Buenos Aires Plaza de Mayo and Surroundings
Plaza de Mayo Square (May Square): is the main square in downtown Buenos Aires. Witness to the most important events in Argentinean history, Plaza de Mayo is surrounded by such symbolic buildings such as the Cabildo, the Cathedral, and the Casa Rosada, offices of the President of the Nation. The Plaza de Mayo has always been the focal point of political life in Buenos Aires. Its current name commemorates the May Revolution of 1810, which started the process towards the country's independence from Spain in 1816.
On the east side of Plaza de Mayo is the Casa Rosada, the Pink House of Buenos Aires.The pink salmon color is said to have come from Sarmiento's attempt to
bring peace between the Federalists and the Unitarists parties in his 1868-1876 term.
Eva Peron (Evita) rallied the Argentine people from the balcony of the Casa Rosada, as did her husband Juan Peron and many other politicians who have convened throngs of Argentines in the Plaza de Mayo over the decades.
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