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Jasman and Jonathan

THE HISTORY OF ARGENTINA. Jasman and Jonathan. Important dates. The land of Argentina was found in 1538 by Domingo Martinez de Irala. The city of Buenos Aires was founded in 1580. War breaks out between rebels and the Colonial Government of Spain in 1810 with the revolution of May.

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Jasman and Jonathan

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  1. THE HISTORY OF ARGENTINA Jasman and Jonathan

  2. Important dates • The land of Argentina was found in 1538 by Domingo Martinez de Irala. • The city of Buenos Aires was founded in 1580. • War breaks out between rebels and the Colonial Government of Spain in 1810 with the revolution of May. • Independence Declared July 9, 1816 by the congress of Tucuman. • Great Britain officially recognized Argentine independence in 1825 with signing of the Treaty of of Friendship, commerce, and Navigation. • 1829 Juan Manuel de Rosas was declared Governor of Buenos Aires.

  3. Economics • In 1870, a wave of foreign investment from Europe led to the development of modern agriculture and helped strengthen Argentina's economy. • Cattle ranches and sheep farms makes Argentina’s biggest export of food. • The production of Cattle meat and the export of it helped give rise to Argentina’s dominance in South Americas economy. • Buenos Aires became the main trading port of Argentina

  4. Politics • Buenos Aires became the capital of Argentina. • The first president of Argentina in 1826 was Bernardino Rivadavia. • Shortly after he resigned Civil War broke out. • In 1829 a new president arose. Juan Manuel de Rosas was elected for a three year term as a Federalist. Later he became known as the savior of Argentina. • In 1835 he became the first dictator of Argentina.

  5. Social History and Culture • Argentina’s main religion is and was Roman-Catholic. • Most Argentines are mostly of European descent. • Between the 1850s and 1940, more than 3.5 million immigrants arrived in Argentina. • Argentines are fiercely nationalistic and also have a sense of individuality that derives from the mythical figure of the Gaucho. • Argentines believe in being open, frank, and direct, but also take pride in being tactful and diplomatic. • Goat Corral (Fernando Fader, 1926).

  6. IMPORTANT PEOPLE • Simon Bolivar: Liberator of South America. • Jose de San Martin: the Liberator of Argentina. • Juan Manuel de Rosas: Governor of Buenos Aires Province, and a dictator. Ruled from 1829-1832, then 1835-1852. • Bernardino Rivadavia: the first president of Argentina; Feb 8,1826- July 7,1827. • Justo Jose de Urquiza: the man who defeated Rosas and became the third president. From March 5, 1854- March 4, 1860.

  7. Background • The Spanish Empire established the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata in 1776. • Viceroyalty was short-lived because lack of internal cohesion among the many regions and the lack of the Crown support. • Napoleon’s invasion of Spain, which brought the Spanish crown down in the mainland Europe, but not in the rest of the colonies. • The Creoles that did go to Europe brought back ideas and ideals of the Enlightenment thinking.

  8. The building of a Nation & post Nation • After independence, Argentina had serve political infighting among those vying for power. • One of the nation’s main exports such as the salted beef helped provide Argentina with major contracts with other nations. • After many years under a dictatorship of the newly established government we see that new rebellions break out against the regime. • As with the progression of Argentina’s newly formed government. It goes through a ever changing forms. • An to consolidate their strength in South America Argentina had gone to war over territory, wealth, and power.

  9. Current statuses • Argentina has gone through many Coups that has brought it to its knees with militaristic dictatorships and corrupt officials, also military juntas. • Main export is still beef production that comes from the ranches. • Argentina’s official population estimate of 2009 is 40,134,425. • It has one of the best economies of south America. • It is still heavily almost 90% of the population is still Roman catholic. • The form of government that it has now is a democracy.

  10. Bibliography • Lewis K. Daniel. The History of Argentina. Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2001. This source helped us with the timeline and charts. • A History of the Argentine Republic. London: Cambridge at the UP, 1931. Print. This source helped us find the beginning history of Argentina. • A Brief History of Argentina. New York: University of Texas at Austin, 2003. Print. This source helped us with finding out the main exports of Argentina. • Foster, David William. Culture and customs of Argentina. Westport, Conn: Greenwood, 1998. Print. This source was helpful because it helped us with the Argentinean culture. • Shumway, Nicolas. Invention of Argentina. Berkeley: University of California, 1991. Print. This source helped us with finding Argentina's nation building. • "Argentina -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 03 Nov. 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina>. This website helped us with current statuses.

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