The natives of the city were grouped into three battalions of Patricios, one of them under the command of Cornelio Saavedra; those from the northern provinces into those of Arribeños; the coloureds into those of Pardos and Morenos; the countrymen into three squadrons of Hussars, with Juan Martín de Pueyrredón as the leader of one of them. For their part, the European Spaniards were divided into Galicians, Catalans, Andalusians, Asturians, Vizcainos, etc., according to their place of birth.
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