In 1516 Juan Diaz de Solis, a European explorer, was going to an expedition looking for gold in America He became the first person to explore for what now it’s known as Argentina. Spain conquer Argentina for 300 years, in those years Carlos III of Spain created seven known intendancies with the name of Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Salta, Potosi, Charkas, La Paz, and Paraguay. Argentina was being dictated by the Spanish Juan de Garay.
Indigenous and many mestizos (a mix from an indigenous and a European) were tired of being conquered by Spain. Jose de San Martin wanted to make a change in Argentina; he led the fight against Spain. The fight between Argentina and Spain last six years, in 1816 Argentina was finally free from Spain. Many Indigenous and European people died after the Independence, because the Spanish brought a disease that infected them. In 1880 under the presidency of the General Julio A. Roca, Buenos Aires was finally declared a federal district. The presidency of General Roca last six years, but he was reelected in 1898. Argentina has are of 1,068,302 square miles, its population is about 34,673,000 people. There is much different kind of ethnic groups in Argentina, like for example the Europeans. In Argentina 85 percent of the population is European; Spain, Portugal and Italy are the three countries that diverse in Argentina. Indigenous and mestizos are the 15 percent left of the population of Argentina. The major river of Argentina is “Rio de Plata” in Buenos Aires. Mount Aconcagua is the highest mountain in Argentina with a height of 22,834 feet. A casual fact of Argentina is that women tend to live more than men; the average of a woman is 75 years. Compare to the man that is 68 years. |