It's simple. It started over "who was there first".
The UK had defacto rule over it since 1833. The Argentinians claimed they had defacto rule over it as they "dibs" d it first two years earlier.
The UK claims their rule is stronger because they had a settlement on the islands as early as the 1730s odd with there being no contest from Argentina for over 100 years.
It's simple. It started over "who was there first". The UK had defacto rule over it since 1833. The Argentinians claimed they had defacto rule over it as they "dibs" d it first two years earlier.
The UK claims their rule is stronger because they had a settlement on the islands as early as the 1730s odd with there being no contest from Argentina for over 100 years.