JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<a href="http://www.google.com.ar" target="_blank" id="_anchor">
<span id="_span">text</span>
</a>JavaScript
// javascript pure alternative (browser dependenant code)
//var l = document.getElementById('_span');
//l.click();
//l.onclick() or l.click()
// jquery alternative (browser independent)
$("#_span").click();