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Argirópolis or Arjirópolis[1] (from Greek Άργυροπόλις "silver city" or "Plata city") is a proposed city conceived by Argentine statesman Domingo Faustino Sarmiento as the capital of the Confederated States of Plata (Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay). It is also the title of the book that outlines this proposal.[2]

Martín García in the Plata River.
Martín García in the Plata River.

Proposal


Map of the resulting confederation in ■ lighter blue with Argirópolis in ■ red.
Map of the resulting confederation in lighter blue with Argirópolis in red.

Sarmiento proposes Martin Garcia Island, at the junction of the Parana and Uruguay River, as the site for Argirópolis, which in turn would ultimately be a point of unity between the interior provinces of Argentina and the Estado Oriental (i.e.: Uruguay).

Sarmiento based his argument on the following points:


Orthography


The 1850 edition tries to follow the Spanish orthography proposed by Sarmiento in 1843, and similar to that of Andrés Bello.[3] Still occasional slips into the RAE standard happen. Later editions follow the common orthography.


References


  1. Sarmiento, Domingo F. (1850). Arjiropolis (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago: Imprenta de Julio Belin i Ca. Retrieved 13 April 2021. Sarmiento's book uses Arjirópolis in the title but Argirópolis in page 87.
  2. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. Argirópolis (spanish) "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Sarmiento, Domingo F. (1843). Memoria sobre ortografía americana (PDF) (in Spanish) (2007 electronic ed.). Santiago: Imprenta de La Opinión. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 13 April 2021.



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