• ohulancutash@feddit.uk
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    The Argentine claim is implausible. The Falklands were British before Argentina was created. Their reasoning is that it had been used by the Spanish, and so had now-Argentina, therefore dibs.

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      Argentina gained independence from Spain on 25 May 1810

      In 1840, the Falklands became a Crown colony and Scottish settlers subsequently established an official pastoral community.

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          British and Spanish.

          The British and Spanish settlements coexisted in the archipelago until 1774

          Now, is independence from Spain also independence from all it’s territories? I would argue yes.

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          Actually no - they were driven off by the spanisch in 1770 but never gave up their claim - however Ehen the british resettled the Islands in 1830 they were in fact abandonded

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            Right but the claim predates Argentina’s existence.

            The only way Argentina has legitimate claim to the island would be if Spain still maintained the claim to the island at the time Argentina became independent and even then they would have to have to cead the Falkland Islands to Argentina. Which of course never happened.