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07/05/2019

Amerigo Vespucci Was the First to Visit What Would Be Argentina
Amerigo Vespucci, for whom the Americas were named, was the first European explorer to visit the area near Argentina. In 1516, Juan Díaz de Solís led an expedition for Spain to South America and reached the Rio de la Plata, which would be the basis of the name for the Spanish Colony.

In 1536, Pedro de Mendoza established the settlement of Buenos Aires, though it was to be abandoned five years later. After further exploration, and the establishment of additional settlements, Buenos Aries was founded again in 1580.

The area that would become Argentina served Spain mostly through its river systems, which were used to transport silver and gold from Bolivia and Peru. This leads us to another one of our historical Argentina facts: Argentina was part of the Viceroyalty of Peru until 1776, when the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata was established.

07/04/2019

200 Countries Have a Greater Population Density than Argentina
There’s plenty of elbow room in Argentina! This leads us to another of our Argentina facts. While Argentina has a population of over 40 million people, the area Argentina covers is very large in size compared to its population. There are more than 200 countries in the world with a greater population density than Argentina.

07/03/2019

This Country is the Largest Spanish Speaking Country in the World
From colonial times, Spanish was the main language spoken in Argentina. We are already aware of the fact that Argentina is big, and we know that Argentina is a Spanish-speaking country. This gives us another one of our Argentina facts: Argentina is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world! Many people think Brazil is the largest Spanish-speaking country, but the official language of Brazil is actually Portuguese.

Argentina became a country as a result of a revolutionary war against the Spanish Empire. However, the Argentinians retained Spanish as their official language. This is similar to the United States, where there was a revolutionary war against the British Empire, yet English remained as the official language

07/02/2019

Argentina is Huge – Over 1 Million Square Miles
A lot of Argentina facts tell us about the great size of the country, and Argentina is certainly big! At over 1 million square miles, or over 2.5 million square kilometers, Argentina is the eighth largest country in the world.

Argentina also has a large population. With over 40 million people, Argentina is the 32nd largest country in the world by population, and the third largest in South America. Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina, and is the country’s most populated city, with over 3 million people.

07/01/2019

It Was Named for a Fabled Mountain Made of Silver
The name Argentina comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum. The area that would later become Argentina was rumored to be rich in silver. There was a legend among European colonialists that there was a mountain made of silver in Argentina.

The world for silver in Spanish is plata. Argentina was referred to as the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata and the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata at different times in its history.

In 1826, during the Argentine Civil Wars, the Constitution of Argentina was created. Although it did not last very long, this early constitution was one of the first appearances of the name Argentina in official documents.

In 1853, another constitution was created, and was known as the Argentine Constitution. In 1860, the name of the country was officially the Argentine Republic. People once referred to the country as the Argentine. The country is often referred to as la Argentina from República Argentina (in spanish). Today, the country is simply referred to as Argentina in English.

This is one of the interesting Argentina facts because the name is a Spanish word that was adopted from Latin to refer to the country. Then, the English name for the country was taken from the Spanish reference.

06/29/2019

. People Lived in Argentina More than 10,000 Years Ago
Based on research by archaeologists, we now know that Argentina was never heavily populated. Get ready for another one of our surprising Argentina facts: people lived in Argentina more than 10,000 years ago!

According to archaeological records, native people of all levels of development lived in Argentina in the time before the European settlers arrived.

There were native tribes in the south, who were simple hunters and gatherers. There were also more developed hunters and gatherers living in the south and central parts of the country. These people were conquered by the Mapuche people of Chile.

The most developed people lived in the northeast of the area that would later become Argentina. These were farmers who practiced slash and burn agriculture. In the central part of the country, there were also farmers who raised llama. In the northwest, there was a population of traders, who were conquered by the Incas.

The people who lived in Argentina before the time of European settlement ranged from simple hunters and gatherers to members of more advanced agricultural and trading societies. The level of development in Argentina before the arrival of the colonists is one of the most interesting historical Argentina facts.

06/28/2019

The Cast & Crew from left: George Comtois, Christopher Regan, Denny Hollowell, Jamie Ellen DeOliveira, Kirk Baker, Jeremiah Ginsberg, Kyaunnee Richardson, ...

06/27/2019

Christopher Regan Senior Associate, ASLA

06/26/2019

Kelly Cochran testifies during her February 2017 murder trial in Iron County. The former Caspian woman, who is serving a life sentence in Michigan in the 2014 murder of an Iron River man, has pleaded guilty to killing her husband in Indiana in 2016.

06/25/2019

During the testimony, Frizzo talked about the investigation after she found the remains of Regan and the second of two "field trips" she took with Cochran.

06/24/2019

Chris Regan (left) with Terri O'Donnell.

06/22/2019

Courtesy of Christopher ReganParker Regan, 19, of Mendham, was killed in an Aug. 2 ATV crash in Montana. He planned to attend Gettysburg College.

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