A

a: to / at. A eso de las once: at around eleven o´clock

abren: they open

acción: action

acento: accent

acepté: I accepted/ I took

ademanes: gestures

admiradores: admirers

afectación: affectation

ágil: agile

agradable: pleasant

aguda: sharp

aguileña: aquiline

al: to the

Alberdi: Born in Tucumán in 1810, the year of May Revolution. His main contribution to his country was having set the basis for the organization of Argentina, one of his books, the name of which was shortened to Bases, was taken as basic source for writing the Constitution in 1853.

He moved to Buenos Aires being 15 years old, he became friend of other writers like Esteban Echeverría, Juan María Gutiérrez and Marcos Sastre

Enemy of Rosas´ party he had to exile like many others, he lived in Montevideo where he graduated as lawyer, then traveled to Europe and lived Chile

Other books written by Alberdi are, The Crime of War, written against the Paraguay War, and The Onmipotence of State

algo: something

alternativamente: alternatively

alto: tall

Alvear: Born in Argentina, he met San Martín in Europe, he was the youngest general in the Independence War, and afterwards he was the general who commanded the army and won in land the war with Brazil

América: America (South)

americana: American

amigo: friend

ancianos: old men

años: years

anuncia: it announces

aparición: appearance

apocamiento: timidity

aquí: here

así: like this

asistir: to attend

aspecto: appearance / look

atada: tied

atención: attention

audaz: brave

aún: still

aunque: although