▲ 409 ▼ After beating England, Argentine football players waved a banner which said: "The Malvinas Islands (Falkland) belong to Argentina" (lemmy.zip) submitted 3 weeks ago* by Zaelaa@lemmy.zip to c/pics@lemmy.world 255 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] pipi1234@lemmy.world -7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) There weren't empty at the time of the British invasion. There was an Argentinian settlement with a governor and a military garrison. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 weeks ago* The British suck but not literally everything they do is an invasion. And there were other Europeans there when they first arrived, not Argentinians. Both Spain and France and UK each have stronger claims than Argentina. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago No garrison. Buenos Aires attempted to gain influence over the settlement by installing a garrison in October 1832, which mutinied within a month permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 weeks ago* The British suck but not literally everything they do is an invasion. And there were other Europeans there when they first arrived, not Argentinians. Both Spain and France and UK each have stronger claims than Argentina. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago No garrison. Buenos Aires attempted to gain influence over the settlement by installing a garrison in October 1832, which mutinied within a month permalink fedilink source parent
