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  Uruguay - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The main chains are the Cuchilla de Haedo on the north and west and the Cuchilla Grande on the south and east.
The sarsaparilla even colours the water of the Rio Negro and gives it its name-the "fl river." Fauna.-Among wild animals the tiger or ounce-called in the Guarani language the ja-gud or "big dog"-and the puma are found on the frontier of Brazil and on the wooded islets and banks of the larger rivers.
The principal reptiles are a lizard, a tortoise, the vivora de la crux (a dangerous viper, so called from marks like a cross on its head) and the rattlesnake in Maldonado and the stony lands of Minas.
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 List of invasions
1964 invasion of the Turkish Cypriot Enclave Kokkina by Cyprus and Greece
1220-1224 invasion of Georgians and the Cumans of the Caucasus, the Kuban, Astrakhan, Russia, Ukraine by Mongols
409 invasion of the NW of the Iberian peninsula by Suebians
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 Río de la Plata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Río de la Plata (Spanish: "Silver River") — which is often referred to in English-speaking countries as the River Plate (as in the Battle of the River Plate), or sometimes as the [La] Plata River — is the estuary formed by the combination of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River.
The basin drained by the main tributaries of the Río de la Plata (the Uruguay and Paraná, and the important Paraná tributary, the Paraguay) covers approximately one fifth of South America, including area in southeastern Bolivia, southern and central Brazil, the entire nation of Paraguay, most of Uruguay and northern Argentina.
The Río de la Plata is an habitat for the rare La Plata Dolphin, sea turtles (Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas, and Dermochelys coriacea), and many species of fish.
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 Spain's Road to Empire, by Henry Kamen
La tarde llega a su fin, y allá a lo lejos en la bahía contemplo cómo un ferry español se mueve por las brillantes y transparentes aguas hacia Algeciras.
Parece de hecho que la mayoría de la gente quiere continuar tal como está, pero sin las molestias en la frontera.
La presión fuerza a los gibraltareños a sentirse británicos, mientras que la cooperación les ayudaría a reconocer que existen otros caminos hacia delante.
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 Argentina: A Short History
The north is sometimes further sub-divided: the Andean north (broadly the provinces of Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, Catamarca, and La Rioja); the Chaco (Formosa, Chaco, and Santiago del Estero); Mesopotamia (Misiones, Corrientes, and Entre Ríos).
Hence it was hardly surprising that before the establishment of the Río de la Plata viceroyalty the economic as well as the administrative focus of the territories of south-eastern Spanish America were centred on the Andean plateau and coastal region.
By February 1807, British forces remaining in the River Plate were firmly dug in across the river in Montevideo, awaiting the arrival of Whitelocke and some 10,000 war-hardened veterans.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Juan Gregorio de las Heras
Juan Gregorio de las Heras (Buenos Aires, 1780 – Santiago de Chile, 1866) was an Argentine military who took part in the South American Wars of Independence and was also a governor of the province of Buenos Aires.
He fought for the resistance against the British invasions of the Río de la Plata (1806–1807) and then entered the Army.
De las Heras finally moved and settled in Chile, and died in Santiago in 1866, at the age of 86.
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 MAPA_ARGENTINA_CENTRO
Lying on the western shore of the Río de la Plata –the widest river on Earth– Buenos Aires extends its territory along 202 km2.
La primera fundación de Buenos Aires llevada a cabo en el año 1536, fue realizada sin éxito por Pedro de Mendoza, ya que cuatro años más tarde, los indígenas obligaron a los españoles a abandonar la ciudad.
Sus tres millones de habitantes crecen en más de un millón diariamente gracias a gente de localidades vecinas que llegan para trabajar, comprar, estudiar o pasear.
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 Wikidpedia - The free online encyclopedia - Buenos Aires   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Spanish seaman Juan Díaz de Solís was the first European to reach the Río de la Plata, in 1516, but his expedition was cut short by an attack in which he was killed by the native Charrúa or Guaraní tribe.
During the British invasions of the Río de la Plata British forces invaded Buenos Aires twice in 1806–1807 but were repulsed by local militias.
De la Rúa's successor, Aníbal Ibarra, won two elections, but was impeached (and ultimately deposed on 6 March 2006) as a result of the fire at República Cromagnon concert hall, which killed almost 200 people.
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 Places to Visit in Buenos Aires
It was built by British residents in commemoration of the centennial of the Revolution of May and was inaugurated on May 24, 1916.
It was known as the "Campo de la Gloria" (Battlefield of Glory) in the early 1800's for being the place where the people of Buenos Aires heroically defended themselves against the British invasion of 1807.
Avenida Costanera Sur, by the Rio de La Plata.
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 Argentina - Provincia de Cordoba
Córdoba de la Nueva Andalucía (nowdays Córdoba) was founded as a middle point on that route on July 6, 1573 by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera.
