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In 1806 and 1807, during the Napoleonic Wars (and labeled as the Anglo-Spanish War of 1796 for the conflicts between Britain and Spain), the United Kingdom of Great Britain launched 2 invasions on the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Rio de La Plata. The attempts made on the colonies were a failure in the short term for Britain, but was one of the major causes of the May Revolution and the subsequent independence movement for Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia.
So what if the British succeeded in taking Rio de La Plata (or to be more realistic, the Viceroyalty's capital of Buenos Aires and the major port of Montevideo), would the British assume control of the region as a colony/protectorate/dominion? Would there still be an independence movement directed against the British? Also, would the Spanish be able to retain a part of the old viceroyalty? (say Bolivia, since it was closer to Peru than to Buenos Aires)
So what if the British succeeded in taking Rio de La Plata (or to be more realistic, the Viceroyalty's capital of Buenos Aires and the major port of Montevideo), would the British assume control of the region as a colony/protectorate/dominion? Would there still be an independence movement directed against the British? Also, would the Spanish be able to retain a part of the old viceroyalty? (say Bolivia, since it was closer to Peru than to Buenos Aires)