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1856 – 1882. Battles/wars. Paraguayan War. Corrientes campaign. Manuel Ignacio Lagraña was an Argentine politician and military figure. He was the 21st and 23rd Governor of Corrientes Province and the governor of the province when the Paraguayans invaded the province during the Corrientes campaign of the Paraguayan War .
Corrientes ( Spanish pronunciation: [koˈrjentes] ⓘ; Guaraní: Taragüí, literally: "Currents") is the capital city of the province of Corrientes, Argentina, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about 1,000 km (621 mi) from Buenos Aires and 300 km (186 mi) from Posadas, on National Route 12. It has a population of 346,334 ...
The Banco de la República introduced 200 and 1,000 peso oro notes in 1974 and 1979, respectively, whilst 1 and 2 peso oro notes ceased production in 1977, followed by 10 pesos oro in 1980, 5 pesos oro in 1981, 20 pesos in 1983 and 50 pesos in 1986. 500 pesos oro notes were introduced in 1986 with 10,000 pesos oro in 1992.
Monumento a José Benjamín Zubiaur en la ciudad de Concepción del Uruguay, obra de Carina Amarillo. Monolito en la ciudad de Atenas , con su nombre inscripto junto al de los demás integrantes del primer Comité Ejecutivo del Comité Olímpico Internacional. Mural de homenaje a José Benjamín Zubiaur, ubicado en la Plaza de los Deportes (San ...
The peso moneda corriente was not the first paper money issued in Argentina as the Banco de Buenos Aires had already issued paper money in 1822, but it was convertible into cash. The inconvertibility decreed in January 1826 was due to the economic problems caused by the War in Brazil.
Colonial economy An 1868 photo of a gaucho. Gauchos helped livestock ranching extend through much of Argentina. Field wagons ("carretas") were introduced by the Spaniards at the end of the 16th century as transport for passengers and goods. During the colonial period, present-day Argentina offered fewer economic advantages compared to other parts of the Spanish Empire, such as Mexico or Peru ...
José de San Martín: 31 Jul 1989 31 Aug 1991 Arg$1 ₳10,000 Definitive Carlos Pellegrini: 25 Aug 1989 1 Oct 1992 Arg$1 ₳50,000 Provisional José de San Martín: 2 Jun 1989 31 Aug 1991 Arg$5 ₳50,000 Definitive Luis Sáenz Peña: 8 Nov 1989 2 Jan 1993 Arg$5 ₳100,000 Definitive José E. Uriburu: 21 May 1990 2 Jan 1993 Arg$10 ₳500,000 ...
The battle of Caaguazú was the last and most brilliant victory of General Paz. Argentina's entire littoral was left open for the advance of Corrientes forces, which were now made stronger by the captured weaponry. Paz quickly advanced towards Entre Ríos and took the city of Paraná. Upon reaching Paraná, the differences between Paz and ...