Home›More›Articles›How Argentina got its name from silverArticleHow Argentina got its name from silverArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnArgentina, Countries Well-attested SourcesArgentina (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationEtymology sectionQuote, Etymology sectionEarly 16th century explorers around the Río de la Plata became aware of the abundance of silver in the region.View the SourceAtlas Article VocabularyComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.