Excerpt from Argentina and Her People of to-Day: An Account of the Customs, Characteristics, Amusements, History and Advancement of the Argentinians, and the Development and Resources of Their Country<br><br>The Spaniards who first visited the coast of Argentina, and sailed up the broad and im posing river that empties into the Atlantic Ocean, were so impressed with the outlook and prospects, that they named the country Argen~ tina, which means silvery or silver-like, and bestowed upon the majestic stream the name Rio de La Plata, which means river Of silver. When their prospectors failed to find the great deposits of gold and silver, which had been described to them by the natives, this province lost much of its importance, and soon dwindled into comparative insignificance. The city, which was founded near the mouth of that river, continued for more than two centuries a comparatively unimportant place.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.