The presidential republic of Argentina in the south Südamerika with the capital Buenos Aires covers 2,780,400 km². It borders Chile to the west, Bolivien and Paraguay to the north, Brasilien and Uruguay to the northeast, and is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Until its independence in 1816, it was part of the Spanien colonial empire.
In 1541, Spanish conquistadors planted vines at the mouth of the Rio de la Plata on the Atlantic coast, but this was unsuccessful. Argentine viticulture began with the production of Messwein. The citizens of the northern city of Santiago del Estero in the same-named province built a church and sought a pastor.
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