Reading through the internet I have discovered that the current Argentinians are living in a country that isn’t really their own.
The North Western area of their country was, and still is, occupied by the Mapuche.
Since the Spanish conquest indigenous peoples have been used as laborers, poorly paid and lacking political representation; these conditions of semiservitude are changing slowly.
Sadly, the indigenous peoples of South America continue to be assimilated into white-dominated national cultures as their traditional ways of life and homelands are being destroyed by over-population growth and industrial development.
From http://www.surdelsur.com/somos/pob121ing.html
(Listed by geographical area.)
The Cuyo Area
The culture of Huarpes occupied the present provinces of San Juan, San Luis and Mendoza. They farmed, grew corn and hunted guanacos and nandus. They worked ceramics and believed in a supreme being.Pampa and Patagonia Region
In Pampa and Patagonia there was a large amount of communities such as the Querandís and the Araucanians coming from Chile, apart from the Tehuelches and the Onas in the south and the Pampas in the center. They had common characteristics. They hunted hares, foxes, nandus and also fished. They lived in groups led by one cacique.The Neuquén Area
The Pehuenche culture was settled down in Neuquén, living by hunting and gathering and they were grouped in bands made up by families and they believed in a supreme being who dwelt beyond the sea.Araucanians
The Chaco Area
In Chaco there were the Tobas, Mocovíes and Abipones. They basically hunted and gathered. They were integrated into a system of bands led by one cacique. The families were monogamous but polygamy was allowed to chiefs.The Littoral and Mesopotamian Region
The Guarani culture prevailed in this area. They were sedentary and farming people, who lived in large houses accommodating several families. They believed in a lost paradise where they would return some day.
More here
From http://www.geographia.com/argentina/histroy.htm
It was perhaps a legacy of this successful resistance that enabled the native peoples of Argentina to carry on a prolonged campaign against colonization and rule by the Spanish. The first Spaniard to land in Argentina, Juan de Solis, was killed in 1516, and several attempts to found Buenos Aires were stymied by the local inhabitants. Inland cities were more successful, and it wasn’t until the late 16th century that Buenos Aires was securely established.
Despite its military success, indigenous resistance was inexorably weakened by the introduction of diseases from Europe.
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Argentina’s culture has been greatly affected by its immigrant population, mostly European. Their influence contributed to the demise of pre-Columbian cultures, resulting in the lack of a dominant indigenous population. The European immigrant groups each adopted different roles. The Basque and Irish controlled sheep rearing, the Germans and Italians established farms, and the British invested in developing the country’s infra- structure.
More than one-third of the country’s 32 million people live in Buenos Aires, the capital, which along with other urban areas accounts for almost 90% of the total population. The principal indigenous peoples are the Quechua of the northwest and the Mapuche in Patagonia. Other marginal groups include the Matacos and Tobas in the Chaco and other northeastern cities. There are strong Jewish and Anglo-Argentine communities throughout the country; small communities of Japanese, Chileans and Bolivians; and enclaves of Paraguayan and Uraguayan residents.
The universal language of Argentina is Spanish, but many natives and immigrants keep their mother tongues as a matter of pride.
I say throw out all of the none natives and return the country to it’s rightful owners.
After all if the rights of a few “illegal” (in argie opinions) settlers dating to 1833 should be cast aside, what about the rights of the illegal settlers of a country going back to the 1500s?
When the British settled the Falklands in 1833 it did so peacably, barring minor scuffles. The damage had already been done by the Argies and Yanks in various scuffles and mutinees.
But the Argentines took control using pestalance and war.
Kick 'em all out is what I say. Send 'em back home.
Or ring fence them in to BA where 33
% of them live anyway. Argentina could be like a city state.
On me, and to the UN for a resolution on this matter.
