Name of Argentina
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The name of Argentina is derived from the Latin argentum, which in turn comes from the Ancient Greek, genitive of (arg eis), "white, shining". (argentinos) was an ancient Greek epithet meaning "silvery". The first use of the name Argentina can be traced back to the first voyages made by the Spanish and Portuguese conquerors to the Río de la Plata which means "Silver River", in the first years of the 16th century. Alejo García, one of the survivors of the shipwrecked...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The name of Argentina is derived from the Latin argentum, which in turn comes from the Ancient Greek, genitive of (arg eis), "white, shining". (argentinos) was an ancient Greek epithet meaning "silvery". The first use of the name Argentina can be traced back to the first voyages made by the Spanish and Portuguese conquerors to the Río de la Plata which means "Silver River", in the first years of the 16th century. Alejo García, one of the survivors of the shipwrecked expedition mounted by Juan Díaz de Solís in 1516, heard notices about a powerful White King in a country very rich in silver, at the mountains, called "Sierra de Plata". García then organized an expedition and reached Potosí''s area, gaining several silver objects and gifts.
