How did Argentina's territory change over time?

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]How did Argentina's territory change over time? Argentina's history starts with the Spanish vice royalty of the Rio de la Plata covering a huge territory of South America. And in 1816, Argentina declared independence and the vice royalty broke apart. Argentina still claimed much of the vice royalty, including Uruguay, but to avoid a fight with Brazil, an independent Uruguay was created. Argentina still didn't control Patagonia, which was inhabited by tribes. So, Argentina sent its military south, doubling its territory. However, Chile also claimed Patagonia, almost leading to a full-blown war before they agreed on a border. After the War of the Pacific, Argentina gained territories from Bolivia. They claimed a part of Antarctica as well, but they don't officially own any of the territory. In 1982, Argentina invaded the Faulland Islands, and the United Kingdom quickly took them back, but Argentina claims them to this