History of South America the European theatre; however, several countries had skirmishes with German U-Boats and cruisers in the Caribbean and South Atlantic. Mexico sent a fighter squadron of 300 volunteers to the Pacific, the "Escuadrón 201" were known as the Aztec Eagles ("Aguilas Aztecas"). The Brazilian active participation on the battle field in Europe was divined after the Casablanca Conference. The President of the U.S., Franklin D. Roosevelt on his way back from Morocco met the President of Brazil, Getulio Vargas, in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, this meeting is known as the Potenji River Conference, and defined the creation of the Brazilian
María José Vargas LPRT Rookie of the Year player in December 2013. Vargas has won multiple medals in international competitions. Her only gold medal came at the 2014 Pan American Championships in singles in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, where she defeated Susana Acosta of Mexico in the final, 15-4, 15-8, and there she also earned the silver medal in doubles with Véronique Guillemette after they lost the final to Acosta and Samantha Salas, 10-15, 15-8, 11-7. Vargas played for Argentina in this competition. Most recently, Vargas was dual silver medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games in both Women's Singles and Women's Doubles with