The Colegio Convictorio de Nuestra Señora de Monserrat is founded by the Jesuits in 1599, and in 1622 it became the Universidad de Córdoba ("University of Cordoba") in 1622, the first one in Argentina.
Ortiz de Ocampo attacked the city and executed the leaders of the opposition, among whom was Santiago de Liniers, leader of the resistance during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata.
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 Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires was the capital of the Viceroyalty of the RГ­o de la Plata.
Spanish seaman Juan DГ­az de SolГ­s discovered the RГ­o de la Plata (River Plate) in 1516 but his expedition was cut short by an attack in which he was killed (and supposedly cannibalized) by the native CharrГєa or GuaranГ­ tribe (disputed).
During the British invasions in RГ­o de la Plata British forces invaded Buenos Aires twice in 1806-1807 but were rebuffed by the local colonial militia.
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 Buenos Aires, Argentina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Spanish seaman Juan Díaz de Solís discovered the Rio de la Plata river (River Plate) in 1516 but his expedition was cut short by an attack in which he was killed (and supposedly cannibalized) by the native Charrua or Guarani tribe (disputed).
During the British invasions in Rio de la Plata British forces invaded Buenos Aires three times in 1806-1807 but were rebuffed by the local colonial militia.
The silent marches of their mothers (Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo) are the most well-known image of Argentine suffering during the dictatorship.
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 Salta: History of the City and Legends from the area
In April 16, 1582, Hernando de Lerma founded the “City of Lerma in the Salta” on the banks of the Arenales River with the purpose of offering defense and support to commerce and communications from Santiago del Estero to Perú.
In 1776, the Viceregency of the Río de la Plata was established and in 1784 a new Service Corps was created with its headquarters in Salta.
Back in Salta after the death of his father, this young man was appointed to the border, a destination that enabled him to broaden his knowledge of the territories of the province and show his skill as a rider and his capacity for organization and command.
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 Orsborn has memories from time in Navy | mountvernonnews.com
As the summer wore on, the Quincy sailed into the neutral waters of Rio de la Plata, or the River Plate, an estuary and natural harbor that separates the South American port xities of Montevideo, Uruguay, and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
In Rio de la Plata, Orsborn saw the half-submerged wreckage of the Admiral Graf Spee, a famous German warship that had fled to the harbor in 1939 after it took heavy damage in a battle with three British ships.
Rio de la Plata was a strange place to be in 1940.
www.mountvernonnews.com /local/06/11/10/vets.orsborn.html   (1884 words)

  
 British invasions of the Río de la Plata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The British invasions of the Río de la Plata (Spanish: Invasiones Inglesas al Río de la Plata) were a series of unsuccessful British attempts to seize control of the Spanish colonies located around the La Plata Basin in South America.
The La Plata Basin, scene of the British invasions in 1806 and 1807.
Having to fight the British invasions by themselves, with little help from the Spanish Crown, and given the Spanish King was captured by Napoleon, the idea of the independence from Spain grew stronger.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_invasions_of_the_R%C3%ADo_de_la_Plata   (1181 words)

  
 Lalor, Cyclopaedia of Political Science, V.1, Entry 78, ARGENTINE CONFEDERATION: Library of Economics and Liberty
But the difference in habits and intellectual culture between inhabitants of cities and those of the rural districts, has created between the two classes an antagonism which, on account of the crimes and acts of violence it has caused, is second to none of the most lamentable race-antipathies recorded in history.
was 25,000,000; the foreign debt, 5,000,000 francs; another British loan, 56,000,000 francs; the sum due to Brazil, 6,600,000 francs; and a loan negotiated in London in 1871, at six per cent., with a sinking fund of two per cent., amounting to 150,000,000 francs.
Its imports into the states crossed by the Rio de la Plata amounted to 26,000,000 francs in 1863 and in 1870, and its exports from these states reached the figure of 31,000,000 francs in 1863, and 61,000,000 in 1870.
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 Argentina: History - K12 Academics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The central and southern areas (Pampas and Patagonia) were dominated by nomadic cultures, unified in the 17th century by the Mapuches, and never conquered by the Europeans.
In 1806 and 1807 the British Empire invaded the Viceroyalty, but the creole population managed to repel the invasions.
The Menem and de la Rúa administrations faced diminished competitiveness of exports, massive imports which damaged national industry and reduced employment, chronic fiscal and trade deficits, and the contagion of several economic crises.
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 Argentina information - Search.com
The Legislative power is vested in both the government and the parliament; the bicameral National Congress or Congreso de la Nación, consisting of a Senate (Senado) of 72 seats, and a Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) of 257 members.
