The square’s name recalls the May Revolution of 1810. From 1977 it also became a meeting place for the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, seeking answers about children disappeared under Argentina’s military dictatorship. It earns a place because political accountability is pursued outside legislative buildings as well as inside them. The site connects independence, state power and public protest without making those very different episodes equivalent.
Source: Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires.
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