Plaza 17 de Mayo
Buenos Aires (Mataderos) · (Federal District) · Argentina
Data: May 17
Photograph: Nicodos (2013-01-23)
1814. Argentina's Navy Day
The Argentine Navy day is celebrated on May 17, anniversary of the victory achieved in 1814 in the Battle of Buceo. The Battle of Buceo took place on 14–17 May 1814, during the Argentine War of Independence between an Argentine fleet under William Brown and a Spanish fleet under Admiral Sienna off the coast of Montevideo, in today's UruguayWeb: Wikipedia