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Who founded Ushuaia?

  • Augusto Lasserre

  • Charles Darwin

  • Ferdinand Magellan

  • Juan Perón

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Ushuaia was founded on October 12, 1884, by Augusto Lasserre, an Argentine naval officer. The city was established as a penal colony and later became an important administrative center, light industrial port, and tourist hub.
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