The Argentine Supreme Court of Justice has 7 members, which are appointed by the Consejo de la Magistratura de la Nación; a secretariat composed by representatives of judges, lawyers, the Congress, and the Executive Power.
The steppes and plains, of Patagonia from the Tertiary period are in the provinces of Neuquen, Rio Negro, Chubut and Santa Cruz.
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 Beresford, William Carr Beresford, Viscount - HighBeam Encyclopedia
Beresford, William Carr Beresford, Viscount 1768-1854, British general.
He served with distinction in Egypt (1801-3) and participated (1806) in the capture of Cape Colony (later Cape Province, South Africa) from the Dutch.
An Australian perspective on the English invasions of the Rio de la Plata in 1806 and 1807 (1).
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 Brief Argentina history lesson prior to your fly fishing adventure
After the establishment of the Virreinato del Río de la Plata in 1776, these lands began to stand out as a political and economic units of some relevance; a fact which did not pass unnoticed to British eyes.
In the beginning, population density was distributed among different points of the interior, but, thanks to the prosperity of the stockbreeders and the merits of the port of Buenos Aires, from which leather, tallow and wool were exported, economic activity became increasingly centered in Buenos Aires.
After the Napoleonic invasion of Spain and the consequent imprisonment of their king, a revolutionary wave broke out in the colony still ruled by the Virreinato del Río de la Plata.
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 Amazon.com: Profile For Fano Marco: Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The two Robertson brothers, from Scotland, managed to witness the main events of southern South America, from the British invasions (1807) to the economical crisis of 1830.
Professor De Marco is a dedicated researcher, who has gone through a lot of documents to write this book.
De Marco gives an accurate account of how the argentine army was organized, where the recruits came from, how they dressed, which weapons they had, how the medics were organized etc. But if you want to know what the war was about and what happened in it, you'll have to look elsewhere.
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Situated on the banks of Lake Nahuel Huapi, Bariloche is the heart and soul of the famous Lake District, on the border between Argentina and Chile.
Located on the banks of the Rio de la Plata, the widest estuary in the world, Buenos Aires is a modern and dynamic city that still keeps some of its old traditions.
Armaçao de Buzios, once a supply point for French pirate ships, gained international status with the visit of French actress Brigitte Bardot in the 60's, when...
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 WWW-VL: History Index: Argentina:
Archivo de la Academia Nacional de la Historia.
La Política migratoria y las prácticas concretas en la pos Segunda Guerra, ed.
Agencias estatales y actores que intervenieron en la inmigración de criminales de guerra, ed.
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 Uruguay - Chapter 1. Historical Setting
Colonization by Spain began to increase, however, when Portugal showed an interest in expanding Brazil's frontiers to the Río de la Plata Estuary in the late seventeenth century (see fig.
British diplomatic mediation ended the conflict and resulted in the recognition of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (República Oriental del Uruguay) as an independent state.
Nevertheless, civil wars, invasions, and foreign intervention continued to disrupt the nation's development until the end of the nineteenth century.
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 SFEI: Biological Invasions Program Information
Our study of biological invasions in the San Francisco Estuary found that exotic organisms dominate many important habitats in the ecosystem in terms of species, number of organisms and biomass, leading to the conclusion that it is one of the most invaded aquatic ecosystems and perhaps the most invaded estuary in the world.
The overall project is to investigate and model the dynamics and impacts (including non-market economic impacts) of the invasion and spread of the exotic cordgrass Spartina alterniflora on the Pacific Coast.
SFEI's component is to investigate the impacts of the invasion on nesting passerine birds in San Francisco Bay saltmarshes, particularly the impacts on and interactions between saltmarsh song sparrows and marsh wrens.
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 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on HACKED BY TURK-SOPHİA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
British Invasions in Rio de la Plata (en)
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 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Buenos Aires   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Buenos Aires is located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent, opposite Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay.
Spanish seaman Juan Díaz de Solís discovered the Río de la Plata in 1516 but his expedition was cut short by an attack in which he was killed (and supposedly cannibalized) by the native Charrúa or Guaraní tribe (disputed).
During the British invasions of the Río de la Plata British forces invaded Buenos Aires twice in 1806andndash;1807 but were rebuffed by local militias.
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 The Brazil Current
In addition to his detailed descriptions of these currents, it was Rennell who first determined that the BC was weaker than the North Brazil Current and was among the first to map out the surface currents along the New World continents (Peterson et al., 1996).
The BC is then, in part, deflected to the east offshore of Rio de la Plata, a region known as the Brazil-Malvinas Confluence Zone (BMC), one of the most energetic regions in all the oceans (Sarceno et al.,2004).
The first zone is located over the shelf and experiences temperature variability of 7-10 degrees, which is controlled by both winter invasions of subantarctic water from the Malvinas Current and discharges from Rio de la Plata and Patos-Mirim.
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