Argirópolis | |
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Proposed city | |
Etymology: Greek: Άργυροπόλις ("silver city") | |
Coordinates: 34°11′S 58°15′W / 34.18°S 58.25°W |
Argirópolis or Arjirópolis [1] (from Greek Άργυροπόλις "silver city") is a proposed city conceived by Argentine statesman Domingo Faustino Sarmiento as the capital of the Confederated States of Plata ( Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay). It is also the title of the 1850 book that outlines this proposal. [2]
Sarmiento proposes Martin Garcia Island, at the junction of the Parana and Uruguay River, as the site for Argirópolis, which in turn would ultimately be a point of unity between the interior provinces of Argentina and the Estado Oriental (i.e.: Uruguay).
Sarmiento based his argument on the following points:
The 1850 edition tries to follow the Spanish orthography proposed by Sarmiento in 1843, and similar to that of Andrés Bello. [3] Still occasional slips into the RAE standard happen. Later editions follow the common orthography.
Argirópolis | |
---|---|
Proposed city | |
Etymology: Greek: Άργυροπόλις ("silver city") | |
Coordinates: 34°11′S 58°15′W / 34.18°S 58.25°W |
Argirópolis or Arjirópolis [1] (from Greek Άργυροπόλις "silver city") is a proposed city conceived by Argentine statesman Domingo Faustino Sarmiento as the capital of the Confederated States of Plata ( Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay). It is also the title of the 1850 book that outlines this proposal. [2]
Sarmiento proposes Martin Garcia Island, at the junction of the Parana and Uruguay River, as the site for Argirópolis, which in turn would ultimately be a point of unity between the interior provinces of Argentina and the Estado Oriental (i.e.: Uruguay).
Sarmiento based his argument on the following points:
The 1850 edition tries to follow the Spanish orthography proposed by Sarmiento in 1843, and similar to that of Andrés Bello. [3] Still occasional slips into the RAE standard happen. Later editions follow the common orthography.