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...ca que los Estados actuales de la Argentina y de Chile fueron establecidos en 1776, con la creación del Virreinato del Río de la Plata, que incluía ... ...onal de la Matanza, 2001, XXXV, pp. 187-188. 2 Donald Edward Willet, Across the Andes: United States, Argentina and Chilean Diplomatic Relations,... ...Matanza, 2001, XXXV, pp. 187-188. 2 Donald Edward Willet, Across the Andes: United States, Argentina and Chilean Diplomatic Relations, 1865-1883,... ..., 2001, XXXV, pp. 187-188. 2 Donald Edward Willet, Across the Andes: United States, Argentina and Chilean Diplomatic Relations, 1865-1883, (Ph.D.... ...98, Parte I, tomo IV, p. 7. 3 Argentine-Chilean Boundary Report presented to the Tribunal Appointed by Her Majesty's Goverment “To consider and rep... ...ntine and Chilean Republics” to justify the Argentine claims for the boundary in the summits of the Cordillera de los Andes, according to the Treatie... .... cit, vol. I, p. 150; Appendix to the Statement Presented on Behalf of Chile in Reply to the Argentine Report submitted to the Tribunal Constituted... ...ersitarios del virreinato. La fundación del Virreinato del Río de la Plata en 1776 es exactamente coetánea de la revolución norteamericana del mismo... ...the Department of the State (Record Group 59). Diplomatic Despatches from the United States Ministers to Chile, 1823-1906 (“Dipl. Desp.”), (M 69), r...

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