men had been discontented because of the poor food. They mutinied when the expedition reached Brazil. But Cabot succeeded in suppressing the mutiny and the expedition continued its voyage. Cabot explored the Rio de la Plata (River of Silver) in Argentina and stayed in that region for three years. Cabot thought there was a passage to the Pacific Ocean. The crew was attacked by the hostile Indians‚ and Cabot eventually lost his flagship. Half of his men perished from famine and disease. Discouraged
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receiving his early education from an English tutor. Caught in Europe by the outbreak of World War II‚ Borges lived in Switzerland and later Spain‚ where he joined the Ultraists‚ a group of experimental poets who renounced realism. On returning to Argentina‚ he edited a poetry magazine printed in the form of a poster and affixed to city walls. For his opposition to the regime of Colonel Juan Peron‚ Borges was forced to resign his post as a librarian and was mockingly offered a job as a chicken inspector
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Afraid France controlled Spain too much‚ to get Latin American wealth o Decided to divide Latin America into states o Ended peninsulares’ privileges o Spain broke away‚ under Fernando VII o Creoles had more privileges Rio de la Plata (modern Argentina) o Centered around Buenos Aires o 1810-Spanish authority taken away‚ including Paraguay & Uruguay o Armies defeated San Martin o Leading general of these forces o Lead Andes mountain march o 1817- occupied Santiago in Chile o "Protector
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Argentina War http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20793884 Torture centres There was court investigated crimes against 200 opponents of the military regime in six illegal detention centers in Buenos Aires‚ One of the crimes was a kidnapping of a man named Jacobo Timerman who was tortured by electric shocks‚ beatings and solitary confinement in the years he was held illegally. The prosecutor said Jaime Smart was a leading factor in the persecution of opponents in the military. The illegal
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Argentina is a country located in Southern South America‚ its largest city and capital is called Buenos Aires. In Argentina‚ the weather is very nice‚ it’s mostly warm throughout all of the seasons. In Buenos Aires Argentina‚ it is a little bit colder than the other cities in Argentina‚ but not by much. Argentina is mostly famous for the dance and music/ festivals that happen there. Argentinians dance to tango‚ salsa and much more. During these dances‚ the women wear traditional dresses‚ they
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Introduction In this investigation we investigate about the Forest in Paraguay but we took specially 2: The Great South American Chaco Forest and the Atlantic forest that is one of the biggest in south America‚ the Interior Atlantic Forest is one of the most biologically diverse yet threatened ecosystems in the world and have 300 acres‚ but now a little of that 300 acres is not plant because In recent years‚ Paraguay has experienced the most rapid rate of deforestation in all of South America. Much
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contacted after Europeans arrived in South America around 500 years ago. In Brazil‚ there are today around 46‚000 Guarani living in seven states‚ making them the country’s most numerous tribe. Many others live in neighboring Paraguay‚ Bolivia and Argentina. The Guarani people in Brazil are divided into three groups: Kaiowá‚ Ñandeva and M’byá‚ of which the largest is the Kaiowá which means “forest people.” They are a deeply spiritual people. Most communities have a prayer house‚ and a religious leader
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December 8‚ 2011 Poverty in Argentina Poverty by definition is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. In specific absolute poverty is the inability to afford basic human needs‚ which include‚ but are not limited to: fresh and clean water‚ clothing and shelter‚ nutrition‚ and lastly healthy care. Rodriguez‚ (2002) There are about 1.7 million people who live in absolute poverty in today’s society. According to Tomas Raffo‚ an economist with the Argentine workers Central
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Tango‚ a dance that started off in Argentina in the late 1800’s‚ where it developed in the slum of the city has gone through many changes to become one of the most popular styles of music and dance in the world today. The tango developed as a form of entertainment for those rootless African slaves who used the word tango for the drum-based emitting music “tan-go!”. Argentina Tango was first known as forbidden dance because the dance revealed the sexual act between a man and a woman. However
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Case Study – Spain’s Telefonica 1. The changes that were involved in the political and economic environment‚ which allowed Telefonica to start expanding globally‚ were privatization and deregulation. Spain’s Telefonica was established in the 1920s being a state-owned national telecommunications monopoly. Soon‚ the Spanish government privatized it‚ as well as deregulated the market for Spanish telecommunications. Due to these changes‚ Telefonica has a reduction in workforce‚ rapid adoption of new
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