Veinticinco de Mayo
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Veinticinco de Mayo is the May 25 day. It's Argentina
's National Day
, and may refer to:
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
's National Day
National Day
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, and may refer to:
- The day during the May RevolutionMay RevolutionThe May Revolution was a week-long series of events that took place from May 18 to 25, 1810, in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, a Spanish colony that included roughly the territories of present-day Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay...
when the Primera JuntaPrimera JuntaThe Primera Junta or First Assembly is the most common name given to the first independent government of Argentina. It was created on 25 May 1810, as a result of the events of the May Revolution. The Junta initially had representatives from only Buenos Aires...
(first autonomous government in Argentina) was instituted
- Geographic locations in Argentina
- Veinticinco de Mayo PartidoVeinticinco de Mayo PartidoVeinticinco de Mayo Partido is a partido located in the centre-north of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 35,000 inhabitants in an area of 4,769km², and its capital city is Veinticinco de Mayo, which is located around 228km from Buenos...
, partidoPartidoA partido is an administrative subdivision of the . They are formally considered to be a single municipality, and usually contain one or more population centers...
in Buenos Aires ProvinceBuenos Aires ProvinceThe Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
, Argentina - Veinticinco de Mayo, Buenos Aires, city in Buenos Aires ProvinceBuenos Aires ProvinceThe Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
, Argentina - Veinticinco de Mayo Department, ChacoVeinticinco de Mayo Department, ChacoVeinticinco de Mayo is a department of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 28,000 inhabitants in an area of 2,576 km², and its capital city is Machagai, which is located around 1,140 km from Capital Federal.- Settlements :* Colonia Agricola...
, Chaco ProvinceChaco ProvinceChaco is an Argentine province located in the north of the country, near the border with Paraguay. Its capital is Resistencia on the Paraná River opposite the city of Corrientes...
, Argentina - Veinticinco de Mayo Department, Misiones, Misiones ProvinceMisiones ProvinceMisiones is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamiсa region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes Province of Argentina to the southwest.- History :The province was...
, Argentina - Veinticinco de Mayo Department, Río Negro, Río Negro ProvinceRío Negro ProvinceRío Negro is a province of Argentina, located at the northern edge of Patagonia. Neighboring provinces are from the south clockwise Chubut, Neuquén, Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. To the east lies the Atlantic Ocean.Its capital is Viedma...
, Argentina - 25 de Mayo (La Pampa)25 de Mayo (La Pampa)25 de Mayo is a town in La Pampa Province in Argentina....
, La Pampa ProvinceLa Pampa ProvinceLa Pampa is a sparsely populated province of Argentina, located in the Pampas in the center of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise San Luis, Córdoba, Buenos Aires, Río Negro, Neuquén and Mendoza.-History:...
, Argentina - Veinticinco de Mayo, UruguayVeinticinco de Mayo, UruguayVeinticinco de Mayo, mostly written 25 de Mayo, is a village in the Florida Department of central Uruguay. It is located on Route 76, east of its intersection with Route 77. The railroad track Montevideo - Florida passes through the village...
, Florida DepartmentFlorida DepartmentFlorida is a department of Uruguay. Its capital of is Florida.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 68,181 people and 21,938 households in the department. The average household size was 3.1...
, Uruguay
- Veinticinco de Mayo Partido
- Ships
- ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (cruiser)ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (cruiser)The ARA Veinticinco de Mayo was a cruiser which served in the Argentine Navy through World War II. The English translation of the name is the Twenty-fifth of May, which is the date of Argentina's May Revolution in 1810....
, a cruiser (C-2) which served Argentina during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... - ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (V-2)ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (V-2)The ARA Veinticinco de Mayo was an aircraft carrier in the Argentine Navy from 1969 to 1997. The English translation of the name is the Twenty-fifth of May, which is the date of Argentina's May Revolution in 1810....
, an aircraft carrier which served Argentina up to 1990
- ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (cruiser)