city of Geneva‚ Switzerland‚ and it was there‚ in 1986‚ that he chose to die (para 2). Early in the story we get an idea for the character of Espinosa. Borges says “We may describe him for now as no different to any of the many young men of Buenos Aires‚ with no particular traits worthy of note other than an almost unlimited kindness and an oratorical faculty that had earned him several prizes from the English school in Ramos Mejía” (186). Espinosa is introduced as a skilled speaker‚ non-confrontational
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Argentine textile industry: An export snapshot Top Stories » ’Exports to Iran will rise on lifting of sanctions’ » Govt clears Rs. 1‚100-cr agri export scheme » Coir sector should be given more support: Pranab » Iran briefs India over landmark nuclear deal » Andhra coast faces another cyclone threat Writuparna Kakati | 01 Aug‚ 2008 What is Argentina? "Batter that has not become a cake"‚ says Gabriela Nouzeilles and Graciela R. Montaldo in their co-authored book
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In the films‚ The Secret in Their Eyes‚ directed by Juan Jose Campanella‚ and The Official Story‚ directed by Luis Puenzo‚ both directors create a revealing depiction of 1970s Buenos Aires. Although neither story takes place during the actual “Dirty War‚” the subject serves as the backdrop for both films‚ illustrating how political turmoil has impacted society in Argentina. During this period also known as the “Holy War‚” ruthless government retaliations to a growing Marxist-Leninist revolutionary
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Rufino Blanco Fombona Rufino Blanco-Fombona‚ (b. June 17‚ 1874‚ Caracas‚ Venezuela—d. October 17‚ 1944‚ Buenos Aires‚ Argentina)‚ Venezuelan literary historian and man of letters who played a major role in bringing the works of Latin American writers to world attention. Jailed during the early years of the dictatorship (1908–35) of Juan Vicente Gómez‚ Blanco-Fombona fled to Europe‚ where he established Editorial América in Madrid (1914)‚ which presented Latin American writers to the European literary
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Jorge Luis Borges THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK (1970) Translated by Norrnan Thomas di Giovanni in collaboration with the author Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986)‚ an outstanding modern writer of Latin America‚ was born in Buenos Aires into a family prominent in Argentine history. Borges grew up bilingual‚ learning English from his English grandmother and receiving his early education from an English tutor. Caught in Europe by the outbreak of World War II‚ Borges lived in Switzerland and later
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American Airways | Registration | G-AGWH | Flight origin | Morón Airport and Air Base(MOR/SADM)‚[3] Buenos Aires‚ Argentina | Destination | Los Cerrillos Airport (ULC/SCTI)‚[4]Santiago‚ Chile | Star Dust (registration G-AGWH) was a British South American Airways (BSAA) Avro Lancastrian airliner which crashed into Mount Tupungato‚ in the Argentine Andes on 2 August 1947 during a flight from Buenos Aires to Santiago‚ Chile. A comprehensive search of a wide area (including what is now known to have been
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Capital relationship Argentina’s core is on the east coast and the Rio Paraná‚ surrounding the capital of Argentina Buenos Aires. They correspond because people tend to settle near water and resources‚ which the Rio Paraná and the Atlantic Ocean are. Since many people settled there and made a core so once the country was formally settled they made the capital in the core. Buenos Aires has always been Argentina’s capital Analysis of border types and problems with neighbors Argentina’s entire eastern
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Confronting a Mercantile Elite: Bourbon Reformers and the Merchants of Lima‚ 1765-1796 Author(s): Patricia H. Marks Source: The Americas‚ Vol. 60‚ No. 4 (Apr.‚ 2004)‚ pp. 519-558 Published by: Academy of American Franciscan History Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4144490 . Accessed: 02/08/2011 11:59 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and
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General facts Republica Argentina giulia.mayer@gmx.de Buenos Aires This city has always been one of the most important and influential centres of Argentina and South America. Founded 1536 the city nowadays has a population over 14 mil inhabitants. Buenos Airos has a special statue among 23 provinces the country is divided in. As you can see on the slides in this city the past rubs shoulders with the present‚ giving us a perspective of the future. And now let’s take a look on the
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Argentina War http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20793884 Torture centres There was court investigated crimes against 200 opponents of the military regime in six illegal detention centers in Buenos Aires‚ One of the crimes was a kidnapping of a man named Jacobo Timerman who was tortured by electric shocks‚ beatings and solitary confinement in the years he was held illegally. The prosecutor said Jaime Smart was a leading factor in the persecution of opponents in the military. The illegal
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