led Paraguayan troops as the Portuguese were old enemies who had annexed many Paraguayan territories.

The double victories of the criollo army over Belgrano weakened the position of the royalists and governor Velasco and helped bolster nationalism amongst the criollo officers who started a plot to overthrow Velasco.

Revolution of May 25

Initially, the plan called for a military uprising to start on May 25, the one-year anniversary of the May Revolution. The military forces, under

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