Colonial Argentina

country in South America (1816–1831)

(1776-1814) Viceroyalty of the Spanish Empire in America

original peoples

governorate of the Spanish Empire

historical region of South America

The Querandí were one of the Het peoples, indigenous South Americans who lived in the Pampas area of Argentina; specifically, they were the eastern Didiuhet (Diuihet). The name Querandí was given by the Guaraní people, as they would consume animal fat in their daily diet. Thus, Querandí means "men with fat". Prior to the 19th century, they were also known as the Pampas. The Mapuche (or araucanos) called them Puelche.

first European settlement in the territory of modern Argentina

governorate of the Spanish Empire

museum in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Period of Spanish colonisation

town-hall style meeting in Latin America

former courts of the Spanish crown