Londres, Catamarca Londres, Catamarca Londres is a small tourist town in the Belén Department of Catamarca Province, Argentina. It is situated at above sea level alongside the "Ruta Nacional 40". It is at the foot of Shincal mountains, near the Quimivil river and is divided into two parts, "Upper" and "Lower." Londres was founded in 1558 and named Londres (Spanish for London) in honor of the fact that Philip II, King of Spain at time of its founding, was married to Mary Tudor (Mary I of England). The Church of the Immaculate Conception, National Historical Monument is in Londres. The ruins of
Formosa Expedition merchant trade, rear-Admiral Bell was killed along with all but three of the men after their vessel was overturned. Formosa Expedition The Formosa Expedition, or the Taiwan Expedition of 1867 was a punitive expedition launched by the United States against Formosa. The expedition was undertaken in retaliation for the Rover incident, in which the "Rover", an American bark, had been wrecked and its crew massacred by aboriginal Paiwan warriors in March 1867. A United States Navy and Marine company landed in southern Formosa and attempted to advance into the native village. The natives deployed a significant amount of guerrilla warfare,