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Buenos Aires city overview
Buenos Aires is a city in Argentina shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Airport baseBuenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE)
Known forBuenos Aires, Capital city in Argentina, Buenos Aires planning base 3, Buenos Aires planning base 4
Population~3.1Mcity context
RegionArgentinaArgentina
Time zoneAmerica/Argentina/Buenos_Aireslocal time
Founded1324historical origin
City history
Aragonese archives record that Catalan missionaries and Jesuits arriving in Cagliari (Sardinia) under the Crown of Aragon, after its capture from the Pisans in 1324, established their headquarters on top of a hill that.
In 1335, King Alfonso the Gentle donated the church to the Mercedarians, who built an abbey that stands to this day.
Mendoza's settlement soon came under attack by indigenous people and was abandoned in 1541.
A second (and permanent) settlement was established in 1580 by Juan de Garay, who sailed down the Paraná River from Asunción, now the capital of Paraguay.
A leading destination for immigrants from Europe, particularly Italy and Spain, from 1880 to 1930, Buenos Aires became a multicultural city that ranked itself alongside the major European capitals.
The short form that eventually became the city's name, "Buenos Aires", became commonly used during the 17th century.
In the 1970s the city suffered from the fighting between left-wing revolutionary movements (Montoneros, ERP and F.A.R.) and the right-wing paramilitary group Triple A, supported by Isabel Perón, who became president of Argentina in.
The settlement founded by Mendoza was located in what is today the San Telmo district of Buenos Aires, south of the city center.
He dubbed the settlement "Santísima Trinidad" and its port became "Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires." From its earliest days, Buenos Aires depended primarily on trade.
However, Charles's placating actions did not have the desired effect, and the porteños, some of them versed in the ideology of the French Revolution, instead became even more convinced of the need for independence.
In the brief period of British rule, the viceroy Rafael Sobremonte managed to escape to Córdoba and designated this city as capital.
Buenos Aires became the capital again after its recapture by Argentine forces, but Sobremonte could not resume his duties as viceroy.
During this time, the Colón Theater became one of the world's top opera venues, and the city became the regional capital of radio, television, cinema, and theater.
Industrial workers of the Greater Buenos Aires industrial belt have been Peronism's main support base ever since, and Plaza de Mayo became the site for demonstrations and many of the country's political events; on.
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Capital city in Argentina
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) arrival plan
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Transport notes
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