Argentina makes abortion legal in landmark vote
Argentina becomes the first large Latin American country to ditch stringent antiabortion regulations in a vote expected to boost feminist movements across the predominantly Catholic region.
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12 nations sign the UNASUR Constitutive Treaty
The UNASUR Constitutive Treaty officially established the Union of South American Nations, an intergovernmental continental union of twelve South American nations.
Tango becomes a global sensation
Initially, it was just one of the many dances, but it soon became popular throughout society, as theatres and street barrel organs spread it from the suburbs to the working-class slums.
The Treaty of Montevideo is ratified, granting independence for Uruguay
The Preliminary Peace Convention accorded independence to Uruguay in respect to Brazil and Argentina. Uruguay’s independence would be definitively sealed on 4 October of the same year when, in Montevideo, the signing nations ratified the treaty.
The Congress of Tucumán declares Argentina’s independence
The Congress was inaugurated in the city of Tucumán, with 33 deputies. The voting ended on July 9 with a declaration of independence.
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca becomes first European to travel to Iguazú Falls
The first European to discover the Falls was the Spanish Conquistador Ãlvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca in 1541, after whom one of the falls on the Argentine side is named.
Humans of the Andes domesticate quinoa
Quinoa was first domesticated by Andean peoples around 3,000 to 4,000 years ago and has been an important staple in the Andean cultures.
Humans create “Cave of the Hands” in modern-day Argentina
An important site of prehistoric art in southern Argentina, Cueva de las Manos is a rock shelter which is famous for its collages of hand stencils and other handprints.
The Eldoradense culture emerges in modern-day Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina, near Iguazú Falls
The area surrounding Iguazu Falls was inhabited 10,000 years ago by the hunter-gatherers of the Eldoradense culture.