The history of this plain, rising from the Atlantic to the border of Chile, hosting the towering Andes peaks was first explored in 1516 by Juan Diaz de Solis. By the early 1600's the cattle industry was thriving. The first government was set up after Napolean conquered Spain in 1808 and formed their own government in 1810. Independence was officially declared in 1816.
Original source: Agentina: History, Geography, Government and Culture - Infoplease. Argentina
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