Buenos Aires Province

The Buenos Aires province (IPA: /ˈbwenos ˈaiɾes/, Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the largest, wealthiest and most populated province of Argentina. Even though the Buenos Aires city is inside its territory, it is an autonomous city and not part of the province. The province has a population of 13,827,203 (2001) and its capital is La Plata (850.000 inhabitants), 50 kilometers south of the city of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires Province - History. Th ...

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The aboriginals that inhabited the provinces before the arrival of the Spanish colonisation where the Pampas and other subgroups such as the Querandíes, but their culture has be lost for they have been almost exterminated, and the few survivals joined other tribes. Pedro de Mendoza founded Santa María del Buen Ayre, and even though the first contact with the aboriginals was peaceful, soon became hostile. The city was evacuated in 1541. Juan de Garay re-founded it in 1580 as Santísima Trinid ...

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Buenos Aires Province, Buenos Aires Province - History, Buenos Aires Province - Geography, Buenos Aires Province - Climate, Buenos Aires Province - Economy, Buenos Aires Province - Tourism, Buenos Aires Province - Political division

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Club Atlético Banfield - Amateur era. Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires [Buenos Aires Municipality Honor Cup] champion (1920). Final Banfield 2-1 Boca Juniors. (Resume) Winners of Honour Cup must played International Cousenier Cup. The firm Cousenier (liquor factory) gave this cup to be played by teams members of Uruguayan Association Foot-ball League, Argentine Football Association and Rosario Football League. Similar to Cup Tie Competition, but the match final had to be played ...

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Club Atlético Banfield, Club Atlético Banfield - Achievements, Club Atlético Banfield - Amateur era, Club Atlético Banfield - Professional era, Club Atlético Banfield - International cups participation, Club Atlético Banfield - Filial clubs, Club Atlético Banfield - Records, Club Atlético Banfield - Famous Club Atlético Banfield Fans, Club Atlético Banfield - Fans' organizations, Club Atlético Banfield - Media content

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Bahía Blanca is a city in Buenos Aires Province, eastern Argentina, and a seaport at the head of the Bahia Blanca ('White Bay' - an arm of the Atlantic Ocean) at the mouth of the River Naposta. It has a population of 274,509 (2001 census) and is the capital of the Bahía Blanca Partido. The city was founded as a fort in 1828, the Fortaleza Protectora Argentina ('Argentine Protective Fortress'), to protect cattle from native rustling and to protect the coast from Brazil's navy who had landed in the area the previo ...

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San Pedro is the Spanish language form of Saint Peter. It can refer to: San Pedro cactus, (Echinopsis pachanoi), native to South America San Pedro - Places. San Pedro de Atacama, a village in the Atacama desert of northern Chile San Pedro, Colombia, Valle del Cauca San Pédro, a coastal town in Côte d'Ivoire Volcán San Pedro, Guatemala San Pedro, Coahuila, a municipality, Mexico San Pedro de Lóvago, Nicaragua S ...

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Club Atlético Banfield is a professional football (soccer) team from Banfield, a village in the Buenos Aires Province and 14 km south of Buenos Aires. The club was founded in 1896 and was named after Edward Banfield, a British executive of the railroad company Gran Ferrocarril Sur. The club is also referred as 'El Taladro' (The Driller), because in 1930 the newspaper 'El Pampero' said his forwards "drilled" rival defences. Banfiled is traditionally one of the largest and most supported clubs in the south of the Gran Bue ...

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• Club Atlético Banfield - Professional era
• Club Atlético Banfield - International cups participation
• Club Atlético Banfield - Filial clubs
• Club Atlético Banfield - Records
• Club Atlético Banfield - Famous Club Atlético Banfield Fans
• Club Atlético Banfield - Fans' organizations
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Buenos Aires ("Good Airs" in Spanish, originally meaning "Fair Winds") is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in Latin America. Buenos Aires is located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent, opposite Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. Buenos Aires is located at 34°40′S 58°24′W (-34.667, -58.40). After the internal conflicts of the 19th century, Buenos Aires was federalised and removed from Buenos Aires Province; its city limits were enlarged to include the former towns of Belgrano an ...

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• Buenos Aires - Economy
• Buenos Aires - History
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• Buenos Aires - Transportation
• Buenos Aires - Barrios
• Buenos Aires - Sports
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Guaraníes, charruas and chanás inhabited the area before the arrival of the Spanish conquerors. The first one to adventure up the Uruguay River was Rodríguez Serrano in 1520, searching for the Pacific Ocean. The first permanent settlement was erected in the current La Paz Department at the end of the 16th century. As governor of Asunción first and then of Buenos Aires, Hernandarias conducted expeditions to Entre Ríos unexplored lands. Juan de Garay, after founding Santa Fe Province, explored th ...

