Argentina History Timeline & FactsSouth America - Concise History of the Mesoamerican civilisations
Mesoamericans were the ancient civilisations of South America which is now divided into 12 independent countries consisting of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The diverse civilizations of ancient Mesoamerica included the Olmecs, Toltecs, Aztecs, Incas and Mayans. The Mayans empire covered Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. Click the following link for details of the
ancient South American / Mesoamerican Civilisations History Timeline & Facts Concise History, Timeline and Facts about Argentina
1516 Juan Diaz de Solis became the first European to enter Argentina in search of gold. Many of the indigenous population of Argentina were killed by the diseases brought over by the Europeans
1580 Buenos Aires was established
1680 The Portuguese established a trading post across the Rio de la Plata from Buenos Aires
1776 Spain encompassed all of its territories in south-east South America to create one large colony called the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata
1810 - Overthrow of the king of Spain by Napoleon
1812 Jose de San Martin led the Argentina fight against Spain for Independence
9 July 1816 - The provinces of Argentines officially declared their independence from Spain
1853 Argentina became a republic after adopting a constitution
1859 Buenos Aires refused to become part of the country of Argentina and set up their own independent state. It was defeated by General Bartolome Mitre
1943 Juan Peron rose to power
October 22, 1945 Juan Peron and Eva Marie Duarte ( Evita ) married
1947 Juan Peron elected President and Evita assumed the role of First Lady of Argentina
July 26 1952 - Evita died of cancer
1955 The army and navy rebelled and Juan Peron fled the country
1956 The Constitution of 1853 was restored
1960 Peron married Isabel Martinez
1973 - 1974 Juan Peron elected President of Argentina
1974 Peron died. His wife, Isabel, had been the vice president became the president
March 24, 1976 Isabel Peron was deposed by a military coup and exiled
April 1982 The Falklands War started with the United Kingdom
14 June 1982 Argentina surrendered and General Galtieri was removed from office Click the following link for details of the
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