The History of Argentina

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THE HISTORY OF ARGENTINA
Jasman and Jonathan
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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.

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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 Argentinas
  biggest export of food.
• The production of Cattle meat and the export of
  it helped give rise to Argentinas dominance in
  South Americas economy.
• Buenos Aires became the main trading port of
  Argentina

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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.

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Social History and Culture

• Argentinas 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).

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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.

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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.
• Napoleons 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.

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The building of a Nation post Nation

• After independence, Argentina had serve
  political infighting among those vying for power.
  
• One of the nations 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 Argentinas 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.

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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.
• Argentinas 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.

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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. lthttp//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A
  rgentinagt. This website helped us with current
  statuses.