Argentina
Aliza, Emoly-Guacamole, and Ryan (kinda)
1516
Explorer Juan Daz de Solis discovers Rio de
la Plata. Spain later claims it and the
surrounding region.
1577
In Cordoba, Argentina, the Iglesia
Cathedra Plaza San Martin was
started.
1578
Jul 2, In Puerto San Julian,
Patagonia, Argentina, English
privateer Capt. Francis Drake
beheaded his friend John Doughty
(b.1545) under accusations of
treason and witchcraft.
1580
A 2nd Buenos Aires was
founded near the mouth of the
Rio de la Plata.
1600s Cattle Introduced
1770-1779
Blacks were 1st brought to Argentina in the 1770s to toil on large haciendas and
work as domestic servants.