Argentina History
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Updated: 12 Mar 2021
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Created byCatherine L Hillebrand
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In 1502, Gonçalo Coelho and Amerigo Vespucci arrived in Modern-day Argentina.In 1512, João de Lisboa discovered Río de La Plata and met native people, and caught word of the Incan Empire.In 1516, Juan Díaz de Solís arrived in Río de La PLata, the first European to set foot in modern-day Uruguay.In 1536, Pedro de Mendoza founded a town near the future site of Buenos Aires. It was promptly abandoned in 1541.The Viceroyalty of Peru was formed in 1542 with Lima as its capital. Modern-day Peru and the Spanish Empire in South America were included.Córdoba is created in 1573 by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera.Pedro de Mendoza’s settlement was re-established by Juan de Garay in 1580.In 1776 The Viceroyalty of the Río de La Plata was formed, with countries including Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and part of Bolivia.In 1810 the May Revolution succeeded when the South Americans learned the the entirety of Spain (other than Cádiz and León) was conquered by France.The Primera Junta was replaced by the Junta Grande in 1810.In 1811 Junta Grande was replaced by
the first Triumvirate.In 1812, José de San Martín landed in Buenos Aires,
Argentina.In 1825, Bolivia declared its independence.In 1828, Uruguay was founded because of the
Cisplatine War (the Argentine-Brazilian War).July 9th, celebrates the declaration of
independence of the United Provinces of
South America by the Congress of Tucumán
in 1816.Slavery abolished in ArgentinaPeriods
In 1806 and 1807 the British attempted to invade Buenos Aires and Montevideo, in Uruguay on the Río de La Plata. They were defeated by Santiago de Liniers, the First Count of Argentina.In 1808 the Peninsular War started and King Ferdinand VII was captured. This gave the South American people the idea that without a king, they should govern themselves.The Cisplatine War (The Argentine-Brazilian War)
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