Wednesday 6 September 2006
I went to the National History Museum today, which is where I took this picture. It is a recreation of jet take-offs during the Falklands War of 1982, which is quite the big deal here. This is the second museum I've been to, actually, that has devoted an entire room to this short event.
Basically, both the English and the Argentines claim the islands that here are known as the Malvinas (and are labeled quite prominently on all the maps. You can even buy patches that say Malvinas right next to the Argentine ones.) In 1982 Argentina invaded the islands, which the Brits had occupied since 1833, in order to reclaim their territory. Britain was suddenly very interested in the Falklands again, sank an Argentine ship. Argentina sank a British one. But the Argentine forces were poorly led and organized, and eventually lost the short squirmish. However, the government still claims in the constitution that "las Malvinas son Argentinas."
Really though, I just took this picture because it looked like these guys are dancing, and I thought it was funny.
I went to the National History Museum today, which is where I took this picture. It is a recreation of jet take-offs during the Falklands War of 1982, which is quite the big deal here. This is the second museum I've been to, actually, that has devoted an entire room to this short event.
Basically, both the English and the Argentines claim the islands that here are known as the Malvinas (and are labeled quite prominently on all the maps. You can even buy patches that say Malvinas right next to the Argentine ones.) In 1982 Argentina invaded the islands, which the Brits had occupied since 1833, in order to reclaim their territory. Britain was suddenly very interested in the Falklands again, sank an Argentine ship. Argentina sank a British one. But the Argentine forces were poorly led and organized, and eventually lost the short squirmish. However, the government still claims in the constitution that "las Malvinas son Argentinas."
Really though, I just took this picture because it looked like these guys are dancing, and I thought it was funny.
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