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La Argentina (Antonia Mercé) 1930 (1)
La Argentina may refer to: * La Argentina (dancer) (1890–1936), Argentine dancer * La Argentina, Huila, a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia * La Argentina (poem), a 1602 poem by Martín del Barco Centenera * La Argentina (1816), ''La Argentina'', a sail frigate used by the Argentine corsair Hippolyte Bouchard in his campaign 1817–19 ** Several other ships of the Argentine Navy have been named either ''La Argentina'' or ARA La Argentina, ARA ''La Argentina'', among them *** ARA La Argentina (C-3), ARA ''La Argentina'' (C-3), a light cruiser of the Argentine Navy commissioned in 1939 *** ARA La Argentina (D-11), ARA ''La Argentina'' (D-11), a MEKO-360 type destroyer of the Argentine Navy commissioned in 1983 See also * Argentina * Argentina (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Argentina (dancer)
Antonia Mercé y Luque (September 4, 1890 – July 18, 1936), also known as La Argentina, was an Argentine-born Spanish dancer who created the Neoclassicism, neoclassical style of Spanish Dances, Spanish dance. She was widely regarded as one of the most famous Spanish dancers of the 20th century and was nicknamed the "Queen of the Castanets" and the "Flamenco Pavlova". Biography Early life Antonia Mercé y Luque, known by her stage name La Argentina, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to professional Spanish dancers Manuel Mercé and Josefina Luque. At the age of four, she began her dance career in ballet, primarily trained by her father. She made her debut performance at the Teatro Real in Madrid, Spain, at the age of nine, and became a star dancer at the Teatro Real, Madrid Opera by the age of eleven. After the death of her father, La Argentina retired from ballet and began studying native Spanish dances with her mother at the age of 14. Career At the beginning o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Argentina, Huila
La Argentina is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel .... External links La Argentina official website References Municipalities of Huila Department {{Huila-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Argentina (poem)
''La Argentina'' is a 1602 poem written by Martín del Barco Centenera. The full name is ''Argentina y conquista del Río de la Plata, con otros acaecimientos de los reinos del Perú, Tucumán y estado del Brasil'' (). Martín del Barco Centenera was a priest who arrived to the Río de la Plata Basin along with the ''adelantado ''Adelantado'' (, , ; meaning 'advanced') was a title held by some Spain, Spanish nobles in service of their respective kings during the Middle Ages. It was later used as a military title held by some Spanish ''conquistadores'' of the 15th, 16th a ...'' Juan Ortiz de Zárate. He wandered through the region for twenty-four years, narrating a poem with his experiences. The poem mixes both real events and imaginative tales, such as human-shaped fishes. The work, with more than ten thousand verses divided in twenty-four canticles, was published in Lisbon in 1602. The poem is known for being one of the earliest usages of the name of Argentina. Bibliogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Argentina (1816)
La Argentina may refer to: * La Argentina (dancer) (1890–1936), Argentine dancer * La Argentina, Huila, a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia * La Argentina (poem), a 1602 poem by Martín del Barco Centenera * ''La Argentina'', a sail frigate used by the Argentine corsair Hippolyte Bouchard in his campaign 1817–19 ** Several other ships of the Argentine Navy have been named either ''La Argentina'' or ARA ''La Argentina'', among them *** ARA ''La Argentina'' (C-3), a light cruiser of the Argentine Navy commissioned in 1939 *** ARA ''La Argentina'' (D-11), a MEKO-360 type destroyer of the Argentine Navy commissioned in 1983 See also * Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ... * Argentina (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippolyte Bouchard
Hippolyte or Hipólito Bouchard (15 January 1780 – 4 January 1837), known in California as Pirata Buchar, was a French-born Argentine sailor and corsair (pirate) who fought for Argentina, Chile, and Peru. During his first campaign as an Argentine corsair he attacked the Spanish colonies of Chile and Peru, under the command of the Irish-Argentine Admiral William Brown. During his overseas voyage he blockaded the port of Manila, Philippines. In Hawaii, he recovered an Argentine privateer which had been seized by mutineers. He also met the local ruler, King Kamehameha I. His forces occupied Monterey, California, then a Spanish colony, raised the Argentine flag and held the town for six days. After raiding Monterey, he plundered Mission San Juan Capistrano in Southern California. Toward the end of the voyage Bouchard raided Spanish ports in Central America. His second homeland remembers him as a hero and patriot; several places are named in his honour. Early life Bouchard was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARA La Argentina
Several ships of the Argentine Navy ( ''Armada de la República Argentina'') have been named ''La Argentina'', with or without the prefix "ARA". * , a frigate commanded by Hippolyte Bouchard in the corsair campaign 1817-1819 * , a schooner * , a corvette * , a barque * , a school ship in service from 1884 to 1900. * , a light cruiser launched in 1937. She was decommissioned in 1972 and scrapped in 1974. * , an , launched in 1981. {{DEFAULTSORT:La Argentina Argentine Navy ship names, La Argentina, ARA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARA La Argentina (C-3)
ARA ''La Argentina'' was a light cruiser, designed for training naval cadets, built for the Argentine Navy. The ship was authorised in 1934, and the contract was put out to tender in 1935, being won by the British company Vickers-Armstrongs at a cost of 6 million pesos. ''La Argentina'' was built in Barrow-in-Furness, England. She was laid down on 11 January 1936, launched 16 March 1937 and not completed until 31 January 1939, being delayed by the British re-armament programme. She was decommissioned in 1972 and scrapped. Design The design was based on British practice, being modified to meet the requirements of the Argentinians for a training ship with 60 cadets. This ship was an enlarged version of the , armed with triple turrets. Service The ship sailed from Britain in February 1939 and arrived at La Plata on 2 March, being commissioned on 12 April 1939. She made several training cruises before the war but was placed in the active squadron to maintain Argentine neutrality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARA La Argentina (D-11)
ARA ''La Argentina'' (pennant number D-11) is the second ship of the MEKO 360H2 series of four destroyers built for the Argentine Navy. The ship is the eighth ship in the history of the Argentine Navy to bear the name of the corsair frigate ''La Argentina'' which conducted a privateer raid around the world against Spanish trade in 1817. Origin ''La Argentina'' and her sister ships were authorized under the Naval Construction National Plan of 1974, an initiative by the Argentine Navy to replace old World War II-vintage warships which were nearing the end of their operational lives. A contract was signed with the Blohm + Voss Shipyards in Hamburg, West Germany for the construction of four MEKO 360H2 destroyers. Construction ''La Argentina '' was launched on 25 September 1981. The ship was delivered to the Argentine Navy on 11 May 1983 for her sea trials, following which the ship departed for Argentina, arriving at Puerto Belgrano Naval Base on 18 July and being formally c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the List of countries and dependencies by area, eighth-largest country in the world. Argentina 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 Federation, federal state subdivided into twenty-three Provinces of Argentina, provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and List of cities in Argentina by population, largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a Federalism, federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
