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The Río de la Plata region, particularly Buenos Aires, was a significant site of trade throughout the 17th century. The Crown initially intended Buenos Aires to be a military establishment for the protection of the Potosí mines, but it soon became evident that a settlement large enough to provide military defense would attract trade. The ...
Anghiari, Italy; Asunción, Paraguay; Beersheba, Israel; Bologna, Italy; Boulogne-sur-Mer, France; Chengdu, China; Concepción, Chile; Coro, Venezuela; Jiujiang ...
Montevideo: 65,235 May 25, 1900 Estadio Gran Parque Central 34,000 November 12, 2018 Antel Arena: 15,000 1938 Velódromo Municipal de Montevideo 15,000 1984 Estadio Charrua 14,000 1955 Palacio Peñarol 5,400 Unknown Teatro de Verano [citation needed] 4,218 1856 Solís Theatre: 1,200 Unknown Landia Centro de Espectáculos [citation needed]
Some of the highest-profile Spanish films of 2024 – from Málaga Festival winner and now Spain’s Oscar entry “Saturn Return” to San Sebastián laureates “I Am Nevenka” and “Glimmers ...
HSC Francisco is a high-speed catamaran built by Incat in Hobart, Tasmania.Powered by liquefied natural gas, [4] she is currently the fastest passenger ship in service, reaching a speed of 58 knots (107 km/h; 67 mph).
The Silvia Ana L was delivered in December 1996 to Los Cipreres for Buquebus traffic between Buenos Aires, Argentina and Piriapolis, Uruguay. She was originally registered in Montevideo, Uruguay. In March–April 1997 the ship was upgraded in Cadiz, after which her home port was changed to Nassau, Bahamas.
Palacio Salvo (English: Salvo Palace) is a building at the intersection of 18 de Julio Avenue and Plaza Independencia in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was designed by the architect Mario Palanti, an Italian immigrant living in Buenos Aires, who used a similar design for his Palacio Barolo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Finished in 1928, Palacio Salvo ...
Sobremonte was doing the same in Córdoba, but Liniers got to Buenos Aires first. On 4 August 1806, Liniers landed at Las Conchas, north of Buenos Aires, and advanced with a mixed force of Buenos Aires line troops and Montevideo Militia toward the city. On 10 August he took control of the strategic points of Miserere and El Retiro, holding the ...