History of Río de la Plata

River Plate was first explored by Europeans in 1516 when the Spanish navigator Juan Díaz de Solís it passes through during its search for a passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean. Juan Díaz de Solís called Dulce March or gentle sea. The Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan explored the estuary cards in 1520, before his expedition continued its circumnavigation.

Sebastian Cabot made a detailed study of the area and named it Rio de la Plata. He explained the rivers Parana and Uruguay, between 1526 and 1529. He rose from the Parana, as the present city of Asuncion, and has studied up to the Paraguay River. Closing today Guarani Asuncion, Cabot purchased the jewelry of silver, and these things gave birth to the name of the Río de la Plata, the "Silver River".

The area was visited by Francis Drake in 1578 the fleet beginning in the early stages of his circumnavigation.

The first European settlement was the city of Buenos Aires, founded by Pedro de Mendoza, 2 februar 1536th However, it was quickly abandoned. It was refounded by Juan de Garay, 11 Juni 1580th The fact that the establishment of regulations to the estuary has led to explorations up the river and the foundation of Asunción in 1537.

During colonial Rio de la Plata has been largely neglected by the Spanish empire until the 1760s, when Portugal and Britain has threatened to expand into the estuary. The Spanish Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata was created in 1776. In 1806 and 1807 the river was the scene of a major British invasion that was to fill the area.

Conflictivity region intensified after the independence of former colonies of Spain and Portugal in the first quarter of 19 century. Areas of interest and navigation rights Platine region played an important role in many armed conflicts throughout the century, including the Argentine civil wars, wars and Cisplatin Sinkers, and the War of the Triple Alliance. The river was blocked by external powers, 1838-1840 and 1845-1850.

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