Did the Falklands ever belong to Argentina?
Or is Argentina trying to take them from England?
Argentina had the Falklands from 1820 to 1833 when Great Britain took them. That’s after the Monroe Doctrine. Why doesn’t Chavez cite the Monroe Doctrine to prove that the Brits are there illegally?
He’s trying to get the Argentine’s fired up again to do battle with Britian like the did in 1982. I hope the Brits don’t forget about the 20 men that went down on the HMS Sheffield when the Argentinian’s sunk her.
“Did the Falklands ever belong to Argentina?”
No, Spain once claimed them, but then Spain once claimed a lot of places, including Argentina. Don’t know why Argentina decided they should belong to them. Guess because they are the nearest large country, but then Uruguay is closer to Argentina then the Falklands. Why don’t they claim Uruguay too? Or for that matter, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Chile?