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Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires

Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires: Primera Junta installed: The first Argentine government, presided by Cornelio Saavedra., Teatro Colón (first building) opens: The original Colón, replaced by the present building in 1908, opens in 1857., Centenary of the May Revolution: Celebrations of the first hundred years of independence., 17 October 1945: Workers march on Plaza de Mayo to free Perón., First television broadcast in Argentina: Canal 7 transmits Evita's speech in Plaza de Mayo., Bombing of Plaza de Mayo: Navy aircraft bomb the Plaza; hundreds die., First march of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo: Fourteen women start the march., and Corralito and December 2001 crisis: The corralito and the riots topple De la Rúa.††† 1580: Second founding of Buenos Aires by Juan de Garay: Garay founds the Ciudad de la Trinidad and Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires; the city has not moved since.† 1809: Cabildo abierto del 1 de enero de 1809 (Álzaga's mutiny): Martín de Álzaga's attempt to depose Liniers fails; the Spanish-born militia is disbanded.† 1810: Primera Junta installed: The first Argentine government, presided by Cornelio Saavedra.† 1857: Teatro Colón (first building) opens: The original Colón, replaced by the present building in 1908, opens in 1857.† 1910: Centenary of the May Revolution: Celebrations of the first hundred years of independence.†

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Primera Junta installed: The first Argentine government, presided by Cornelio Saavedra.May 25, 1810

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Teatro Colón (first building) opens: The original Colón, replaced by the present building in 1908, opens in 1857.1857

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Centenary of the May Revolution: Celebrations of the first hundred years of independence.May 25, 1910

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17 October 1945: Workers march on Plaza de Mayo to free Perón.Oct 17, 1945

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First television broadcast in Argentina: Canal 7 transmits Evita's speech in Plaza de Mayo.Oct 17, 1951

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Bombing of Plaza de Mayo: Navy aircraft bomb the Plaza; hundreds die.Jun 16, 1955

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First march of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo: Fourteen women start the march.1977

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Corralito and December 2001 crisis: The corralito and the riots topple De la Rúa.Dec 2001

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Bicentennial of the May Revolution: Millions attend the festivities.May 25, 2010

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Second founding of Buenos Aires by Juan de Garay: Garay founds the Ciudad de la Trinidad and Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires; the city has not moved since.1580

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Cabildo abierto del 1 de enero de 1809 (Álzaga's mutiny): Martín de Álzaga's attempt to depose Liniers fails; the Spanish-born militia is disbanded.Jan 1, 1809

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Bombing of Plaza de Mayo by Navy aircraft: Navy aircraft bomb the plaza; more than 300 die.Jun 1955

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Corralito: Bank withdrawals are limited.Dec 1, 2001

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Bomb in the Plaza de Mayo, 15 April 1953: A bomb explodes during a Peronist rally.Apr 15, 1953

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