1881 in Argentina
Events in the year 1881 in Argentina.
Incumbents
Governors
- Buenos Aires Province: Juan José Romero ; Dardo Rocha
- Cordoba: Miguel Juárez Celman
- Mendoza Province: Elías Villanueva ; José Miguel Segura
- Santa Fe Province: Simón de Iriondo
Vice Governors
- Buenos Aires Province: vacant ; Adolfo Gonzales Chaves
Events
- 23 July – A boundary treaty is signed by Argentina and the neighbouring country of Chile. The treaty is signed in Buenos Aires by Bernardo de Irigoyen, on the part of Argentina, and Francisco de Borja Echeverría, on the part of Chile, with the aim to establish a precise and exact borderline between the two countries based on the uti possidetis juris principle. Despite dividing largely unexplored lands, the treaty lays the groundwork for nearly all of Chile's and Argentina's current 5600 km of shared borders.
- 22 December – Limits of the Misiones Federation are agreed, leaving Posadas within the territory of what is now Corrientes Province.
- date unknown – The depreciated peso moneda corriente is replaced by the paper peso moneda nacional at a rate of 25 to 1, the new currency is used until 1969
Births
- 19 February – Gabino Coria Peñaloza, poet and lyricist
- 29 June – Ada Cornaro, actress and tango dancer
- 5 July – Enrique Muiño, Spanish-born Argentine actor
- 12 October – Carlos López Buchardo, classical composer
- 15 October – José Arce, physician, politician and diplomat
- 24 December – Delfina Bunge, writer and philanthropist
Deaths
- 11 February – Salvador Jovellanos, Paraguayan leader who settled in Buenos Aires
- 6 October – Paul Günther Lorentz, German-born botanist