Country history · South America

History of Argentina

17 recorded states lay in what is now Argentina, from the Inca Empire (1438 CE) to the Argentine Republic. 3 of them have a full profile, and 2 outside powers ruled here.

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Profiles

Empires that ruled here

Timeline

15th century

  1. Inca Empire1438 CE – 1533 CE · profile

16th century

  1. Governorate of the Río de la Plata1534 CE – 1617 CE · colony
  2. Viceroyalty of Peru1542 CE – 1824 CE · profile
  3. Araucanía1550 CE – 1883 CE · tribal confederation
  4. Governorate of Tucumán1563 CE – 1782 CE · colony

17th century

  1. Governorate of Buenos Aires1617 CE – 1776 CE · colony

18th century

  1. Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata1776 CE – 1814 CE · colony

19th century

  1. United Provinces of the Río de la Plata1810 CE – 1831 CE · republic
  2. Federal League1814 CE – 1820 CE · other
  3. Republic of Entre Ríos1820 CE – 1821 CE · republic
  4. Republic of Tucumán1820 CE – 1821 CE · republic
  5. Unitarian League1830 CE – 1831 CE · other
  6. Argentine Confederation1831 CE – 1861 CE · republic
  7. Salinas Grandes Confederation1835 CE – 1879 CE · tribal confederation
  8. State of Buenos Aires1852 CE – 1861 CE · republic
  9. Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia1860 CE – 1862 CE · kingdom
  10. Argentine Republic1861 CE – present · profile

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Shared histories

States that also lay in other present-day countries:

States of South America → All country histories →

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). History of Argentina. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/argentina
MLA
“History of Argentina.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/argentina. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “History of Argentina.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/argentina.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘History of Argentina’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/argentina (Accessed: ).