…how does a city become a capital city?
Although Buenos Aires is well known as the capital city of Argentina, it has not always been like that. The city went through many struggles in order to resist losing its autonomy in the hands of a National government. Buenos Aires had always had a different spirit from the rest of the Argentine cities. It was not until the late 19th century, that the City of Buenos Aires started formally hosting the national government, losing political power but not economical. But this would change in 1996…
Language…”What type of Spanish do we speak in Argentina?”
The Spanish language in Buenos Aires has a unique touch as a result of many immigrations from different countries in Europe.
Some years ago, Buenos Aires was one of the most expensive cities...things have changed...
Maybe Buenos Aires has drawn your attention because of its high convenience when it comes to prices. That is a fact! But let us go back in time, just a few years, to picture how life was for tourists here when the Peso (the national currency) was fixed to the US$in a 1 to 1 ratio…
Don’t cry for me…Spain.
Just as Portugal, England and France, Spain had its expansionist times. By 1770 they formally created the Vice Royalty of the River Plate in order to be able to oversee and stop all the smuggling and corruption that was soaring and preventing Spain from receiving their colony’s gold, silver and custom incomes. This “new order” would last only 30 years as in 1810, history takes a new turn…
