In 1816, Argentina declared independence from Spain.

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Following the U.S. and China, Argentina unveiled studies that promised they would move beyond independence and towards an export market within years.

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This theory, he admits, may be more poetic than real, but it's true that modern Argentina has had a lot of influence from European immigration, particularly from independence in the 19th century until the 1950s, when immigration restrictions tightened during the country's military dictatorships.

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