Catamarca Province Plata was created in 1776, Catamarca obtained the title of "Subintendencia" under the Salta intendency. In 1821, the province claimed its autonomy, and Nicolás Avellaneda y Tula (grandfather of Nicolás Avellaneda) was elected as the first governor of the province. The name is believed to come either from Quechua "cata" 'slope' and "marca" 'fortress', or from Aymara "catán" 'small' and "marca" 'town'. Catamarca remained isolated from the rest of Argentina by its mountains until 1888, when the rapidly expanding railways first appeared in the province. Attracting immigrants with its spacious, fertile valleys and dry, agreeable weather, Catamarca was soon favored
Formosa Plastics Group Museum and the largest non-profit private hospital in Taiwan before 1988. A subsidiary, Formosa Heavy Equipment, rebuilt 16 elementary schools after the 921 earthquake, the most powerful quake in Taiwan in decades. All these are presented using scale models. A briefing room shows a documentary film for FPG and a virtual re-creation of the New Zealand Kauri forest. The museum is accessible within walking distance south of National Taiwan Sport University Station of Taoyuan Airport MRT. Formosa Plastics Group Museum The Formosa Plastics Group Museum (), located on the campus of Chang Gung University, Guishan District, Taoyuan City, northern Taiwan, was