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The Chubut was a government of the Argentine Republic with Rawson as its capital founded in 1865 by Welsh settlers. It was a chiefly cattle raising community comprised of Argentines, Italians, Welsh and native Indians.
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Butterfly is the common name of all diurnal lepidopterous insects, corresponding to the original Linnaean genus Papilio. The family of the butterflies or diurnal Lepidoptera (so called to distinguish them from nocturnal or crepuscular Lepidoptera, such as moths) is a very extensive one, and naturalists differ much as to the manner of subdividing it.
One of the most remarkable and interesting circumstances connected with these beautiful insects is their series of transformations before reaching a perfect state. The female butterfly lays a great quantity of eggs, which produce larvae, commonly called caterpillars. After a short life these assume a new form, and become chrysalids or pupa. These chrysalids are attached to other bodies in various ways, and are of various forms; they often have brilliant golden or argentine spots. Within its covering the insect develops, to emerge as the active and brilliant butterfly. These insects in their perfect form suck the nectar of plants, but take little food, and are all believed to be short-lived, their work in the perfect state being almost confined to the propagation of the species. Butterflies vary greatly in size and colouring, but most of them are very beautiful.
The largest butterflies are found in tropical countries, where some measure nearly 30 cm across the wings. They may generally be distinguished from moths by having their wings erect when sitting, the moths having theirs horizontal. Some of them have great powers of flight. Among the most remarkable butterflies are those that present an extraordinary likeness to other objects such as leaves, green or withered, flowers, bark, etc, a feature that serves greatly to protect them from enemies.
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The Criollo is an Argentine breed of riding horse which originated during the 16th century from Spanish horses imported by Pedro de Mendoza. The Criollo stands between 14 and 15 hands high and is mostly dun in colour, but also occurs in other colours. The Criollo is used by cowboys and has contributed to the Argentinean polo pony.
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The Falabella is an Argentine breed of pony developed during the 19th century. They are miniature horses, standing 9 hands high, and are friendly and intelligent but liable to be temperamental at times.
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Caesar Rodney was an American politician. He was born in 1728 and died in 1784. He was a delegate from Delaware to the Stamp Act Congress at New York in 1765. He was Speaker of the Delaware Assembly from 1769 to 1774, and of the Delaware popular Convention in 1774. He was a member of the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776, was a member of the committee to draft a statement of rights and grievances, and signed the American Declaration of Independence. He served under General George Washington in the Delaware campaign from 1776 to 1777, and was president of Delaware from 1778 to 1782.
Caesar A Rodney was an American politician. He was born in 1772 and died in 1824. He represented Delaware in the US Congress as a Democrat from 1803 to 1805. He was Attorney-General in Jefferson's and Madison's Cabinets from 1807 to 1811. As commissioner to South America in 1817 he advocated the recognition of the Spanish-American republics. He was a US Congressman from 1821 to 1822 and a US Senator from 1822 to 1823. He was appointed Minister to the Argentine provinces in 1823.
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Carlos Calvo was an Argentine historian. He was born in 1824 at Buenos Aires and died in 1893. He undertook a diplomatic mission to London and Paris, and in 1885 was appointed Argentine minister at Berlin.
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Diego Maradona is an Argentine footballer. He was born in 1960 at Lanus and in 1977 became Argentina's youngest ever international.
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Jose de San Martin was an Argentine general and statesman. He was born in 1778 at Yapeyu and died in 1850. After fighting in the war of independence, he commanded the army of the Andes at Mendoza, crossed the Andes, defeated the Spaniards at Chacabuco in 1817 and at Maypu in 1818 liberating Chile from Spanish rule, and entered Santiago. With the help of the Chilean fleet commanded by Lord Alexander Cochrane, he entered Lima and proclaimed the independence of Peru in 1821, liberating Peru from Spanish rule also. Appointed protector, he abolished slavery and enforced the maintenance of order, then retired to Chile in 1822. He spent the last years of his life in England and France.
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Juan Bautista Alberdi was an Argentine political theorist and diplomat. He was born in 1810 and died in 1884. Forced into exile in 1838 because of his opposition to dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas, he wrote his great work ' Bases y punto de partida para la organizacion política de la republica Argentina' (Bases and Starting Points for the Organization of the Argentine Republic in Chile) in 1852. Its case for strong federal government formed the basis for Argentina's constitution the following year. He also championed the causes of immigration from Europe, railway construction, industrialization, and foreign trade, arguing that overseas capital was needed to finance Argentine expansion. The concept he outlined for his native land was based on order, wealth, liberty, and civilization.
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Juan Peron is an Argentine army officer. He was president of Argentina from 1946 until 1955.
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