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Corrientes

Corrientes is a city in north-eastern Argentina on the east bank of the Paraná river and the capital of Corrientes Province. Founded in 1588 by Juan Torres de Vera y Aragón, it was a river port of the Spanish Río de la Plata colonies and, after independence, the centre of a province often in conflict with Buenos Aires.

Corrientes
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Governorate of Buenos AiresFederal LeagueRepublic of Entre Ríos

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Corrientes. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/corrientes
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“Corrientes.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/corrientes. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Corrientes.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/corrientes.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Corrientes’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/corrientes (Accessed: ).

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