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Rebuilding of Buenos Aires (1603)

Type Event Region South America Time 1603

In 1603, Hernando Arias de Saavedra consolidated Buenos Aires as a permanent settlement with fortifications and stronger civic and trade functions, f…

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  1. 1603Buenos Aires · Buenos AiresGovernor Hernando Arias promoted fortification and civic construction of Buenos Aires in 1603, strengthening port trade and administrative functions, making this city—rebuilt in 1580 by Juan de Garay—a stable colonial center of the Río de la Plata region.

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