Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute: Difference between revisions

The British returned in 1771 but for economic reasons decided to leave the Islands in 1774. The British withdrawal was completed in 1776,<ref name="briefhistory2"/>, with a plaque asserting British sovereignty left behind, leaving Spain in total control. From 1774 to 1811, the islands were ruled from [[Buenos Aires]] as part of the [[Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata|Viceroyalty of the River Plate]]. The Spanish governor was withdrawn in 1806, and the islands abandoned by the Spanish settlers by a 8 January 1811 decree of the Governor of Montevideo, in turn leaving a plaque asserting Spanish sovereignty.<ref name="briefhistory2"/><ref name = "Hoffman">