Buenos Aires Province (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbwenos ˈaiɾes], Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the most populous province of Argentina. Though it takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the latter is not part of the provincial territory; Buenos Aires is an autonomous city. The province has a population of 15,011,248 (2008) and its capital is La Plata (694,253 inhabitants), 56 km (35 mi) south of the city of Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires Province (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbwenos ˈaiɾes], Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the most populous province of Argentina. Though it takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the latter is not part of the provincial territory; Buenos Aires is an autonomous city. The province has a population of 15,011,248 (2008) and its capital is La Plata (694,253 inhabitants), 56 km (35 mi) south of the city of Buenos Aires.
The inhabitants of the province before the 16th century advent of Spanish colonisation were aboriginal peoples such as the Charruas and the Querandíes; but their culture has been lost for, over the next 350 years, they were subjected to a virtual genocide from which few survived. The survivors joined other tribes or have been mostly absorbed by Argentina's European majority.
Pedro de Mendoza founded Santa María del Buen Ayre in 1536 and even though the first contact with the aboriginals was peaceful, it soon became hostile. The city was evacuated in 1541. Juan de...
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