San Nicolás Agreement
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| Date | May 31, 1852 |
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| Location | San Nicolás de los Arroyos |
| Also known as | Acuerdo de San Nicolás |
| Participants | Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos, Corrientes, Santa Fe, Mendoza, San Juan, San Luis, Santiago Del Estero, Tucuman, La Rioja |
| Outcome | Call for the 1853 Constituent Assembly. Secession of Buenos Aires from the Argentine Confederation. |
| Website | http://www.me.gov.ar/efeme/diaconstitucion/acuerdo.html |
The San Nicolás Agreement (Spanish: Acuerdo de San Nicolás) was a pact signed on May 31, 1852 and subscribed by all but one of the 14 provinces of the United Provinces of the River Plate (the exception was Buenos Aires). The treaty consisted of 19 articles, and its goal was to set the bases for the national organization of the young Argentine state. It also served as precedent to the sanction of the Argentine Constitution of 1853.
The agreement named Justo José de Urquiza as provisional Supreme Director of the Argentine Confederation, established the application of the Pact of 1831, and set the gathering for a General Constitutional Congress in the city of Santa Fe.
On April 6, 1852 the Protocol of Palermo was signed after a meeting between the governors of Buenos Aires and Corrientes, and the representatives of Santa Fe and Entre Ríos. The protocol named Justo José de Urquiza in charge of the foreign relationships of the republic as long as the National Congress did not decide who would take the position.
Two days after, Urquiza invited the governor of the provinces to a meeting that would take place on May 20 in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires.
On May 29 began the deliberations to determine the bases of the national organization. The Acuerdo de San Nicolás was signed on May 31, and consisted of 19 dispositional articles and an additional one.
The representatives of the different provinces that adhered to the Pact were Justo José de Urquiza (Entre Ríos), Benjamín Virasoro (Corrientes), Domingo Crespo (Santa Fe), Pascual Segura (Mendoza), Nazario Benavides (San Juan), Pablo Lucero (San Luis), Manuel Taboada (Santiago del Estero), Celedonio Gutiérrez (Tucumán) and Vicente Bustos (La Rioja). Catamarca designated Urquiza as its representative.
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