("Crossed flag pins," 2012)
Population:
The Spanish when they first landed in Argentina discovered many indigenous people in Argentina. However, contrary to most North American tribes, the South American counterparts resisted, and many were conquered and exploited. Many also died off of diseases that were introduced by the Europeans. Population estimates in the colonial period of Argentina stated that there were more than 400,000 people. Of roughly 30% of this number was the indigenous population. This was a steep decrease from the Pre-Columbian estimates of 300,000 indigenous people. (Calvert) A large proportion of this number was Mestizos, and European descendant were a small part in this estimate. This was the negative impact of the Spanish colonization of Argentina to the indigenous population. The current population of Argentina consists mostly of Europeans. The huge wave of immigrations after the mid-1800s shaped Argentina today. Many of these were of Italian descent. Due to this fact, Italian is still widely spoken in Buenos Aires. The current population of Argentina consists of 97% white (Spanish and Italian), and the 3% consists of Mestizos, and Indigenous population and others. ("South america: Argentina," 2012) This would have been positive to the Spanish and Eurocentric point of view as they succeeded in creating a powerful country- of European descent.
("Population of buenos Aires," 2007)
Political Autonomy (Independence):
Politically early on, Argentina was divided- the viceroyalty of Peru and the 3 cities San Miguel de Tucumán, Córdoba, and Buenos Aires. These 3 cities provided the seed that eventually shaped the political landscape of Argentina today. The city of San Miguel de Tucuman rose to leadership during the latter part of 16 to 17th century, as a result of them dominating the trading industry. In the 17th to 18th century, the city of Cordoba rose to leadership, as a result of expansion of the settlements and the formation of the University of Cordoba, making the city of intellect. In the 18th century, the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina today, became the stronghold of the country. This event marked the facelift of Argentina’s economic, political and intellectual parts. Current Argentina is a capitalist, democratic country. Being a European colony would have influenced this, as Europe is endorses capitalism and democracy. Summarizing overall, the positive impact of Spanish colonization of Argentina was the creation of a power South American country politically during the colonies. The negative would be that the indigenous population was effectively ignored in this process. (Calvert)
("Aph-colonial argentina-," 2012)
Culture and Language:
Due to the steep decrease in the population of the Indigenous population, most of the native language of the aboriginal peoples was lost. The official language of Argentina is Spanish, and other prominent languages are Italian, English, German and French. ("South america: Argentina," 2012) Native languages do not even count as a widely spoken language, as mentioned in the population section; only about 3% of the current Argentine population is of indigenous descent. The indigenous aspect of Argentina is almost gone. This would be the negative aspect in language and culture. The positive effect would be the creation of a new language and culture. Spanish in Argentina is spoken in many different accents, and the influence of the Italian has made the form of Spanish different from the origin.
("Learn spanish in," 2012)
Land and Resources:
The positive effect of land and resources were that the Europeans helped shape the country. The settlements the Spanish first set up created the basis of the country known as Argentina today. Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, and many other cities and cities were created by the Spanish. Even though the process that took to create these cities were very violent and resulted in many negative aspects. The negative effect was that when the Spanish first settled in Argentina, they settled in lands that were used by the natives. The natives, as a result, lost agricultural and hunting land. Many were displaced and as result conflict between the Spanish and natives were frequent. (Calvert)
Argentina political. (2010).
Economics:
Argentina is a powerful country in the economic sector in South America. One of Argentina’s prominent economic sectors is the agricultural industry. The Spanish setting up farms in the settlements provided a basis for this accomplishment. Argentina is known for soybeans, wheat, corn, cattle, beef and other agricultural and farming sectors. This contributed to Argentina’s economic growth. Tourism is also a growing sector in Argentina today. However, this is limited to the European descendants today. The most negative impact, once again, would be the lack of role of the indigenous peoples. The indigenous population in Argentina is a very weak force, and is still decreasing today. Economically, Argentina’s recent growths were of European influences. The positive would be centred in the European view, as they succeeded in creating a country that thrives economically.(Calvert)
(Chang, 2008) 