Historia de Belgrano y de la Independencia Argentina

Summary

Historia de Belgrano y de la Independencia Argentina (English: History of Belgrano and Argentine Independence) is an Argentine history book written by Bartolomé Mitre. It is mainly a biography of Manuel Belgrano, but the author expanded the scope into the whole Argentine War of Independence, where Belgrano was involved. It was the first book about the history of Argentina, and as such it was the starting point of the historiography of Argentina. It includes as well the autobiography of Manuel Belgrano, which was published by the first time in this book.

Historia de Belgrano y de la Independencia Argentina
AuthorBartolomé Mitre
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish
SubjectManuel Belgrano
GenreBiography
Publication date
1857
Followed byHistoria de San Martín y de la emancipación sudamericana 

When it was edited, the book generated controversies between the author and Dalmacio Vélez Sarsfield and Juan Bautista Alberdi.