Tercio de Vizcaínos

Tercio de Vizcaínos
Official uniform belonging to the 1st company of Vizcaínos Castellanos
Disbanded1809
CountryArgentina
Allegiance Spanish Empire
TypeInfantry
EngagementsBritish invasions of the River Plate
Mutiny of Álzaga

Tercio de Vizcaínos (Third of Vizcaínos) was a unit of Spanish militia of Buenos Aires, composed in its majority by volunteers of Basque, Castilian and Asturian origin. This infantry unit was established after the first English Invasion to the Río de la Plata.

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