Martín Hernandez (Argentina) Official Country name: República Argentina Human name: Martín Hernández Gender:Male Birthday:July 9 Age:24 Height:176 cm (5’9”) Hair:Dark blonde Eyes:Green Skin:Pale

Arrogant, narcissistic, proud, self-centered, lover of the good life and kinda carefree; that's how you could see Martín, a young blonde man with green eyes who has been spending years promoting his magnanimity and power, even if it’s all talk. His ahoge is hereditary from Italy, it’s an erogenous zone and it’s called “Misiones,” which is an argentine province (meaning missions, in Spanish). Martín eats argentinian meat only, baby. Together with his two cousins Daniel (Paraguay) and Sebastián (Uruguay), he belongs to the ”Mafia del Mate,” (The Mate Mafia, in Spanish). Though he’s the eighth biggest country in the world, his love for himself makes him feel like he’s the first, the best and the most increidble in the whole world. He's experienced major childhood traumas and he's one of the few countries that still (somehow) conserves its native people. He mantains a strain but close relationship with Chile and a very good one with Perú and Venezuela. His relationship with Brazil is pretty bad due to both thinking they're the best country ever and, lately, they've developed disputes and disagreements. He takes football seriously, as most of its cousins. Martín always goes against the government; it may sound strange, but no matter who it is, he is never satisfied with his president. History and Relationships Son of indigenous people and immigrants (mainly Spaniards and Italians), he was raised by Spain first. France later proceeded to heavily influence Argentina's personality. Hence, you should not be surprised by the insinuations of the young man; or his infamous fetish with legs and curves. Nowadays he conserves a good relationship with Bolivia and Brazil, but not a very strong one with Venezuela and Uruguay (regardless of the ACDE).

[ Relationships: Brazil Their have recurrent disputes, mostly about football (soccer). They hate each other to the point of physical fights, but they enjoy it anyway. Argentina loves teasing Brazil, still Brazil loves Argentina's jokes about himself. This teasing has no effect on Brazil other than a laugh, which annoys Argentina immensely. Spain He tried to take care of Argentina when he was little, but Martín did not like to live with Spain so he decided to become independent by making a pact with Chile. Still, to this day, they may not be very close but they respect each other.

South Italy They are really good friends, Argentina received millions of inmigrants from Italy. They have a better relationship, better than Brazil. For influence of Italy, they have both taste in food. They love to go to eat somewhere pizza, calzone or pasta. Argentina has the most amount of Italians outside Italy in the world.

Chile The relationship between Argentina and Chile was once very fraternal but due to various conflicts they became rivals, for example, in Falkland War, Chile let go of Argentina's hand. Now they get along fairly well, but it is not that evident.

England Argentina dislikes him, because of the re-capture he made on Falklands, and endured this because of him. But mostly because he feels the United Kingdom stripped her of power.

Falkland Islands They lived together in the house of the Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata and helped her independence from Spain (Although immediately after he became dependent on it) The UK later re-claimed her as his sister. Defeated, Argentina had to go home, because he felt he couldn't beat Britain since Spain would not help him this time. It was also because he had only been around for 23 years as a 'current' independent country, and Britain was stronger than him.

America He does not like him due to his arrogance to call himself America, along with the rest of the Latin American countries, since that is the name of the continent to which they belong. He owes him one,but believes that his debt is not valid.

China He is the comercial partner of Argentina. They have a good comercial relationship, generally Argentina export him food: soy, rice, fish, petrol and meat (Argentina says his meat is the best of the world) and China export him tecnology (phones, trains and televisions). China instaled one of his big restaurants in here.

Cyprus Argentina often visits his home forcibly because of his work with the UN, but Cyprus does not like when he enters his home without permission. Despite that, they get along.]

Mate This drink is often consumed all around Argentina and it is common for friends to "matear" (drink mate) several times a week.

Just like Americans often meeting at a coffee shop, drinking mate is the impetus for gathering with friends in Argentina and Uruguay. Sharing mate is ritualistic and has its own set of rules. Usually one person, the host or whoever brought the mate, prepares the drink and refills the gourd with water, which is passed around and shared with anyone who wishes to drink.

“Dime de lo que alardeas y te diré de lo que careces”.

Martín has two phases, two twists, two sides, which come and go over the years. His people, and therefore he, are unsure of what he wants, or who he is. His true challenge in life is to find himself and define his personality. Over time, the cycles of his reactions are seasonal, and often contradictory.

