Portal:Argentina/Anniversaries/February/February 16

• 1595: Fernando de Zárate begins the construction of the Fortress of Buenos Aires
• 1820: Manuel de Sarratea is appointed governor of Buenos Aires
• 1827: Lucio Mansilla defeats a Brazilian army led by Bentos Manuel
• 1835: Assassination of caudillo Juan Facundo Quiroga in Barranca Yaco