History-Argentina

=History of Argentina = = = =Argentina was inhabited by many different indigenous groups; Diaguita and Gurarni. These two tribes were decedents from the Incan group. Argentina was later brought to the world’s attention by a Spaniard explorer he claimed the land in the name of Spain. He named it Argentina because it means silvery land. The Spaniard named it that because he wanted to find treasure. Although, he did not find treasure. He was later killed by the leader of a indigenous group. Argentina was forgotten for some time. Until later in 1527 by an Italian explorer. The indigenous tribes were obviously not happy that they had to follow a new leader. =



= = = = = = = = = =

= Flag of Argentina =

media type="youtube" key="MD5e6IoRKso" height="211" width="369"

Above is the picture of Argentina's flag. It was "officially fixed" in 1978  .The white band stands for peace and honesty. The two blue horizontal stripes stand for many elements. Some are vigilance, truth, loyalty, perseverance, and justice. The yellow sun in the middle of the flag is known as the "Sun of May".

Indpendence of Argentina


=== Above is a picture of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires was founded in 1536. It was out of the spotlight for some time. By the early 1800s, the population grew to 7,500. In 1806, English invasions started occurring. But after six weeks, Juan Martin Pueyrredon trained an army and they reconquered Buenos Aires. English soldiers tried to come back without hurting the city itself. This was a big mistake, because they were easily overruled by the Argentinians. Argentina gained their independence on July 9, 1816. But this was only the beginning. The building of this country took some time, along with some civil wars. But soon, they were able to build what today is Argentina. ===

People

Argentina welcomes immigration from Europe. Also, it has free passage from Europe. But they welcome people of all races to Argentina too. Most people come from the boarder of Paraguay, Bolivia, and Uruguay. The official language is Spanish. There are also various indigenous languages. The Argentinians religions are Christianity (95%), Judaism (2%) and other (3%). The customs the people were brought with them to Argentina. This has given Argentina a diversity it never knew before. ​