top two means to achieve a better-off Argentina

[juanml82]

And risk to have another civil war?
How you convince the provinces that it's a good thing?
Because after all to finish the Civil War an equilibrium was needed and had to be kept.

For a start, the area of the Pampas south of the Salado River and north of the Rio Negro river didn't became properly civilized before 1900, before this it was too scarcely populated and was no way a place where to have a goverment.
Then you have the problem of making Buenos Aires too powerful. I mean, Buenos Aires province was powerful even without the city. With the city it was almost impossible to defeat it. The provinces won't allow for Buenos Aires and the surrounding areas to be in the same jurisdiction.

My bet for a better capital? Santa Fe. It is more or less in the middle of the country, has access to the Juramento river, is at a considerable distance from Buenos Aires and is not the economical center of the province(Rosario). Also, by being next to Parana river, the authorities can send orders quickly to Buenos Aires, which a capital in another part of the country would be unable to do.

But something would have to be done with Buenos Aires. And it's going to be difficult. The only possible solution would be to cut the province by the Salado River. Which Buenos Aires won't like and will want many concessions in exchange. This way it could be done, but it would be difficult, and much would depend in how much control Buenos Aires has over the government anyway. Remember that Buenos Aires elite will still have the money and the interests. All they need is to bride the goverment.

The best bet is keeping Uruguay as part of Argentina. Besides that, moving the capital city won't change much. Geography dictates that nearly all the foreign trade of the country should be shipped through Buenos Aires

 

[Joseph Solis in Australia]

The best bet is keeping Uruguay as part of Argentina. Besides that, moving the capital city won't change much. Geography dictates that nearly all the foreign trade of the country should be shipped through Buenos Aires

Another excellent POD also, by keeping Uruguay as part of Argentina will provide competition between Buenos Aires and Montevideo.

 

[Dan1988]

My bet for a better capital? Santa Fe. It is more or less in the middle of the country, has access to the Juramento river, is at a considerable distance from Buenos Aires and is not the economical center of the province(Rosario). Also, by being next to Parana river, the authorities can send orders quickly to Buenos Aires, which a capital in another part of the country would be unable to do.

Wasn't Santa Fe written into the Constitution as the capital of the Argentine Confederation before BS-AS came along and accepted it, with the condition that the capital be moved to it?

 

[Joseph Solis in Australia]

Wasn't Santa Fe written into the Constitution as the capital of the Argentine Confederation before BS-AS came along and accepted it, with the condition that the capital be moved to it?

I think Santa Fe never became a capital because Buenos Aires led by Vicente Lopez y Planes never wanted it and in fact they left from Argentine Confederation (from 1853 to 1859) due to the presence of Federalist Justo Jose de Urquiza which later was being elected as President of Argentine Confederation.

 

[Petete123123]

The best bet is keeping Uruguay as part of Argentina. Besides that, moving the capital city won't change much. Geography dictates that nearly all the foreign trade of the country should be shipped through Buenos Aires

Yes, I proposed that before. But I said Montevideo has a long term disadvantage.

Patagonia and the Pampas have few natural ports. So you have to transport what you produce to a port. Which by 1860 will start to be done by railroad. Which will mean that all which is produced in the Pampas will have to go to Buenos Aires. And that's it.
Because all the production done to the West of Parana river will have to be shipped to Montevideo. And for that you need to develop Rosario a lot. And I mean a good port, cleaning the river sands, infraestructure, a lot of stuff.

But after writing this, I came with a solution. Supposing we limit Buenos Aires to Salado river, to the South another province will be created. And it will have a good natural port, at Bahia Blanca. That way, half of Pampas and most of Patagonia productions will avoid going through Buenos Aires.

 

[Petete123123]

bumping .

 

[Joseph Solis in Australia]

Another POD (1980-1985):

What if Saul Ubaldini never emerges in the CGT leadership and Raul Alfonsin's goal of separating the CGT from the Justicialist Party's decision making though a secret balloting of choosing the leaders of CGT by the members.