Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata (population 550,000) is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Buenos Aires Province.

History

In 1746, by order of the Spanish Kingdom, a Jesuit Order order was installed near what is now Laguna de los Padres, but it was abandoned after a series of indian attacks. It was not populated again by Europeans until 1856, when a meat-salting facility was built, and a stable population remained there. On February 10 1874, by governmental decree and under the name of "Pueblo Balcarce", the city is officially founded. But it was not until 1961 that it acquired its current name of Mar del Plata.

Related Topics:
1746 - Spanish Kingdom - Jesuit Order - Europe - 1856 - Salting - February 10 - 1874 - Decree - 1961

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