Battle of Salta Battle of Salta The Battle of Salta took place on February 20, 1813 on the plains of Castañares, north of the present-day Argentina city of Salta, during the Argentine War of Independence. The Army of the North, under the command of general Manuel Belgrano, defeated for the second time the royalist troops of general Pío de Tristán, after their victory in the previous September at the Battle of Tucumán. The unconditional surrender of the royalist troops ensured Argentine control over most of the northern territories of the former Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. Belgrano had taken advantage of
Aguas Corrientes Aguas Corrientes Aguas Corrientes is a small town in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Its name ("running waters") is derived from the installations of pumping, filtration and purification of water from the Santa Lucia River, which is the largest in the country, supplying drinking water to the departments of Montevideo and Canelones. Aguas Corrientes is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs. The town is located from the provincial capital of Canelones, from Santa Lucia, and from Montevideo. The banks of Santa Lucia river form the northwestern limits of the town. Santa Lucia River was