The lights of Ushuaia recede as the sun sinks-
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The nights meal had a seafood theme-
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The next day was a sea day.Several lectures and the compulsory zodiac presentation.Lots of ocean and sea birds-
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One of the lectures was on Falklands history.The Historian is Russian so presentation a little slow.However the Argentinian claim to the Falklands is really not very strong.The first settlers were the French in 1764 then the British in 1765 unaware that the French were there.Spain took over in 1770 only to be temporarily ousted by the British a year later.The British left in 1776.The Spaniards returned in 1780 but left in 1811 after the Peninsula War.Sealers and whalers ran the islands.
In 1820 an Argentinian privateer visited and issued a letter claiming the islands for the United Provinces of South America but the sealers and whalers ignored him and he left after 6 months.The Portugese considered him a pirate as he captured a Portugese ship.
The next attempt was Luis Vernet getting permission from the Government in Buenos Aires to try an establish a cattle business because of the feral cattle on the Falklands plus the right to all seals.However he also got permission from the British Ambassador in Buenos Aires and his second in command was British.
He attempted to assert his seal rights by impounding 4 US seal ships.The US responded by sending the USS Lexington.Most of the settlers were taken prisoner.The Argentinians then set up a penal colony in November 1832.His sailors mutinied and killed the naval commander.So the British returned and took over formally on 3/1/1833.
In again a funny Argentinian view of history they now revere Antonio Rivero for leading a rebellion against the British in August 1833.In fact his target was the Vernet company and his gang succeeded in killing 5 including the 2 leaders and the rest of Vernet's settlers fled.