1879 In Argentina
Events in the year 1879 in Argentina. Incumbents * President of Argentina, President: Nicolás Avellaneda * Vice President: Mariano Acosta (politician), Mariano Acosta Governors * Governor of Buenos Aires Province, Buenos Aires Province: Carlos Tejedor (politician), Carlos Tejedor * Governor of Córdoba (Argentine province), Cordoba: Antonio Del Viso * Governor of Mendoza Province, Mendoza Province: Elías Villanueva * Governor of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe Province: Simón de Iriondo Vice Governors *Buenos Aires Province: José María Moreno Events *April – Conquest of the Desert: Julio Argentino Roca begins his second sweep of the land up to the Río Negro (Argentina), Río Negro, aiming to "extinguish, subdue or expel" the Indians who inhabit the region. *October – Roca gives up his military career to enter politics. *10 November – Tandanor, a worker-owned shipyard, is founded in Buenos Aires. *''date unknown'' **Argentina's first anarchist newspaper, ''El Desc ...
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