The 1833 Expulsion Lie Refuted: How 22 Out of 26 Civilian Residents Freely Chose British Rule
El Mito de la Expulsión de 1833 Refutado: Cómo 22 de los 26 Civiles Eligieron la Protección Británica
On 2-3 January 1833, Captain John James Onslow in HMS Clio arrived at Berkeley Sound with Admiralty orders to restore British authority. Onslow met Argentine Captain José María Pinedo, whose mutinous soldiers had recently murdered their own governor, Major Mestivier.
Onslow instructed Pinedo and his armed soldiers and convicts to depart aboard the ARA Sarandí, returning the Argentine flag folded with full military honors. Not a single shot was fired.
Crucially, Onslow specifically asked the 26 civilian residents living at Port Louis whether they wished to leave or stay. Official Admiralty and AGN census records prove that 22 of the 26 civilians—including German, French, British, and Argentine gauchos and domestic staff—voluntarily chose to remain under British rule. The 'expulsion of the population' is a manufactured fraud.
📜 Primary Evidentiary Citations Fuentes Primarias y Evidencia Documental
Official Log and Civilian Census of HMS Clio (Captain John James Onslow, 1833)
Documented the peaceful reassertion of British authority. Confirmed that 22 of 26 civilian inhabitants voluntarily chose to remain under British protection.
Official Log and Civilian Census of HMS Clio (Captain John James Onslow, 1833)
Documented the peaceful reassertion of British authority. Confirmed that 22 of 26 civilian inhabitants voluntarily chose to remain under British protection.
Convention for Re-establishing Perfect Relations of Friendship (Arana-Southern Treaty)
Comprehensive bilateral peace settlement terminating all pre-existing differences without reservation of the Falkland Islands.
Convention for Re-establishing Perfect Relations of Friendship (Arana-Southern Treaty)
Comprehensive bilateral peace settlement terminating all pre-existing differences without reservation of the Falkland Islands.