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We then left the square to see other parts of the city, travelling through what was traditionally the neighborhood where immigrants from England lived.
The Argentinian railway system, in fact, is a “spoke and wheel” model that came from the British, which means that to ride the train just about anywhere you had to go through Buenos Aires.
There is a square in this neighborhood which has a structure in the center known as British Tower – a gift from the British people in memory of the 1810 revolution, since they weren’t all that fond of the Spanish then, either.
This worked fine from the time it was built in 1909-10 until about 1982, when the leaders in Argentina tried to redirect the attention of their detractors and re-claim the Falkland Islands by invading. This didn’t work, Margaret Thatcher sent the British navy over to kick some butt, and 630-some Argentinian military personnel lost their lives.
Probably the best part of the entire disaster was that it didn’t distract the Argentinian people, but instead gave them a focus for their ire and eventually led to the end of the military dictatorship and holding of democratic elections.
The Argentinian railway system, in fact, is a “spoke and wheel” model that came from the British, which means that to ride the train just about anywhere you had to go through Buenos Aires.
There is a square in this neighborhood which has a structure in the center known as British Tower – a gift from the British people in memory of the 1810 revolution, since they weren’t all that fond of the Spanish then, either.
This worked fine from the time it was built in 1909-10 until about 1982, when the leaders in Argentina tried to redirect the attention of their detractors and re-claim the Falkland Islands by invading. This didn’t work, Margaret Thatcher sent the British navy over to kick some butt, and 630-some Argentinian military personnel lost their lives.
Probably the best part of the entire disaster was that it didn’t distract the Argentinian people, but instead gave them a focus for their ire and eventually led to the end of the military dictatorship and holding of democratic elections.
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