Argentina was traditionally very close to the UK, which has in general been rather supportive of Argentina in an attempt to get access to its markets, but most importantly, to the River Plate, which grants access to a huge amount of South America's heartland up the Parana and Uruguay Rivers.
After independence, in an attempt to gain legitimacy and European recognition, Belgrano (I think) was sent to Europe to look for a princeling to take the throne. My question is rather simple: what are the chances that, in the middle of the Napoleonic wars, Belgrano goes to London and pleads Argentina's case as an opponent of Napoleon's France, and asks the king to send a relative to rule as king of Argentina?
After independence, in an attempt to gain legitimacy and European recognition, Belgrano (I think) was sent to Europe to look for a princeling to take the throne. My question is rather simple: what are the chances that, in the middle of the Napoleonic wars, Belgrano goes to London and pleads Argentina's case as an opponent of Napoleon's France, and asks the king to send a relative to rule as king of Argentina?