Argentina History IV
Isabel had none of Evita’s appeal, and her administration plunged Argentina more deeply into chaos. The first year of Isabel Perón’s regime was marked by political instability, runaway inflation, and a renewal of guerrilla violence. In September 1975, Perón vacated her office for 34 days, ostensibly because of ill health. During her absence, the military [...]
History of Argentina I
Before the Spaniards arrived, about 20 Amerindian groups comprising some 300,000 people lived in the region now called Argentina. They were mainly nomadic hunter-gatherers, although the Guardant practiced slash-and-burn agriculture.
Spaniards arrived in Argentina in 1516. They called the region “La Plata” (literally “silver”) under the mistaken impression that it was rich in silver. Colonists from [...]
