Bust of Francisco Moreno, in front of the Los Glaciares National Park offices in El Calafate. Parque Nacional Los Glaciares ( Spanish The Glaciers ' is a National park in the Santa Cruz Province, in Argentine Patagonia El Calafate is a little village in Patagonia, Argentina. It is situated in the southern border of Lake Argentino, in the southwest part of the Santa

Francisco Pascacio Moreno (May 31, 1852 – November 22, 1919) was an Argentine explorer, born in Buenos Aires. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern He is usually referred to as el Perito Moreno (perito means "specialist, expert").

In 1872 Moreno began a series of exploring expeditions that made him well known. In January 1876, he explored Lake Nahuel-Huapi, in the southern Andes, and discovered, on February 14, 1877, Lake San Martin. Nahuel Huapi Lake ( Lago Nahuel Huapi) is a Lake of the lake region of northern Patagonia between the provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén The Andes form the world's longest exposed Mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The lake known as O'Higgins in Chile and San Martín in Argentina, is located around coordinates in the Patagonia, between the Aysén He also explored numerous rivers in Patagonia, and on 4 March of the same year encountered El Chaltén, which he named Fitz Roy. Llao LLaojpg|thumb|250px| Lake Nahuel Huapi, near Bariloche, Argentina Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth El Chaltén is a small mountain village in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. Cerro Chaltén, also known as Cerro Fitz Roy or Monte Fitz Roy, is a Mountain ('cerro' located near the El Chaltén village in the

In 1880 he went on a second expedition to the territory of Patagonia, where he was taken prisoner by a Pehuelche aboriginal tribe and condemned to death, but escaped on March 11, one day before the one appointed for the execution. Llao LLaojpg|thumb|250px| Lake Nahuel Huapi, near Bariloche, Argentina Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty In 1882–1883 he explored the Andes from Bolivia southward, and in 1884–1885 he made new explorations of the territory south of the Río Negro and of Patagonia. The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Negro River ( Río Negro) means black river and is the most important river of the Argentine province of Río Negro. He was director of the anthropological museum of Buenos Aires, chief of the Argentine exploring commission of the southern territories, and member of numerous European scientific societies.

For his contributions to science, Moreno received a doctorate Honoris causa from the University of Córdoba in 1877. An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa ( Latin: 'for the sake of the honour' is an Academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding He is also known for his role in defending Argentine interests during the delineation of the international border between Chile and Argentina. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the In 1902 he was appointed Perito (a technical specialist or expert) in the border conflict.

In 1903 he donated some of the land previously given to him for the creation of the Nahuel Huapi National Park. Nahuel Huapi National Park is the oldest Argentine national park, in Patagonia in the foothills of the Andes mountains The Perito Moreno Glacier and the town of Perito Moreno, all in Santa Cruz Province, are named after him. The Perito Moreno Glacier ( is a Glacier located in the Los Glaciares National Park in the south west of Santa Cruz province, Argentina. Santa Cruz is a province of Argentina, located in the southern part of the country in Patagonia.

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