In his abilities

He is a good doctor, and has a strong brain drain, which has a significant place in the world of natural sciences; lately, a lot in genetics. He boasts many important medical exponents such as Bernardo Alberto Houssay, Luis Federico Leloir, César Milstein, René Favaloro, among others.

A journalist and researcher, he wants to know what's happening in the world and around him, with the people he cares about and in the fields he operates in. That's why he's constantly up-to-date with the latest from around the world.

He is an excellent athlete. You could say he's an "endorphin chaser," as he enjoys sports and exercise. He has a great passion for soccer, but is also interested in swimming, racing, volleyball, basketball, tennis, rugby, and hockey. He also enjoys cycling and skydiving.

He's a terrible driver. He drives horribly, and Italy is one of the countries with the most traffic accidents per week. He probably inherited this from Italy, who are known for being the worst drivers in the world.

He's an excellent dancer and has good legs. This is thanks to folklore, ballet, and tango, dances in which the legs play a starring role above all else.

In his attitudes,

He has a European city-dweller streak: a child of his upbringing, he likes imported goods, the latest fashions, and the latest music. It's full of urban tribes, it consumes as much as Americans, it has the most expensive and top-of-the-range electronics in Latin America (perhaps Brazil is second in this), not to mention that it loves to assimilate and integrate all kinds of customs and ethnicities foreign to its own, from clothing to food, allowing multiple nationalities and communities to enter its daily life. And, at the same time, it's a gaucho: it likes peñas, the countryside, siestas, horseback riding, herding in the countryside, empanadas, the guitar, and folklore; it enjoys the outdoors, barbecue, mate, and serene afternoons under a weeping willow or a ceibo, trees typical of its flora. It has an uncanny ability to blend the two without them seeming contradictory, giving it its characteristic dichotomous image.

It has difficulty expressing its feelings. Martín isn't the classic soap opera boyfriend who blurts out "I love you" after 15 seconds. The Argentinian man is proud, funny, but it's hard to get his sentimental side out of him unless the situation demands it (like being in front of his son, for example). Saying sentimental things and all that "faggot" nonsense is difficult for him. What really matters, if you don't punch him in the face, you won't get it out.

Martín is naturally a gossipmonger, a street urchin, a street urchin, or whatever you like to call him. He loves to share his own and other people's trivia while drinking mate and biscuits with the TV blasting while some colorful show with gossip content is on.

He generally leads the typical working-class bachelor life. He sometimes goes to after-hours clubs after work, but he doesn't get drunk or live a wild life. On weekends (Friday and Saturday), he goes all out at clubs and bars.

He has a xenophobic streak and an arrogant legacy from a strict upbringing ("civilization or barbarism"), which denies his roots and disregards indigenous people as part of him (ethnic cleansing and current abuses of indigenous people by political parties). He's not 100 percent proud of this, but he tends to neglect matters pertinent to this issue.

Although he's self-centered and arrogant, and tends to disqualify his competitors due to his superiority complex, Martín is very supportive when things get tough. He has somewhat sexist, and sometimes even homophobic, attitudes; this doesn't mean he's a misogynist or unwilling to accept homosexuals, given that the country has a fair degree of equality and Buenos Aires is a "gay-friendly" capital, as well as the first Latin American nation to legalize same-sex marriage.

He doesn't live by slang terms such as "boludo," "flaco," "chabón," "pibe," "nene," etc. He doesn't use "che" all the time, nor does he use "che" in every sentence. They aren't rare, but they aren't vital, and sometimes they're used to accentuate the situation. And he doesn't need insults to insult, excuse the redundancy. He can use any word from the Royal Spanish Academy dictionary to his advantage when insulting. It all depends on the intonation and the given context. He's very creative in this area. He's motivated by two things: the greed of his bosses or his ego. It's rumored that when Chile's airport was being upgraded, Argentina tried to improve Ezeiza Airport in order to "beat" him.

As for money, the best example: conquering the desert. He's lived in the red since childhood and suffers from the best management of the economy, but it's important to highlight the ways he seeks to solve these problems (and the way he creates epic disasters whenever he wants).

He tries to use all his monthly income ("make ends meet"). He tries to make all his money last as long as possible, even making some sacrifices. But he almost never makes it by spending it on stupid things.

Because of his ego, he always tries to stay aesthetically pleasing. He's metrosexual and follows trends. He likes to look presentable and attractive purely for his personal ego. Buenos Aires is one of the fashion capitals of the world, and he likes to show it off.

He tends to leave things to the last minute. However, he often saves them with ingenuity ("to tie with wires" is the most common expression here, and it means to solve problems in an unorthodox way).

