The succession of thirty-two Spanish governors in the Falkland Islands continued until
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 4:52 am
1811, when the garrison of Puerto Soledad was summoned from Montevideo to defend the Spanish monarchy at the beginning of the Wars of Independence. The first national governments of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata took the Falklands into account in various administrative acts, considering them an integral part of their territory, inherited from Spain by succession of states according to the uti possidetis juris of 1810.
In 1820, under the difficult conditions of the internal shop struggles faced by the emerging Argentine state, Naval Officer David Jewett took possession of the Falkland Islands on behalf of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata in a public ceremony in Puerto Soledad, attended by sealers and whalers of various nationalities, including Americans and British, who called at the islands while carrying out their work. The news was published in the United States and United Kingdom media without any official comment from those countries. Nor did Great Britain express any claim to the Falkland Islands in the process of recognition by the Argentine state, which culminated in the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation of 1825.
During the 1820s, the Argentine governments carried out various acts demonstrating their sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, including the appointment of governors, legislation on fishing resources, and the granting of territorial concessions. Within this framework, Puerto Soledad developed, whose inhabitants raised livestock, hunted sea lions, and provided services to ships that called at port.
In 1820, under the difficult conditions of the internal shop struggles faced by the emerging Argentine state, Naval Officer David Jewett took possession of the Falkland Islands on behalf of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata in a public ceremony in Puerto Soledad, attended by sealers and whalers of various nationalities, including Americans and British, who called at the islands while carrying out their work. The news was published in the United States and United Kingdom media without any official comment from those countries. Nor did Great Britain express any claim to the Falkland Islands in the process of recognition by the Argentine state, which culminated in the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation of 1825.
During the 1820s, the Argentine governments carried out various acts demonstrating their sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, including the appointment of governors, legislation on fishing resources, and the granting of territorial concessions. Within this framework, Puerto Soledad developed, whose inhabitants raised livestock, hunted sea lions, and provided services to ships that called at port.