Salta

Salta is a city in Argentina and the capital of Salta Province. The population in 2001 was 472,971.

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During the war of independence from Spain, the city became a commercial and military strategic point between Peru and the Argentine cities. Between 1816 and 1821, the city was led by local military leader General Mart?n Miguel de G?emes, who under the command of General Jos? de San Mart?n, defended the city and surrounding area from Spanish forces coming from further north.

Salta Province: Salta is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the west clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucum?n and Catamarca. To the north it borders Bolivia and Paraguay and to the west lies Chile....

Spain: The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de Espa?a or Espa?a; Catalan: Regne d'Espanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Asturian: Reinu d'Espa?a or Espa?a) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the nor...

Peru: The Republic of Peru, (Spanish: Rep?blica del Per?), or Peru, is a country in western South America, bordering Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the east, south-east and south, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Peru is rich in cultural anthropolog...