History Of Argentina

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Argentina

Argentina is an independent and republic state which cover most of the southern part of South America. They received their independence from Spain on July 9, 1816. Did you know Argentina has a total forty-two million people? The state capital Buenos Aires is a popular tourist attraction and also their largest city. The ethnicity of the people is ninety-seven percent European that are of Spanish or Italian descent. In my research I found out that ninety-two percent of the people their are Roman Catholic.
The three famous landmarks that I choose are Andes Mountains, Perito Moreno Glacier, and Cueva de las Manos. Here’s an intriguing fact about the Andes Mountains. There has been a recent discovery of mummies believed to be ancient Inca sacrifice. Perito Moreno Glacier is one of the millions of glaciers lakes inside Los Glaciares National Park. The artwork in Cueva de las Manos dates back nearly ninety-five hundred to thirteen thousand year ago.
The primary spoken language is Spanish. Some other spoken Argentian languages are English,German,and French. One of the famous
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The first person I will be talking about is General Manuel Belgrano. He was responsible for adopting their Argentinian flag on February 12, 1812. Bartolome Mitre was born June 26, 1821 and died on January 18, 1906. He was the president of Argentina and instrumental in uniting a country devastated from the war. Justo José de Urquiza,born October 18, 1801, Arroyo Urquiza, Argentina. He died in April 11, 1870 in Entre Rios,Argentina. He was a soldier and also a famous statesman who overthrew the Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas. Che Guevara Byname was born under the the name Ernesto Guevara de Serna was born June 14, 1928 in Rosario, Argentina. He died October 9,1967 in La Higuera, Bolivia he was known for his important role in the guerilla

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