# Falklands sovereignty debate

> Argentina's president hardens claim over Falklands as sanctions target 45 firms.
- Title: Falklands sovereignty debate · MercoPress | Shortify
- Summary: Argentina's president hardens claim over Falklands as sanctions target 45 firms. Argentine President Javier Milei strengthens sovereignty claims over…
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- Source: MercoPress — https://en.mercopress.com/2026/10/12/sorry-britain.-the-falkland-islanders-are-just-190-year-old-squatters
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- Topics: argentina, falkland islands, javier milei, sovereignty, sanctions, britain, malvinas, united kingdom, news, world, politics
## Argentina's sovereignty claim
Argentine President Javier Milei hardens Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands.
## Sanctions process initiated
He has initiated a sanctions process against 45 companies and legal entities including 16 British and 13 Israeli companies.
## Historical context
The 2013 vote by the dispossessor does not extinguish the rights of the dispossessed who were expelled in 1833.
## 1833 expulsion
Britain forcibly removed Argentine gauchos who had built houses and hunted seals in 1833.
## 1846 land sale
Britain's 1846 sale of land to Lafone was a feudal grant not homesteading.
## John Locke theory
John Locke's theory states first homesteaders are rightful owners not those forcibly evicted.
## 1833 dispossession
The 1833 expulsion was forcible dispossession of Argentines who had mixed labor with land.
## Kelpers' vote
The Kelpers' choice of London in 2013 does not extinguish rights of expelled Argentines.
## 1833 to 1982 timeline
The British settlement from 1833 to 1982 was continuation of dispossession not new homesteading.
## Sovereignty conclusion
Argentina's sovereignty claim is stronger under John Locke's homesteading theory.
## Key takeaway

Argentine President Javier Milei strengthens sovereignty claims over Falkland Islands while imposing sanctions on 45 companies including 16 British and 13 Israeli entities.