national |image = Bicentenario - Cabildo antes de la proyeccion.jpg |imagesize = |caption = People gathered around the [[Buenos Aires Cabildo]], during the [[Argentina Bicentennial]] |official_name = |nickname = {{langx|es|Primer gobierno patrio}} |observedby = [[Argentina]] |litcolor = |longtype = |significance = |begins = |ends = |date = 25 May |duration = 1 day |frequency = annual |scheduling = same day each year |celebrations = |observances = |relatedto = }} '''First National Government''' ({{langx|es|primer gobierno patrio}}) is a [[Public holidays in Argentina|public holiday]] of [[Argentina]], commemorating the [[May Revolution]] and the creation of the [[Primera Junta]] on 25{{nbsp}}May 1810, which is considered the first patriotic government of Argentina. Along with 9 July, which commemorates the [[Argentine Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], it is considered a [[National Day]] of Argentina. ==History== Commemorations of the May Revolution have been held since 1811, the first anniversary: [[Cornelio Saavedra]] ruled so for Buenos Aires, and [[Manuel Belgrano]] and [[Juan José Castelli]] did the same during their military campaigns at the cities they had under control during the anniversaries. The day was officially declared a national day by the [[Assembly of Year XIII]] on May 5, 1813. The 1816 [[Argentine Declaration of Independence]] provided an alternative national day. In the beginning, this added to the conflicts between Buenos Aires and the provinces in the [[Argentine Civil War]], with the date in May being related particularly to Buenos Aires and 9 July to the whole country.<ref name="enie">{{cite journal |last1= Sigal |first1= Silvia |year= 2010 |title= Mayo, la disputa por el sentido |journal= Ñ |publisher= Clarín |issue= 343 |page= 11}}</ref> This led the unitarian [[Bernardino Rivadavia]] to cancel the celebration on July, and the federalist [[Juan Manuel de Rosas]] to re-allow it, but without giving up celebrations on May. The celebrations in 1857, when Buenos Aires had temporary seceded from the [[Argentine Confederation]], were large and included the remodeling of the Plaza. By 1880, with the [[federalization of Buenos Aires]], the local connotations were removed and the May Revolution was considered the birth of the nation.<ref name="enie"/>

Massive celebrations of the holiday have been a tradition during the 19th century and part of the 20th century, but were slowly forgotten by the end of it.<ref>{{cite journal | author = María Sáenz Quesada |date= June 2010 | title = Entre dos bicentenarios |trans-title=Between two Bicentennials | journal = Todo es historia | issue = 515 | pages = 4–5 | location = [[Buenos Aires]] | issn = 0040-8611 | language = Spanish }} </ref> However, the [[Argentina Bicentennial]] held in 2010 raised again the public interest in the holiday, becoming the most attended public event in the history of Buenos Aires.{{cn|date=May 2018}}

==Legal status== 25{{nbsp}}May is considered a national and non-workable holiday by law 21.329.<ref>[http://www.colegiodecaligrafos.org.ar/codigos/LEY_21329.doc Law Nº 21329]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Requires [[Microsoft Word]]</ref> It is immovable, meaning it is celebrated on 25{{nbsp}}May regardless of day of the week.

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[[Category:1810 establishments in Argentina]] [[Category:Autumn holidays (Southern Hemisphere)]] [[Category:Autumn in Argentina]] [[Category:May observances]] [[Category:May Revolution]] [[Category:National days]] [[Category:Public holidays in Argentina]]