1502 – Amerigo Vespucci arrives in South America.

1516 – The first European to visit Argentina is

Spanish explorer Juan Diaz de Solis. He is killed by the local tribes people. 1536 – The first settlement in
Argentina is established by Pedro de Mendoza. It would later become Buenos Aires. 1573 – Jeronimo
Luis de Cabrera founds the city of Cordoba in central Argentina. At this time Argentina is part of the
Spanish colony the Viceroyalty of Peru. 1776 – Argentina becomes part of a new Spanish colony called
the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata. 1806 – The British try to invade Buenos Aires, but are defeated by
the local soldiers led by Santiago de Liniers. May Revolution 1810 – The May Revolution occurs in
Buenos Aires. The Argentine War of Independence begins. 1812 – Military leader Jose de San Martin
joins the Argentine army in the fight for independence. 1816 – Argentina declares its independence
from Spain. 1825 – The United Kingdom officially recognizes Argentina as an independent country
through the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation. 1828 – Argentina is in a constant state of
civil war for many years between the federalists and the unitarians. 1853 – With the approval of the
Argentine Constitution the country becomes a republic. 1864 – Argentina joins Brazil and Uruguay in the
War of the Triple Alliance against Paraguay. 1880 – Buenos Aires tries to secede from the republic.
Troops take over and federalize the city making it the capital city of the government. Juan Peron 1880 –
War hero Julio Roca is elected president. 1929 – The Great Depression hits Argentina. 1939 – World War
II occurs. Argentina is neutral. 1943 – The military takes over the government. One of the leaders is Juan
Peron. 1944 – Argentina joins the Allies and declares war on Japan and Germany. 1945 – World War II
comes to an end. Juan Peron and Eva Marie Duarte, also known as Evita, are married. 1946 – Juan Peron
is elected president. He increases the power of the president, censors the media, establishes
government programs, and imprisons rivals. Juan and Evita Peron 1952 – Evita is named the “Spiritual
Leader of the Nation.” She dies later in the year from cancer. 1954 – Isolationism and high inflation ruin
Argentina’s economy. 1955 – Juan Peron is ousted from the presidency and goes into exile in Spain.
Argentina goes through a period of military rule and weak governments. 1973 – Juan Peron returns to
Argentina and is elected president. His new wife, Isabel, is vice president. 1974 – Juan Peron dies and
Isabel becomes president. 1976 – The military takes over the government and removes Isabel from
office. The Dirty War begins where any suspected opponents to the government are jailed or killed.
1982 – The Falkland War occurs as Argentina invades the British Falkland Islands. British armed forces
quickly take back control under the orders of Margaret Thatcher. 1983 – A new president is elected by
the people and civilian rule returns to the country. Casa Rosada 1989 – Carlos Menem is elected
president. 1992 – The official currency is the peso which is tied to the U.S. dollar. 2007 – Cristina
Kirchner becomes president. She is the widow of former president Nestor Kirchner. 2013 – Pope Francis
is named the first pope from the Americas.

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