Banco Británico de la América del Sud () was a British banking institution with headquarters in Buenos Aires that operated in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil between 1888 and 1923. Its headquarters were located in Buenos Aires on the corner of Bartolomé Mitre Avenue and Reconquista Street. This later became the headquarters of the

Banco de la Nación Argentina Banco de la Nación Argentina ( en, Bank of the Argentine Nation) is a national bank in Argentina, and the largest in the country's banking sector. History The Bank of the Argentine Nation was founded on 18 October 1891 by President Carlos Pel ...

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Its headquarters was first located at Calle de la Piedad No. 400, barrio de San Nicolás, Buenos Aires, in front of the headquarters of the Bank of London and South America and

Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata ''(in English, Bank of London and Río de la Plata)'' was a British financial institution, which operated in Buenos Aires from 1862 to 1923. History The financial company ''Banco de Londres, Buenos Ayres y R ...

. It was built on land belonging to the main families of the colonial period of Buenos Aires. This institution was originally established under the name ''Banco Inglés de Rio de Janeiro'' in 1888, and it was refounded with the name of Banco Británico de la América del Sud in 1891. It had several branches in South America, including Rio de Janeiro and

Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT: Defunct banks of Argentina Banks established in 1888 Economic history of Argentina