The result was the removal Removing of Viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros and the establishment of a local government , the Primera Junta ( `` First Junta '' ) , on May 25 .

Viceroy Cisneros tried to maintain the political status quo , but a group of criollo lawyers and military officials organized Arranging an open cabildo ( a special meeting of notables of the city ) on May 22 to decide Deciding the future of the Viceroyalty .

Delegates denied Agree_or_refuse_to_act recognition to the Council of Regency in Spain and established Building a junta to govern Control in place of Cisneros , since the government that had appointed him Viceroy no longer existed .

To maintain a sense of continuity , Cisneros was initially appointed president of the Junta .