hiː ðˈɛn tˈʊk pˈɑːɹt ɪnðə ɹᵻsˈɪstəns tə ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɪnvˈeɪʒənz ʌvðə ɹˈiːoʊ də lˌæ plˈɑːɾə, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə næpˈoʊlɪˈɑːnɪk wˈɔːɹz ænd lˈeɪɾɚ plˈeɪd ɐn ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ɹˈoʊl ɪnðɪ ᵻvˈɛnts ʌvðə mˈeɪ ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn.
He then took part in the resistance to the British invasions of the Río de la Plata, during the Napoleonic Wars and later played an important role in the events of the May Revolution of 1810.