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1536: Primera fundación de Buenos Aires (1536): the Querandíes, who first fed the camp, stopped doing so after mistreatment, besieged it and in December 1536 breached its defences and burned it; the roughly 350 settlers left for Asunción in June 1541.† 1536: Primera fundación de Buenos Aires (1536): Pedro de Mendoza founded Santa María del Buen Aire on the south bank of the Río de la Plata in early February 1536 (3 February is the official date). Some historians place it at the 'Puntas de Buenos Aires', where this park stands, though the exact site is debated.†

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Primera fundación de Buenos Aires (1536): Pedro de Mendoza founded Santa María del Buen Aire on the south bank of the Río de la Plata in early February 1536 (3 February is the official date). Some historians place it at the 'Puntas de Buenos Aires', where this park stands, though the exact site is debated.Feb 3, 1536Single source

Primera fundación de Buenos Aires (1536): the Querandíes, who first fed the camp, stopped doing so after mistreatment, besieged it and in December 1536 breached its defences and burned it; the roughly 350 settlers left for Asunción in June 1541.1536–1541Single source

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Defensa y Brasil, Av. Martín García y Paseo Colón, San Telmo

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