Buenos Aires

History of Buenos Aires

Brief history of Buenos Aires summarized Let’s know the history of Buenos Aires, in a summarized and brief way. Foundation of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires was founded twice. A settlement on the current site was briefly established in 1536 by conquistador Pedro de Mendoza, but attacks by local indigenous tribes forced the settlers to move to Asunción, Paraguay in 1539. By 1541 the site had been burned and abandoned. The harrowing story of the attacks and the overland journey to Asunción was written by one of the survivors, the German mercenary Ulrico Schmidl, after his return to his homeland around…