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Córdoba ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkoɾðoβa]) is a city in central Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about 700 km (435 mi) northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province and the second-most populous city in Argentina after Buenos Aires, with about 1.6 million urban inhabitants ...
The history of Argentina can be divided into four main parts: the pre-Columbian time or early history (up to the sixteenth century), the colonial period (1536–1809), the period of nation-building (1810–1880), and the history of modern Argentina (from around 1880). Prehistory in the present territory of Argentina began with the first human ...
Córdoba ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkoɾðoβa]) is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country. Its neighboring provinces are (clockwise from the north) Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, La Pampa, San Luis, La Rioja, and Catamarca. Together with Santa Fe and Entre Ríos, the province is part of the economic and ...
The Mexican War of Independence (Spanish: Guerra de Independencia de México, 16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821) was an armed conflict and political process resulting in Mexico 's independence from the Spanish Empire. It was not a single, coherent event, but local and regional struggles that occurred within the same period, and can be ...
The National University of Córdoba (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba), is a public university located in the city of Córdoba, Argentina.Founded in 1613, the university is the oldest in Argentina, the third oldest university of the Americas, with the first university being the National University of San Marcos (Peru, 1551) and the second one, Saint Thomas Aquinas University (Colombia ...
Dog ( domestic dog) The Córdoba fighting dog ( Spanish: viejo perro de pelea cordobés) was a type of dog indigenous to Córdoba, Argentina, that resulted from crossbreeding old mastiff types of unknown pedigree. They were purposely bred for the sport of dog fighting until the early 20th century. They became extinct after dog fighting became ...
Córdoba, Spain. / 37.88450722°N 4.77956750°W / 37.88450722; -4.77956750. Córdoba ( / ˈkɔːrdəbə / KOR-də-bə, Spanish: [ˈkoɾðoβa] ⓘ ), or sometimes Cordova ( / ˈkɔːrdəvə / KOR-də-və ), [6] is a city in Andalusia, Spain, and the capital of the province of Córdoba. It is the third most populated municipality in ...
Mitre defeated Urquiza at the battle of Pavón in 1861, and Buenos Aires returned to the Confederation, which would then become the modern Republic of Argentina. See also. Name of Argentina; Argentine War of Independence; Bibliography. Galasso, Norberto (2011), Historia de la Argentina, Tomo I, Buenos Aires: Colihue, ISBN 978-950-563-478-1