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<a href="pob10ing.htm" target="_top"><b>The first settlers</b></a><br>
A long time ago, thousands of years back in the past, hunting t<b>ribes</b>
arrived from the north of the American continent in search of a land to settle
down. When they found it, they did not imagine they were laying the foundations
of a country that would eventually be named <b>Argentina</b>. <br>
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<a href="pob20ing.htm" target="_top"><b>The indigenous peoples</b></a><br>
The tribes inhabiting the <i>Argentine territory</i> were essentially<b> nomadic</b>
and generally lived by <b>hunting</b>, <b>fishing and gathering</b>. In the
16th century, the confrontation with the Spanish conqueror curtailed their chances
of cultural development. Nevertheless, in spite of this blow, they managed to
survive in time and history. Today they constitute an important segment of the
<b>Argentine population</b>. <br clear=all>
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<a href="pob30ing.htm" target="_top"><b>The Spanish conquest</b></a><br>
The infinity of the immense uninhabited territory started to find its boundaries
in the 16th century, when ships brought white men from a different world. The
understanding between<b> natives</b> and<b> Spanish conquerors</b> was not easy.
A new generation of men was born with violence, pain and blood, thus giving
rise to a new country. <br>
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<a href="pob40ing.htm" target="_top">The immigrants' arrival</a></b><br>
From the 19th century onwards, men seeking their place in the world arrived
from Europe with their suitcases packed with illusions. With rejections, coincidences
and the search for a unitary thought between <b>European immigrants</b> and
the natives inhabiting the new country began writing a new history. The <b>Plata
River region</b> received different<b> immigratory waves</b> which brought the
spirit and habits of <b>Spaniards</b> and<b> Italians</b>, with the basic addition
of<b> Swis</b>s,<b> French</b>, <b>German</b> and also <b>Paraguayan</b> people,
all of these to a lesser extent. <br>
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<a href="pob150ing.html" target="_top">The present of Argentine people</a></b><br>
The 20th century Argentina thus became an <b>alloyance of races and cultures</b>
producing the interweaving of a complex identity that progressively became a
feature of the Argentine people. Tango, soccer, political passions were only
some of the cultural productions which spoke of a project worked out within
a sea of conflicting ideologies and habits, but with the will to create a country
as stated by the preamble of the <b>National Constitution</b>: "for all the
honorable men who wish to inhabit the Argentine land".<br>
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