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Argentina is located at a longitude that would naturally put it in the UTC−04:00 or UTC−05:00 time zone; however, it actually uses the UTC−03:00 time zone. Argentina determines whether to change clocks in observation of daylight saving time on a year-by-year basis, and individual provinces may opt out of the federal decision.
The Argentine Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Argentina) was the last predecessor state of modern Argentina; its name is still one of the official names of the country according to the Argentine Constitution, Article 35. [1]
Pages in category "1846 in Argentina" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata; L. Battle of ...
Fernando Orozco y Berra José María Roa Bárcena. The Liberal journalist Fernando Orozco y Berra, brother of historian Manuel Orozco y Berra, published his sole novel La guerra de 30 años (The Thirty Years War) during this period, concerned not with actual war, but with thirty years of the protagonist’s tragic romances. [45]
La Paz becomes de facto seat of government; Acre War (1899–1903) Bolivia Brazil Acre: Defeat. Capitulation of Bolivian troops in Acre [6] Campaign of the Manuripi Region (1910) Bolivia Peru: Defeat [7] Recognition of most of the territory in dispute as belonging to Peru. [8] Compliance with previous diplomatic agreements and final ...
The Día de la Revolución de Mayo (May Revolution Day) on May 25 is an annual holiday in Argentina to commemorate the First National Government (and the creation of the Primera Junta), one of the significant events in the history of Argentina. These and other events of the week leading to this day are referred to as the Semana de Mayo (May Week).
The rest of the country remained in 90°W (6 hours behind GMT), named Hora del Centro (Central Time). [12] The North Territory of Baja California was returned to 120°W (8 hours behind GMT) in 1945, [13] changed again to 105°W in 1948, [14] and returned again to 120°W in 1949. [15]
Bust by the sculptor Erminio Blotta. During his administration, he cleaned up the finances and created the Banco de la Nación Argentina, Argentina's national bank, and the prestigious high-school that carries his name, Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini, public school of noted academic level, part of Universidad de Buenos Aires.