Hi Children!
How are you today? We hope you are doing great.
We are now in a special week, May Revolution Week. Why is this week so important? Let's find out.
How are you today? We hope you are doing great.
How did May Revolution start?
The revolutionary events began on Friday the 18th of May 1810. It was considered that if there was no King, then there would be no Viceroy and Cisneros would be soon expelled from his position.
The main revolutionary group was made up of:
Nicolas Rodriguez Peña, who would use his house for revolutionary meetings, Juan José Castelli, Manuel Belgrano, Juan José Paso, Antonio Luis Beruti, Eustoquio Díaz Velez, Juan José Viamonte,Feliciano Antonio Chiclana, andJosé Darragueira.
On May 18th, they met at Nicolas Rodriguez Peña's house along with Cornelio Saavedra. In this meeting, they requested a "Cabildo Abierto" to discuss the further steps for the viceroyalty.
On May 19th, after spending the night discussing the future of the nation, Saavedra and Belgrano met with mayor Leyva to ask for the support of the Cabildo of Buenos Aires to open the Cabildo. The wanted to request a "Cabildo abierto" to the king. If the king said no, they said that the people would do it themselves or they would die trying!
Now, let's play Hangman with the underlined keywords from the text.
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And, here is a song about REVOLUTION! to listen to during this week.
4 Non Blondes - What's Up (Official Video)
"And I tryOh my God, do I tryI try all the timeIn this institution
And I prayOh my God, do I prayI pray every single dayFor revolution"
"And I try
Oh my God, do I try
I try all the time
In this institution
And I pray
Oh my God, do I pray
I pray every single day
For revolution"
