Zaelaa@lemmy.zip to pics@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agoAfter beating England, Argentine football players waved a banner which said: "The Malvinas Islands (Falkland) belong to Argentina"lemmy.zipexternal-linkmessage-square249fedilinkarrow-up1391arrow-down121
arrow-up1370arrow-down1external-linkAfter beating England, Argentine football players waved a banner which said: "The Malvinas Islands (Falkland) belong to Argentina"lemmy.zipZaelaa@lemmy.zip to pics@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agomessage-square249fedilink
minus-squarepipi1234@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down8·3 days agoThere weren’t empty at the time of the British invasion. There was an Argentinian settlement with a governor and a military garrison.
minus-squareNatanael@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-23 days agoThe 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.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoNo garrison. Buenos Aires attempted to gain influence over the settlement by installing a garrison in October 1832, which mutinied within a month
There weren’t empty at the time of the British invasion.
There was an Argentinian settlement with a governor and a military garrison.
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.
No garrison.