HISTORY OF BUENOS AIRES

Buenos Aires had two foundations. The first time was in 1536 by Pedro de Mendoza who had been sent by King Carlos I of Spain to colonize these lands. This first settlement which was barely one block was sieged by hunger anda later destroyed by the native indians in 1541.

Running into sever weather patterns and hostile natives forced governor Domingo Martines de Irala to flee from Buenos Aires. Forty tears later, Juan de Garay decided to found Buenos Aires foreseeing its importance as the entrance port to navigating this wide river claiming it to be "the gateway to this land".

Nevertheless, Buenos Aires was but an outpost for the Spanish Crown for the next 270 years. This became quite obvious when in 1776 (196 years after its second foundation) King Carlos III of Spain named Don Pedro de Cevallos, as the first Viceroy of the Rio de La Plata thus elevating Buenos Aires to the status of Capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. 

This was to be the form of government until May 25th 1810, when the viceroy was removed by a group of men claiming for emancipation from the Spanish Crown thus establishing the first National government Council. This revolutionary movement was to spread all over the country leading to the independence of Argentina on July 9th 1816.

A few years before, in both 1806 and 1807, Argentina had been invaded by two English fleets with the aim of conquering the territory. Both invasions were repelled by the people of Buenos Aires and the English surrndered in the are now known as Retiro, where the Sheraton hotel is nowadays. 

The capitulation flags and banners are exhibited in the Santo Domingo Church.

Buenos Aires was declare the capital of the Argentine Republic by a law promulgated by president Nicolás Avellandea on September 21st 1880.

The anme Buenos Aires was taken from the first foundation of the city. According to researches , there were two priests among Pedro de Mendoza´s expedition who venerated the Virgine di Bonaria (the Virgin of Buen Aire).

It seems that one of the priests, Fray Justo de Salazar, had a strong spiritual influence on Mendoza and suggested naming the city after the virgin. 

The church Nuestra Señora del Buen Ayre was built in 1932 in the Caballito neighborhood and can be visited everyday.

DAY 1 - Arrival to Ezeiza Int. Airport and transfer to hotel. 03 nts of accommodation with breakfast

DAY 2 - Traditional City Tour, visiting the best of Buenos Aires: La Boca, San Telmo, 9 de Julio Avenue and the Obelisk, Colon Theatre, The Congress, The Governor House called "Casa Rosada", Puerto Madero, La Recoleta...

DAY 3 - Excursion to a traditional "Estancia" or farm in the Pampas. Meals and Activities included. This excursion is usually called "Fiesta Gaucha"

DAY 4 - Transfer to airport

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