Historical telegraph map

The Paths of the Word

There are small things, small phrases from the history of our country (Argentina), that deserve not to be forgotten. It turns out that the 1870s were running, and evidently communication was important in that era too. Dalmacio Vélez Sarfield, a notable Argentine politician and lawyer who at that time was Minister of the Interior under Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, had funds available to build roads, and foreseeing that the opposition would deny a special allocation of funds for other matters, he diverted part of those funds to build telegraphs. A device that was of vital importance for the development of communications during the 19th century. ...

March 7, 2016 · 2 min · Lucas Dima