Word: estancia
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Troubled Pampas. Not even the traditionally quiet pampas are safe. Thomas Rattagan, 53, a rancher not far from Buenos Aires, predicted that at least part of the estancia that he has worked for 25 years will be expropriated. "A delegation of Peronistas came and demanded I give them a steer for their political fiesta," he said nervously. "Last time around, in the 1950s, I would have thrown them out. But this time there is no choice. I have to admit that I gave them the animal. You see, nobody controls Peronist youth...