monarchic or republican form of government, but about the relations between Buenos Aires and the other provinces. The supporters of the Inca plan aimed to create a strong centralized government uniting all the Hispanic South America, whereas Buenos Aires attempted to keep its regional hegemony intact. He described them as "Two countries, two causes, two interests, two debts, two credits, two treasuries, two patriotisms, under the external colours of a sole country. Buenos Aires colonizes the provinces in the name of freedom, it has taken them under its yoke in the name of independence". See also Congress of Tucumán Argentine War of Independence Bibliography . História de D. Pedro II. 5 v. Rio de Janeiro: J. Olympio, 1975. Macaulay, Neill. Dom Pedro I: a luta pela liberdade no Brasil e em Portugal, 1798-1834. Rio de Janeiro: Record, 1993. Dom Pedro: the struggle for liberty in Brazil and Portugal, 1798–1834 (1986, ) Footnotes Inca Argentine monarchists Political history of Argentina Argentine War of Independence Manuel Belgrano