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Argentina
The Argentine Republic is a South American neighbor of Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Brazil, and Bolivia. Argentina owes its name to the clear, shining silvery whiteness of its streams and coastal beaches. Contributors typically want to know about the country's exciting night life; Italian immigrant heritage; many artistic, literary and musical accomplishments; up-and-down politics; and vast mineral and natural resources.
1,169 Questions
Who is the President of Argentina?
Mauricio Macri is the President of Argentina.
Macri became the President on 2015 December 10. Prior to this he was the Mayor of Buenos Aires for 8 years.
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Is Argentina richer than Mexico?
Argentina is richer than Mexico. For example, in terms of GDP (PPP) per capita, Argentinians have a higher purchasing power:
- Argentina: USD 22,100
- Mexico: USD 17,900
However, in volume terms, Mexico stands as the 11th largest economy, while Argentina is firmly set on the 25th spot:
- Argentina: USD 927.4 billion
- Mexico: USD 2,143 brillion
What geographic feature provides an effective shipping route for Paraguay Uruguay and Argentina?
That would depend and what and where goods are being shipped from
What are the lyrics of Argentina's national anthem?
Oíd, mortales, el grito sagrado:
"¡Libertad! ¡Liberad! ¡Libertad!"
Oíd el ruido de rotas cadenas
ved en trono a la noble igualdad
Ya su trono dignísmo abrieron
las Provincias Unidas del Sud
y los libres del mundo responden:
"¡Al gran pueblo argentino, salud!"
Y los libres del mundo responden:
"¡Al gran pueblo argentino, salud!"
Y los libres del mundo responden:
"¡Al gran pueblo argentino, salud!"
Sean eternos los laureles
que supimos conseguir
que supimos conseguir
Coronados de gloria vivamos...
¡O juremos con gloria morir!
¡O juremos con gloria morir!
¡O juremos con gloria morir!
The origin of the name "Patagonia"
Patagonia was discovered by the Portuguese explorer Hernando de Magallanes - Magellan, who seeking a route to the Asian Spice Islands sailed along its coast and wintered in 1520 at a barren inlet that he named San Julián - Saint Julian- (49°20' S, 67°43' W).
It was there, at San Julián, that the Europeans first set foot on this wonderful land and met the native Tehuelche (which many would later consider as giants).
Magellan's chronicler, Francesco Antonio Pigafetta (1491-1535) immortalized them as the gigantic "Patagons" and their territory as "Patagonia", the "Land of the Patagons". We will soon post about the Patagonian Giants.
In his 1525 book, Relazione Del Primo Viaggio Intorno Al Mondo (Report on the First Voyage around the World), Pigafetta laconically explained the origin of their strange name in one brief phrase: "Il capitano generale nominò questi popoli Patagoni" - The captain general [Magellan] named these people Patagoni. No further explanation was given.[1]
In 1551, a contemporary of Pigafetta, Spanish historian Francisco López de Gomara wrote that they were called Patagons because they had "misshapen feet".[2]
This version was to be perpetuated by all later historians. Patagon had been taken to mean big feet ("pata" is the Spanish word for leg, foot).
It now seems that the word comes from a chivalric novel, Primaleón, popular back in the early 1500s. It described a monstrous character named Patagón. Magellan is believed to have read the book and when faced with the Patagonian natives, found their large fur clad bodies, boots, guanaco skin toldos, bows and arrows as virtually identical to those of Primaleón's Patagón, who was described in the novel as a savage wild man-beast, covered with furs that had a dog-face and hunted animals with bow and arrow.[3]
New and original explanation to the origin of the name Patagón.
In my research (I am writing a book on Patagonia's mythical monsters), I have found a text that offers another version to the origin of the name. As I have not come across any other references to this particular text, I believe that it has been overlooked in the past, so let me share my discovery with you:
This text dates back to 1577, when the Patagonian coast was visited by English Admiral and Privateer Sir Francis Drake. Upon returning to England his Chaplain, Francis Fletcher, wrote about seeing "men in height and greatnes are so extraordinary that they hold no comparison with anny of the sones of men this day in the world" [sic].[4]
Besides noting their gigantic size, he also quantified their height and their name: "the name Pentagones, Fiue cubits, viz., 7 foote and halfe [2,29 m] describing the full height […] of the highest of them".[5]
This name Pentagones gives an intriguing alternative explanation to the origin of their name ("penta" is Greek for five), and we add that Magellan being Portuguese would have said "côvado" for cubit -in Spanish it is "codo") resulting in penta-covado or penta-codo which Pigafetta may have interpreted as the similar sounding Patagón.
(Straight from my blog on Patagonian Monsters) Copyright 2009 by Austin Whittall.
Bibliography
[1] Pigafetta, A., (1899). Primer Viaje Alrededor del Mundo. Madrid. 1899. pp. 11+
[2] Rivadeneryra, M., (1858). Historiadores Primitivos de Indias. Madrid. pp. 214.
[3] de Orduna, L., (2004). Libro Segundo de PalmerÃn, que trata de los grandes fechos de Primaleon... 1524. Kassel: Reichenberger. pp. 626.
[4] Drake, F. and Fletcher, F., (1854). The World Encompassed by Sir Francis Drake…Collated with an Unpublished Manuscript of Francis Fletcher.... London: Hakluyt Society. pp. 51.
[5] FitzRoy, R., (1839). Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836.... London: Henry Colburn. v.ii. pp. 61.
Who is the largest street gang in Argentina?
The Almighty Latin King & Queen Nation is the largest street gang in Argentina. The Almighty Latin King & Queen Nation is in EVERY Spanish speaking country.
What is the telephone area code for San Salvador de Jujuy Argentina?
The telephone country code for Argentina is +54. The area code for San Salvador de Jujuy is 0388, or +54 388 in international format.
How many countries do you need to travel through get from Mexico to Argentina?
It depends on the route you take, but you need to travel across most of Central and South America.
What season is it on Buenos Aires?
The opposite of whatever season it is in the US, based on each being located in different hemispheres.
There are several examples of an archipelago in Latin America Whart is an Archipelago?
A large group or chain of islands.
Does Argentina have a nativity?
If you mean Native people, then no.
97% White Pure European descent, 3% Non-White
If you're referring to the Argentine Modelo 1909, it uses the 7.65x53 cartridge... a rather uncommon round, but surplus ammo can be found for them.
On the side of the receiver, it should say something like "MAUSER MODELO ARGENTINO 1909", while the bolt guide behind the chamber should have the manufacturer's markings.. on mine, it says "DEUTSCHE WAFFEN-UND MUNITIONSFABRIKEN, BERLIN", although there were a couple other locations where these were manufactured. Also, on the top of the chamber, there should be an engraved crest.
What do el vesre mean in Argentina?
Vesre is the inversion of the word revés, which means inversion or backside. It refers to a a feature of the spanish spoken in Argentina and Uruguay, by which the syllables of common words are often inverted to be turned into slang. For example "feca" means "café", "javie" or "jaevi" mean "vieja". Inversion is not always perfect, for example "zolcillonca" means "calzoncillo", "lompa" means "pantalones". Although in most cases, the inverted word has the same meaning as the original word, sometimes its use has rendered a new meaning, for example as "hotel" refers to any kind of hotel, its inverted form "telo" refers exclusively to a private kind of hotel where rooms are rented by the hour.
