Argentina: July 2008 Archives
On July 9, 1816 Argentina signed its declaration of independence from Spain at the town of San Miguel de Tucuman , six years after the first independence battle. The site of the signing is now a museum called Casa Historica de la Independencia that holds the Declaration of Independence besides of other related documents. Argentina inspired other countries in South America to seek independence and today is the second country in the continent to have a female as president for the first time, Cristina F. Kirchner .
The Argentinean National Library has initiated a series of projects for the bicentennial of the first independence battles which will be celebrated in 2010. Among the projects is the creation of a digital library of books and fundamental documents related to the Argentinean independence process and make the materials easily available to researchers, students, and the general public. Good stuff!
Happy Independence Day Argentina!
Sources: http://www.britannica.com/
http://www.bn.gov.ar/
The Argentinean National Library has initiated a series of projects for the bicentennial of the first independence battles which will be celebrated in 2010. Among the projects is the creation of a digital library of books and fundamental documents related to the Argentinean independence process and make the materials easily available to researchers, students, and the general public. Good stuff!
Happy Independence Day Argentina!
Sources: http://www.britannica.com/
http://www.bn.gov.ar/
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