He doesn't suffer from vertigo (he boasts that Aconcagua is the highest peak in the Americas), but he uses altitude as an excuse most of the time for all the soccer defeats he suffers in Bolivia or other high-altitude areas.

He likes grass (or lawn, for Argentinians). It's well known that the average porteño crowds the plazas and any public place with grass to sunbathe or play. This is due to the large number of people who live in high-rise buildings. It's not uncommon to find people sunbathing in bathing suits or enjoying the warmth.

He has a terrible diet. The average Argentinian eats more meat than they should (in the early 1900s, most deaths were from colon cancer and related to a lack of fiber) and very few vegetables and fruits. You could say he's "allergic" to them and fish. He's also not given to seafood (unless it's Holy Week). This is largely due to the fact that Argentina prides itself on having the best beef in the world, as well as being affordable for its people, and promotes this by consuming it excessively. Dieting, for him, means eating vegetables and saying goodbye to everything delicious. However, he's open to new culinary trends and fusion cuisine. Arabic food in the north is particularly noteworthy.

He's afraid of the dark due to various historical moments. There have always been paramilitary groups in Argentina whose operations were carried out at night, abducting people from their homes or committing crimes against humanity (well, human rights are somewhat recent if we consider certain historical times), which has given Martin a nocturnal anxiety.

He pretends not to believe in ghosts, monsters, or anything of that ilk; but he does have a deep fear of bad light, the mandinga, the familiar, and all the monsters of Argentine popular folklore. On the other hand, he's a fan of esotericism, metaphysics, and all matters involving unknown arts (or rituals for obvious reasons).

As for politics, Martín has always been a rebellious worker, and his bosses have suffered for it. Whether because Argentina was always born to be two, or because he's once been on the chopping block, disputed by two different parties, with the sword about to split him in two for the happiness of both, politics has been bitter for Martín for a while now, but he tries to stand up for what he believes is right for his people.

In his relationships

Politics

He has had many important and well-known bosses (handpicked and appointed), but almost all of them have left a negative mark on him. Currently disenchanted with politics due to the actions taken more or less by the UCR party in 1916, politically speaking things changed drastically, and by the time democracy returned, the people felt cheated by the law of due obedience and the lack of trials for the military, and they then ranted at their then-leader. The situation didn't improve with successive leaders, nor did they have to solve their deficits.

Martín has been credited with helping to bring down governments due to the discontent of his people, something important to keep in mind.

National

Martín himself must suffer a lot of headaches from the constant bickering between the Interior and Buenos Aires. Since the days of the Unitarians and Federalists, the Interior has complained that Buenos Aires, the seat of the national government, does not represent its interests and does not distribute capital equitably. The Federal Capital, the nation's capital, was born from the fact that the porteños (people from Buenos Aires were called "porteños" because they had the port, which was mandatory to use) wanted to separate themselves from the rest of the country and concentrate all their money there.

Regarding the indigenous people, the above-described situation marks the end of their campaign to forget their roots. However, for some years now, they have been fighting against themselves to try to vindicate them and vindicate themselves. Although it will take time.

International

Argentina sometimes tends to be very contemptuous of foreigners, or at least of anything foreign (that they don't like or that catches their attention); this is due to their ego and superiority complex, sometimes stronger than at other times. For example, they use nationalities as insults. Bolita, Chilote, Paragua, Peruca, Brazuca, Gallego, Gringo followed by "de mierda" (shitty) is a common insult.

He has tensions with Paraguay, Bolivia, and Peru over illegal immigration, especially with Paraguay over the triple border, and with Bolivia. Both cases are related to human trafficking (kidnapping women for prostitution) and slavery (this is more true of Bolivia).

He has a conflict with Paraguay over the War of the Triple Alliance: although it's his beloved cousin, he feels responsible and has mixed feelings about having almost wiped it off the map. Knowing that he carries scars on his back that he himself caused makes him uncomfortable. Even so, these days, things aren't exactly on good terms between the two.

However, that doesn't mean he hates the three countries, since they are extremely welcome in the north of the country, from schools to hospitals, and they help maintain the ancient traditions that Martín ignores so much.

In the case of Peru, relations are cordial and friendly despite past events and Argentina's unfavorable actions. Peru firmly supported the Falklands War until its end and was decorated for it.

