May Revolution: Events of the week

SPAIN’S KING IS IN ____________, BUT

VICEROY CISNEROS ANOUNCES HE PRISON
CONTINUES ____________ THE COLONY. GOVERNING

PEOPLE _________ A TOWN MEETING POWER

(“CABILDO ABIERTO”). SPAIN’S KING HAS
DEMAND
NO __________.

PEOPLE´S DEMAND IS __________. THE ACCEPTED

MEETING IS _____________. ORGANIZED
 LEADERS IN BUENOS AIRES __________ INVITE
MEETINGS AND _________ PEOPLE TO
PARTICIPATE
_________________.
ORGANIZE

DURING THE MEETING, PEOPLE AND RESIGN

__________ DEBATE. THEY __________ DECIDE
THE VICEROY SHOULD ___________.
LEADERS

CISNEROS CREATES A ________ COUNCIL. GOVERNOR

HE CONTINUES AS THE ________________. NEW
 CISNEROS WANTS TO ______________
ACCEPT
GOVERNING. PEOPLE DO NOT ___________
IT. CONTINUE

CISNEROS __________ THE COUNCIL.

CREATE
PEOPLE ORGANIZE AND ___________ A
PRESIDENT
NEW COUNCIL.
LEAVES
CORNELIO SAAVEDRA IS THE ____________.
 The May Revolution

1) Read the following sentences and click on the correct option

1) Napoleon took the king of ________ prisoner.

FRANCE SPAIN PORTUGAL

2) __________ ruled the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata.

CISNEROS CORNELIO SAAVEDRA NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

3) Creoles were people born in _______________.

EUROPE AMERICA AFRICA

4) People were not happy about ________ being appointed president.

CISNEROS CORNELIO SAAVEDRA NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

5) _________ was appointed president of the First Local Government on May 25th 1810.

CISNEROS CORNELIO SAAVEDRA NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

2) Put the events in order (from 1 to 5)

Creoles asked for a “Cabildo Abierto”

The First Local Government was created

Cisneros, military leaders and Creoles talked about having a local government.

The Spanish king was taken prisoner.

People were unhappy about Cisneros being president of the local government.