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Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos Province - History, Entre Ríos Province - Economy, Entre Ríos Province - Geography and climate, Entre Ríos Province - Political division

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Main article: History of Lobos The history of Lobos began in 1740 when a Jesuit mission led by Reverend Father Kalkner, who surveyed the centre and South of the Province of Buenos Aires and thus picked up some geographic information of the area. In 1772 thanks to Falkner's notes a map of the region was printed in London. The map contained the inscription Laguna de Lobos (Lagoon of Wolves, in Spanish) ...

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Lobos, Lobos - Background, Lobos - History, Lobos - Jesuit Missions, Lobos - Nuestra Señora Del Carmen Church, Lobos - Politics, Lobos - Economy, Lobos - Tourism, Lobos - Lobos Lagoon, Lobos - Geography of Lobos, Lobos - Maps:

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The club was founded in January 1957 by brothers Héctor and Julio Humberto Grondona. Its jersey is light blue with a diagonal red band (roughly resembling the jersey used by River Plate); the colors were chosen to symbolize the union of the two bigger clubs in Avellaneda: Racing (light blue) and Independiente (red). Julio Grondona went on to become the president of Independiente, and then, starting 1979, president of the Argentine Football Association, a post he still holds. He is also a vice-president of FIFA. Brother Héctor, and then son Julio ...

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Arsenal de Sarandí, Arsenal de Sarandí - History, Arsenal de Sarandí - Stadium, Arsenal de Sarandí - List of Famous Players, Arsenal de Sarandí - External link

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2005 in Argentina - January. January 11: The state fines power distribution companies and national water company on grounds of bad quality service, and reclaims unpaid fines and unfulfilled investment goals, for a total of more $50 million. January 14: Ex-naval officer Adolfo Scilingo goes to trial in Spain accused of killing political prisoners during the Dirty War. (Reuters Alertnet) (BBC) AFJPs (private retirement fund administrators) and other major local investors accept the terms of the debt restructuring proposed by the state, exchanging all their public debt bonds ...

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2005 in Argentina, 2005 in Argentina - Events, 2005 in Argentina - January, 2005 in Argentina - February, 2005 in Argentina - March, 2005 in Argentina - April, 2005 in Argentina - June, 2005 in Argentina - July, 2005 in Argentina - August, 2005 in Argentina - September, 2005 in Argentina - October, 2005 in Argentina - November, 2005 in Argentina - December, 2005 in Argentina - Deaths, 2005 in Argentina - Sports

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Pernía was widely hailed as the best Argentine right defender of his time, but Argentina national team coach Cesar Menotti chose not to call him to the 1978 World Cup squad, after some rude altercations in friendly matches. Menotti instead improvised fullback Jorge Olguin in the position. Olguin played both the 1978 and the 1982 World Cups. It was rumored that the personal preferences of some members of the military junta that ruled Argentina played a part in the decision. In a popular sketch, comedian Mario Sapag would have Menotti say that Pernía does not fit in his philosophy of play "bec ...

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Vicente Pernía, Vicente Pernía - The International Career that Was Not, Vicente Pernía - Titles, Vicente Pernía - Driving Cars

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The club was founded on 4 August 1905 by university students who felt left out by the management of Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, which favored indoor games over football. Its jersey had red and white vertical stripes honoring the Alumni team that dominated Argentine football in those years, with black pants and gray or black socks. In the early days, the team wore a blue blazer on top of the jersey when entering the pitch. The stadium on 1st Avenue opened on 25 December 1907 (it has undergone several rounds of upgrading). Before the advent of prof ...

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Estudiantes de La Plata, Estudiantes de La Plata - History, Estudiantes de La Plata - Stadium and Training Grounds, Estudiantes de La Plata - Note on Current Status of Stadium, Estudiantes de La Plata - Fan Base, Estudiantes de La Plata - Nicknames, Estudiantes de La Plata - List of Famous Players, Estudiantes de La Plata - External link

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Eva Perón - Eva's childhood. María Eva Duarte was born in Los Toldos, a town in Buenos Aires Province. She was one of five illegitimate but recognized children born to an unwed cook, Juana Ibarguren (1894–1971) and ranch owner Juan Duarte (1872–1926). As a child Eva Perón was reared in nearby Junín. Eva Perón - Eva moves to Buenos Aires. At age 15, Eva Duarte travelled to Buenos Aires. There is some controversy about how she arrived, with the most popular version being ...

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Eva Perón, Eva Perón - Eva Perón's biography, Eva Perón - Eva's childhood, Eva Perón - Eva moves to Buenos Aires, Eva Perón - Relationship with Juan Perón, Eva Perón - Juan Perón's campaign for presidency, Eva Perón - Juan Perón elected president Evita becomes politically active, Eva Perón - Evita seeks the vice-presidency, Eva Perón - Evita's death in 1952 at age 33, Eva Perón - The escapades of Evita's corpse, Eva Perón - Allegations of Nazi and Fascist sympathizing, Eva Perón - Evita as popular culture myth and icon

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See also: Government of the Río de la Plata, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, May Revolution Europeans arrived in the region with the 1502 voyage of Amerigo Vespucci. Spanish navigator Juan Díaz de Solís visited the territory which is now Argentina in 1516. Spain established a permanent colony on the site of Buenos Aires in 1580 as part of the Viceroyalty of Peru; initial settlement was primarily overland from Peru. The natural port of the Río de la Plata estuary could not be used because all communications and c ...

