Argentina Timeline. Explorer Juan Dìaz de Solis discovers Rio de la Plata. Spain later claims it and the surrounding region. Spain creates a large colony called the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata. It covers present-day Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and southern Bolivia. Buenos Aires is named its capital. On May 25, armed citizens of Buenos Aires kick out the Spanish Viceroy and establish a government. Argentina declares its independence from Spain. 1880s Argentina becomes a major exporter of wool, wheat and beef. A group of military officers seizes power. Colonel Juan Perón is elected president. Argentina goes to war with Britain over control of the Falkland Islands. The government makes the peso equal to the value of the U.S. dollar. Thousands protest soaring unemployment and increased poverty. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner becomes the first woman to be elected President. Argentina claims a vast territory including the ocean as far as Antarctica and islands that are governed by the British.
Argentina. Argentina i/ˌɑrdʒənˈtiːnə/, officially the Argentine Republic[A] (Spanish: República Argentina [reˈpuβlika aɾxenˈtina]) is a federal republic located in southeastern South America. Covering most of the Southern Cone, it is bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north; Brazil to the northeast; Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east; Chile to the west and the Drake Passage to the south. With a mainland area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi),[B] Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world, the second largest in Latin America, and the largest Spanish-speaking one.
Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. A historical and current middle power and a prominent Latin American and Southern Cone regional power, Argentina is one of the G-15 and G-20 major economies and Latin America's third-largest. Name and etymology History Pre-Columbian era Spanish colonial era. Argentina - History & Culture. Along with numerous nomadic tribespeople, two main indigenous groups existed in Argentina before the European arrival.
In the northwest, near Bolivia and the Andes, was a people known as the Diaguita, while further south and to the east were the Guarani. Together the Diaguita and the Guarani constitute the origins of permanent agricultural civilization in Argentina, both developing the cultivation of maize. The Diaguita are also remembered for having successfully prevented the powerful Inca from expanding their empire into Argentina from what is now Bolivia.
It was perhaps a legacy of this successful resistance that enabled the native peoples of Argentina to carry on a prolonged campaign against colonization and rule by the Spanish. The first Spaniard to land in Argentina, Juan de Solis, was killed in 1516, and several attempts to found Buenos Aires were stymied by the local inhabitants. Policy probably did little to endear Spain to the colonists. Argentina moves to seize control of Repsol's YPF. Moody's Joins YPF Downgrade Rush After Argentina Nationalization. Moody's Investors Service joined Fitch Ratings Service in downgrading Argentina's leading oil and gas company, YPF SA (YPF, YPFD.BA) Tuesday, just a day after the government announced the nationalization of the company.
Moody's lowered YPF's credit rating to B3 from Ba3 and said the rating is on review for a further downgrade. On Monday, Fitch cut the company's rating to B from B+. Considering the nationalization, "Moody's believes that YPF should not be rated higher than the government and has equalized the ratings. " "The ratings review reflects uncertainty regarding how the government will manage YPF, including uncertainty regarding the company's future operating and financial profile," Moody's said.
Moody's said that the rating of Spain's Repsol YPF is stable at Baa2. Argentina's Senate began debating a bill Tuesday to nationalize 51% of YPF's shares, just a day after President Cristina Kirchner announced the plan. Argentine move to seize YPF spoils Sinopec deal. Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations - Argentina 1:3.