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1875 In Argentina
Events in the year 1875 in Argentina. Incumbents * President of Argentina, President: Nicolás Avellaneda * Vice President of Argentina, Vice President: Mariano Acosta (politician), Mariano Acosta Governors * Governor of Buenos Aires Province, Buenos Aires Province: Álvaro Barros (until 1 May); Carlos Casares (governor), Carlos Casares (from 1 May) * Governor of Córdoba (Argentine province), Cordoba: Enrique Rodríguez (politician), Enrique Rodríguez * Governor of Mendoza Province, Mendoza Province: Francisco Civit * Governor of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe Province: Servando Bayo Vice Governors * Buenos Aires Province: vacant (until 1 May); Luis Sáenz Peña (starting 1 May) Events *March 9 - The settlement of Deán Funes, Córdoba, is founded, when the Deán Funes, Córdoba when the Ferrocarril Central Norte (railway) from Córdoba reaches the area. *September 29 - The Casa de Moneda de la República Argentina is inaugurated, under Law 733 of 1875 which ordered the creation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and a part of Antarctica. The earliest recorded human prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferrocarril Central Norte
The Central Northern Railway (Spanish: ''Ferrocarril Central Norte'', FCCN) was the first (metre gauge) railway built by the Argentine State Railway. Its aim was to extend the existing British-owned Central Argentine broad gauge) railway from Córdoba to Tucuman and metre gauge was chosen for economic reasons. History Origins A Law promulgated in October 1868 destinated money collected from foreign trade and import taxes to the construction of a railway line between the Provinces of Córdoba and Jujuy. The construction and subsequent operation of the line was entrusted to "Compañía Telfner", who began to work on the line in 1873, reaching the city of Recreo ( Catamarca) on 1 May 1875, San Antonio, Jujuy in July that same year and finally reaching San Miguel de Tucumán on 30 October 1876, being formally inaugurated by then President of Argentina, Nicolás Avellaneda. On 28 December 1876 the national government took over the running of the line and appointed Rafaél ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1800 In Argentina
In 1800, the territory that would later become Argentina was part of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, part of the Spanish Empire. Events *In 1800, Argentina was performing well economically, slightly wealthier than the United States and Cuba. *The Argentine Army, suspicious of invasion, increases its force to 14,141 soldiers. Births * Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield (February 18, 1800 – June 30, 1875) – lawyer References {{South America topic, 1800 in 1800 in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata Years of the 18th century in Argentina Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ... 1800s in Argentina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June 30
Events Pre-1600 * 296 – Pope Marcellinus begins his papacy. * 763 – The Byzantine Empire, Byzantine army of emperor Constantine V defeats the First Bulgarian Empire, Bulgarian forces in the Battle of Anchialus (763), Battle of Anchialus. *1422 – Battle of Arbedo between the duke of Milan and the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, cantons. *1521 – Spanish forces defeat a combined Kingdom of France, French and Kingdom of Navarre, Navarrese army at the Battle of Noáin during the Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre. *1559 – King Henry II of France is mortally wounded in a jousting match against Gabriel, comte de Montgomery. *1598 – The Spanish held Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico having Battle of San Juan (1598), been besieged for fifteen days, surrenders to an English force under George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, Sir George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland. 1601–1900 *1632 – The U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 In Argentina
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel ''Journey Through the Night'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
