On July 30, 1884 the National Congress decided to give Posadas to Misiones Province, and name it its capital.

Las Posadas is a nine-day celebration with origins in Spain, now celebrated chiefly in Mexico, Guatemala and parts of the Southwestern United States, beginning December 16 and ending December 24, on evenings ( about 8 or 10 PM ).

The Augustinian monks there modified European piñatas, along with creation of the Las Posadas tradition to co-opt the celebration of the birth of Huitzilopochtli, which was celebrated in mid December.

Piñatas remain most popular during Las Posadas with birthday parties coming in second.

In the run-up to the 1961 congress of the ISFI the supporters of the Argentine Juan Posadas, a leader of the Latin American Secretariat, found themselves in agreement with the supporters of Michel Pablo in stressing the primacy of the anti-colonial revolution: the majority in the ISFI placed a greater emphasis on developing activity in Europe.

When the Fourth International split in 1953, Posadas and his followers sided with Michel Pablo and the International Secretariat of the Fourth International.

They also differed over the issue of nuclear war with Posadas taking the view that " War – Revolution " would " settle the hash of Stalinism and Capitalism " and that nuclear war was inevitable and desirable as a socialist society would rise from the ashes.

Posadas and his international followers, who were concentrated in Latin America, split from the ISFI in 1962 prior to its reunification with the International Committee of the Fourth International which formed the United Secretariat of the Fourth International.

When the FI split in 1953 Posadas and his followers sided with Michel Pablo and the International Secretariat of the Fourth International.

The Posadists began quarrelling with the majority of the ISFI in 1959 over the question of nuclear war with Posadas being a proponent as, he claimed, it would destroy capitalism and clear the way for socialism.

On December 11, 1939, they recorded for RCA Victor the tangos Corazón ( composed by di Sarli, with Hector Marco's lyrics ) and Retirao by Carlos Posadas.

The San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge was inaugurated in 1991, connecting not only the city of Encarnación and Posadas, but Paraguay with Argentina.

With the pain intensifying and difficulty urinating, his wife managed to convince him to go to Posadas, where he was diagnosed with prostate hypertrophy.

It is typically accompanied with tamales, and very popular during the Christmas holiday season ( Las Posadas ).

Then were added the Roque Saenz Peña ( 1911 ) and Ezequiel Ramos Mejía ( 1913 ) paddled train ferries at Posadas ( crossing the Paraná river in the southwest of the Misiones province, at the north of the country, in the frontier with Paraguay ).

The Argentine Naval Prefecture, serving as a Coast Guard, also operates air stations at Posadas, Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata and Comodoro Rivadavia with their aircraft been highly involved in sea rescues

The National University of Misiones was established at Posadas in 1973, and in 1990, the city's cultural and economic links to Encarnación were strengthened with the completion of the San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge.

The latter was created with territory carved out from the Diocese of Posadas.

The Second Triumvirate commissioned Posadas, Nicolás Rodríguez Peña and Juan Larrea to draft a Constitution for consideration by the Asamblea del Año XIII, then he became part of the Triumvirate when the Assembly granted Executive Power to the Triumvirate.

The supporters of Michel Pablo and Juan Posadas opposed the convergence.

J. Posadas ( 1912 – 1981 ) ( occasionally referred to as Juan Posadas ), was the pseudonym of Homero Rómulo Cristalli Frasnelli, an Argentine Trotskyist whose personal vision is usually described as Posadism.

*( 1896 – 1970 ) Juan Czajkowski, Polish-Argentine journalist based in Posadas, capital of Misiones province where, for many years, he edited Polish-language newspaper, Orędownik

He was invested as Archbishop of Guadalajara in April 1994, replacing the murdered former incumbent, Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo, and later that year he was named a cardinal.

* Alfonso Delgado Evers, Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, former Bishop of Santo Tomé, former Bishop of Posadas, Argentina

In 1789 Posadas was appointed notary general for the bishopric, and held that post until the events of the May Revolution.

William Brown was awarded the rank of Admiral and Carlos María de Alvear succeeded his uncle Posadas as the Supreme Director, on January 11, 1815.

Other festivities include Día de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (" Guadalupe Day "), Las Posadas (" The Shelters ", celebrated on December 16 to December 24 ), Noche Buena (" Holy Night ", celebrated on December 24 ), Navidad (" Christmas ", celebrated on December 25 ) and Año Nuevo (" New Years Day ", celebrated on December 31 to January 1 ).

In Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco the Vallarta Botanical Gardens hosts a Las Posadas celebration on December 20.

This event includes cultural events, workshops on the making of piñatas, piñata contests and traditional Posadas.

The assembly elected Gervasio Antonio de Posadas as the first Supreme Director on January 31, 1814.

Corrientes ( Guaraní: Taragui ; literally: " Currents ") is the capital city of the province of Corrientes, Argentina, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about from Buenos Aires and from Posadas, on National Route 12.

It later becomes clear that she is married to a blind man named Allende and lives on Posadas Street in the northern part of the city.

Posadas is the capital city of the Argentine province of Misiones, located at the south of the province, on the left-hand ( western ) shore of the Paraná River, opposite Encarnación, Paraguay.

Encarnación is the capital city of the Paraguayan department of Itapúa, located at the south of the department, on the right-hand shore of the Paraná River, opposite Posadas, Argentina.

It is situated ( 370 km ) 235 miles south-east of the capital Asunción on the Paraná River, opposite to the Argentine city of Posadas.

It is located 96 km east of the provincial capital Posadas, on National Route 14, and about 1, 150 km north of Buenos Aires.

Diego Fernández de Córdoba y López de las Roelas, Marquis of Guadalcázar and Count of Posadas ( 1578 – 6 October 1630 ), was Viceroy of Mexico from October 18, 1612 to March 14, 1621 and Viceroy of Peru from July 25, 1622 to January 14, 1629.

Also, the newspaper El Territorio, from Posadas organizes the election of Virtual Queen of the Immigrant, in which everybody is invited to choose one of the candidates until 22: 30 of the coronation day ; the results will be given the same Thursday night, right after the election of the National Queen, 1 ° and 2 ° princess, miss typical cloth and miss friendship.

* 1814 – Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of Argentina.

Gervasio Antonio de Posadas y Dávila ( 18 June 1757 ( Buenos Aires ) – 2 July 1833 ( Buenos Aires )) was a member of Argentina's Second Triumvirate from 19 August 1813 to 31 January 1814, after which he served as Supreme Director until 9 January 1815.

At the end of 1814 Alvear was named commander of the Army of the North, but he lacked of support from Posadas, and his unpopularity among the troops, and other disagreements-including a project for a constitutional monarchy that he sent to Europe to be negotiated by Manuel Belgrano, that was fiercely opposed by the League of the Free Peoples-made him return to Buenos Aires.

Following the end of the war, Paraguay renounced all claims to the area, and in 1879, the town was renamed after Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, the Supreme Director of the Argentine Confederation ( 1814 ).