The relationship with Chile and Brazil has been the same: ever since the three were nominated as the richest countries in Latin America, there has been an incessant rivalry to be the best, and much gloating between them. Currently, there is a kind of complicity and healthy competition with Brazil when it comes to influence and power; with Chile, there are past resentments that have strained relations between the two countries, yet they are trying to reestablish the bond they feel has been lost. Both are Martin's great South American rivals. He respects and fears them in certain ways because he knows about the past mistakes he's made, but it's as if he's comfortable with them, in that healthy competition. The issue with Uruguay was particular: Martín fought hard to keep it from becoming part of Brazil (until Rosas, Montevideo), and what has upset him the most in life is that his cousin left home. Argentina and Uruguay have always referred to each other as "first cousins" and have had a good relationship to this day. And although they have their problems, such as Argentina's refusal to allow Uruguayan and Brazilian industry into the country (in order to safeguard a damaged national industry), of all the relationships, the deepest is with Uruguay.

Argentina has had a relationship of admiration/hate with the United States, marked mostly by the World Wars. However, it tends to copy its way of acting and character on more than one occasion. If you ask him if he loves Alfred, he'll probably say he hates him with all his heart.

He maintains a good relationship with the México brothers, and Martín holds them in high regard, although he considers them "enemies" when it comes to soap operas and soccer. Many Mexican programs are seen on Argentine television, and many of the translations that reach him come from that country.

There have been times of rapprochement with Venezuela and times of estrangement. Despite this, and the fact that they can sometimes clash due to their very particular personalities, they maintain good relations and support each other.

The relationship with England is extremely poor. Arthur and Martín don't get along at all, and Martín blames him for everything. It started badly back in 1806 with the English invasions (which, incidentally, motivated Argentina to become independent; Arthur, a sort of father or guardian to the young man) and ended horribly with the Falklands War. Since then, "he who doesn't jump is an Englishman" has been a common phrase, and there has been a cold and tense relationship with both countries. Argentina continues to demand the Falklands, England has barred its entry to the island and denied its return, and the Falklands have declared that they never felt part of Argentina and do not want to be part of it.

Added to that, learning in early 2009 that England was planning to drop nuclear bombs on Argentina (it also wanted to move the conflict to Argentine soil, using Chile for that purpose) if it didn't win the war, well, it didn't do anything for an already bad relationship. Public apologies didn't help mend a very particular and tense situation.

With the Malvinas Islands, it can be boiled down to something simple: Martín wants her back. Whether because he considers her very important or a sort of good-luck charm because when she was with him everything was going great, he wants her by his side, and both he and his superiors insist ad nauseam, despite the constant rejections they receive. Entry to the islands is prohibited for Argentines, and a minimum of six months' notice is required, plus proof of a relationship with one of the soldiers killed and buried in the Darwin Cemetery.

Argentina also claims rights to two small uninhabited islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, which are under the care of the Falkland Islands. With Spain, the situation is another strange disaster: he both hates and loves it. Being discovered by Antonio has caused Martín a mental mess of epic proportions. From Antonio, he inherited a strongly discriminatory upbringing against Aboriginal people, yet Argentines love Spaniards and vice versa, as evident by the number of times each name is repeated on different objects (subway stations, for example). The only problem is that they are reluctant to show it, even if there is a lot of affection involved, out of a sense of pride.

With Italy, things are fraternal, since most of the immigrants were Italian. With them, he acquired a taste for pasta and Italian food in general, and he adopted words from the language like lunfardo (e.g., Lavoro, laburar, trabajar) and some customs, among other things. Currently, the situation is bad due to the nation's Prime Minister and his remarks about the disappeared.

France was a mentor for Argentina. He fell in love with its values when he was still young and later wanted to imitate them. Buenos Aires was called the Paris of Latin America for all its architecture, women embraced fashion, and men consumed books and ideology like hotcakes.

With the Middle Eastern countries, well, they all went into exile north, where they acquired some of their customs and culture. There is a strong relationship with Israel in terms of trading Argentine TV rights, and Buenos Aires has a large and strong Jewish community (the third largest in the world, in theory), which Argentina has come out to defend against Iran following the attacks on the AMIA and the embassy. Due to the recognition of Palestine as a nation, relations with Israel have worsened.

With regard to Asia, it is a relationship of mutual admiration. Taiwan, Korea, and China have very important industries, communities, and commercial contracts with Martín; on the other hand, Japan opens its doors to him, given his radical infatuation with tango, barbecue, and soccer (he doesn't love it as much as Greece, but Greece is sometimes quite jealous). There is a significant cultural exchange, a huge "country house" in China, and many products from those countries.

Regarding the Nordic countries and Russia, relations are distant but cordial. Finland's love of tango and its adaptation of the dance to its tastes are noteworthy.

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Martin looked at the Paraná River with his arms crossed and sighed "Que se yo hermano, arreglate vo' loco."