ocr: The Spanish first established settlements in the Andean foothills in 1543. The indigenous Indians, who had stopped any Inca advance into their territory, also prevented the Spaniards from settling in the east until the 1590s. . 1816 United province of. Rio de la Plata declare independence; 70 years of civil war follow between central govemment unitarists and provincial federalists. 1835-1852 Dictatorship ofJuan Manuel Rosas. 1855 Federal system set up. 1857 Europeans start settling the pampas; six million by 1930. Most land is held by an oligarchy of 200 families 1877 Firstrefrigerated ships s ...
