BATALLA DE MAIPU- BATTLE OF MAIPU-

EL REFRAN CRIOLLO ARGENTINO- THE TRADITIONAL ARGENTINEAN SAYING-

ARGENTINEAN DOMINGO F. SARMIENTO

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (February 15, 1811 – September 11, 1888) was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history. He was a member of a group of intellectuals, known as the "Generation of 1837", who had a great influence on nineteenth-century Argentina. He was particularly concerned with educational issues and was also an important influence on the region's literature.

Sarmiento grew up in a poor but politically active family that paved the way for much of his future accomplishments. Between 1843 and 1850 he was frequently in exile, and wrote in both Chile and in Argentina. His greatest literary achievement was Facundo, a critique of Juan Manuel de Rosas, that Sarmiento wrote while working for the newspaper El Progreso during his exile in Chile. The book brought him far more than just literary recognition; he expended his efforts and energy on the war against dictatorships, specifically that of Rosas, and contrasted enlightened Europe—a world where, in his eyes, democracy, social services, and intelligent thought were valued—with the barbarism of the gaucho and especially the caudillo, the ruthless strongmen of nineteenth-century Argentina.

While president of Argentina from 1868 to 1874, Sarmiento championed intelligent thought—including education for children and women—and democracy for Latin America. He also took advantage of the opportunity to modernize and develop train systems, a postal system, and a comprehensive education system. He spent many years in ministerial roles on the federal and state levels where he travelled abroad and examined other education systems.

Sarmiento died in Asunción, Paraguay, at the age of 77 from a heart attack. He was buried in Buenos Aires. Today, he is respected as a political innovator and writer.

Mi homenaje a "Salta la linda"... My tribute to "Salta la linda"...

Mi homenaje a "Salta la linda"...una provincia de mi Argentina. Tierra del folclore, con sus cantores y sus paisajes, forman para el mundo una cancion para recordar.

My tribute to "Salta la linda"... a province of my Argentina. Land of folklore music with its singers and its lanscapes, all that mean to the world, a song to remember.

PASCUAL CONTURSI

Pascual Contursi (November 18, 1888 — May 28, 1932) was an Argentine poet, Tango singer, and guitarist. He composed lyrics for 33 tangos compositions - many well-known.

Pascual Contursi together with Enrique Maroni put to the "La Cumparsita" tango song these words "Si supieras que aun dentro de mi alma conservo aquel carino que tuve para ti"

GERARDO M. RODRIGUEZ

LA CUMPARSITA

Entre 1916 y 1917, ya que hay controversia entre los historiadores aun no resuelta, Roberto Firpo (musico) estrena en el cafe "La Giralda" de Montevideo, Uruguay el tango que se convertiria con el tiempo en el mas famoso del mundo, La Cumparsita. Su autor Gerardo Matos Rodriguez un joven estudiante uruguayo que habia escrito su obra en una forma bastante primitiva. Parece ser que R. Firpo fue quien realizo los arreglos definitivos. El titulo se refiere a una comparsa carnavalera que integraban estudiantes uruguayos. Algunos años despues, Pascual Contursi y Enrique Maroni colocan a la famosa musica los versos que aumentarian su celebridad y que canta y graba Carlos Gardel. "Si supieras que aun dentro de mi alma conservo aquel cariño que tuve para ti..." Gerardo M. Rodriguez desautoriza esa letra ya que Contursi y Maroni la habian escrito sin su permiso y escribe otra que graba el tenor Tito Schipa ..."La cumparsa de miseria sin fin desfila en torno de aquel ser enfermo que pronto a de morir de pena...."Luego de un largo juicio, la justicia autoriza ambas letras. Y se fija un porcentaje en el reparto de los derechos entre los tres autores.

INFAME (HUMOR)

HECHO POR/MADE BY MIGUEL ANGEL ROLANDO