The ship is the third ship in the history of the Argentine Navy to bear the name of the corsair frigate , which claimed the Falkland Islands for the United Provinces of the River Plate on 6 November 1820.
The ship represents the third entry in the Argentine Navy's lineage named after a corsair frigate that took control of the Falkland Islands for the United Provinces of the River Plate on November 6, 1820.