Portal:Argentina/Anniversaries/December/December 31

• 1812 Battle of Cerrito, a battle for the War of Independence of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, between the royalist forces who had control of the city of Montevideo and the rebel forces of the government of Buenos Aires.
• 1874 Lucas Bridges, author and explorer, is born in Ushuaia.
• 1902 Cándido López Argentine painter and soldier, who made detailed paintings and drawings of battles of the War of the Triple Alliance dies.
• 2001 Guido di Tella Argentine businessman, academic and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Relations between 1991 and 1999 dies.