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From 7 May 1957 until October 1966, SMN was under the Ministry of Aeronuatics (Spanish: Ministerio de Aeronáutica de la Nación). [2] Later on, during the coup by Juan Carlos Onganía, SMN was directly under the Argentine Air Force for 40 years until 1 January 2007 when Decree Nº1689 finally transferred it back into civilian hands. [2]
Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" is short for "Mar del Rio de la Plata," and means "sea of the Rio de la Plata basin" or "adjoining sea to the (River) Plate region." [1] Mar del Plata is one of the major fishing ports and the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina.
The units arrived in Buenos Aires on 7 April 1933, and transferred to Mar del Plata on 3 September, which became the Anniversary Day for the newly created Submarine Force. The Tarantinos , as they were known, served between 1933 and 1960 when the last one, Santa Fe (S-1), was retired after taking over a thousand dives.
Mar del Plata Sevens; Mar del Plata style; Mar del Plata Sud railway station; P. Patricio Peralta Ramos; S. Salsa golf; ARA Salta (S-31) ARA San Juan (S-42) ARA San ...
The Mar del Plata Naval Base is a naval port facility of the Argentine Navy, situated in Mar del Plata in the province of Buenos Aires and home to the Argentine submarine fleet. [ 1 ] Argentine Navy base
In August 2008 it was renamed in honour of composer and musician Ástor Piazzolla, who was born in Mar del Plata. [5] The airport covers an area of 436 hectares (1,080 acres) [2] and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. The present terminal building was constructed in 1978 for the FIFA World Cup.
When Mar del Plata was declared a city in 1907 the resort was called the "Biarritz of Argentina". In 1913 the French rambla was opened, with ceramic pavements from Belgium, balustrades and Greco-Roman statues. [1] In the late 1920s wealthy families began to build chalets and mansions near the Hotel Bristol, and spent their days at the beach.
The downtown streets of Mar del Plata seemed empty and ghostlike by the time rioting had started. On MSNBC during the incident, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent David Gregory and The Washington Post reporter Michael Fletcher attributed this to the widespread anticipation among locals that the summit would bring violence. Fletcher said ...