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History of Argentina, History of Argentina - During the reign of the Inca, History of Argentina - Spanish colonial era, History of Argentina - Birth of the Argentine State, History of Argentina - The emergence of modern Argentina, History of Argentina - The Great Depression and World War II, History of Argentina - The rise of Juan Perón, History of Argentina - Struggle between Peronist and anti-Peronist forces, History of Argentina - Perón returns from exile, History of Argentina - The Dirty War, History of Argentina - The return to democracy, History of Argentina - The 1990s, History of Argentina - The economic crisis, History of Argentina - The recovery, History of Argentina - Notes, History of Argentina - Reference, History of Argentina - External link

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(HQ Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province) List of Argentine Army Regiments - 1st Armored Brigade. (HQ Tandil, Buenos Aires Province) List of Argentine Army Regiments - 6th Mountain Brigade. (HQ Neuquén, Neuquén Province List of Argentine Army Regiments - 9th Mechanized Infantry Brigade. (HQ Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut Province List of Argentine Army Regiments - 10th M ...

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Spanish seaman Juan Díaz de Solís discovered the Río de la Plata in 1516 but his expedition was cut short by an attack in which he was killed (and supposedly cannibalized) by the native Charrúa or Guaraní tribe (disputed). The city was first founded as Santa María del Buen Ayre on February 2, 1536 by a Spanish gold-seeking expedition under Pedro de Mendoza. The name was chosen by Mendoza's chaplain, who was a devout follower of the Virgine de Bonaria (Our Lady of the Fair Winds) of Cagliari, Sardinia. The location of Mendoza's city was on today's San Te ...

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Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires - Population, Buenos Aires - Economy, Buenos Aires - History, Buenos Aires - Culture, Buenos Aires - Language variations, Buenos Aires - Tango, Buenos Aires - Miscellaneous, Buenos Aires - Transportation, Buenos Aires - Barrios, Buenos Aires - Sports, Buenos Aires - Internet, Buenos Aires - Tourist attractions and places of interest

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At least one million German speakers live in Latin America. There are German speaking minorities in almost every South American and Central American country, including Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. In the eighteenth century only isolated or small groups of German emigrants left for Latin America. However this pattern was reversed at the start of the last century as a tidal wave of German emigration begun. German emigration to the Americas totalled 200,000 p ...

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German as a minority language, German as a minority language - The status of the language around the world, German as a minority language - German is an official language in the following regions/countries in Europe, German as a minority language - German has a presence in following countries in Africa, German as a minority language - German has a presence in following countries in The Americas, German as a minority language - Latin America, German as a minority language - Historical Development and Current Language Situation of German Minorities, German as a minority language - German in Argentina, German as a minority language - German in Brazil, German as a minority language - German in Chile, German as a minority language - German in Namibia

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Eva Perón - Eva's childhood. María Eva Ibarguren was born in Los Toldos, a town in Buenos Aires Province. She was one of five illegitimate but recognized children born to an unwed cook, Juana Ibarguren (1894–1971) and ranch owner Juan Duarte (1872–1926). As a child Eva Perón was reared in nearby Junín. Eva Perón - Eva moves to Buenos Aires. At age 15, Eva Duarte travelled to Buenos Aires. There is some controversy about how she arrived, with the most popular version be ...

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Eva Perón, Eva Perón - Eva Perón's biography, Eva Perón - Eva's childhood, Eva Perón - Eva moves to Buenos Aires, Eva Perón - Relationship with Juan Perón, Eva Perón - Juan Perón's campaign for presidency, Eva Perón - Juan Perón elected president Evita becomes politically active, Eva Perón - Evita seeks the vice-presidency, Eva Perón - Evita's death in 1952 at age 33, Eva Perón - The escapades of Evita's corpse, Eva Perón - Allegations of Nazi and Fascist sympathizing, Eva Perón - Evita as popular culture myth and icon

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The north of Argentina was the first part of the present country to be explored by the Spanish colonisation, searching for the routes that would allow them to bring the gold and silver extracted in the Viceroyalty of Peru to the port of Buenos Aires. Santiago del Estero, in the year 1553, was the first city founded in the territory with such ends, but lost its importance when Tucumán and Salta replaced it as mid-stops to the Atlantic coast when these two cities secured from the ...

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Provinces of Argentina, Provinces of Argentina - Geography, Provinces of Argentina - Provinces' geographical situation, Provinces of Argentina - Demographics, Provinces of Argentina - Politics, Provinces of Argentina - History

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