state-owned oil company. 26 October: The Supreme Court declares constitutional the 2002 "peso-ification" of bank deposits, by which dollar-denominated accounts were converted to pesos at an artificial rate of 1.4 pesos per dollar plus an inflation-adjusted index. November 1 November: Minister Lavagna presents the Argentine debt exchange proposal, which includes a nominal discount worth 62%, to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 8 November: Luciano Benetton offers 25 of the 9,700 km2 he owns in Patagonia for the use of the Mapuche tribe, who claim the full restoration of their lands. 11 November: The government removes 12 of the 16 general commanders of the Gendarmerie for illegal administration of funds. 17 November: The Third International Congress of the Spanish Language starts in Rosario, with the presence of the King and Queen of Spain and renowned writers such as Ernesto Sábato, Carlos Fuentes and José Saramago. 17 November: Three apparently home-made explosive devices are detonated in three Buenos Aires banks in Argentina, killing a security guard and wounding a police officer. 18 November: Argentina recognizes China as a market economy, supporting its acceptance into the WTO; in exchange, China vows to increase imports from Argentina by $4,000 million along 5 years. 23 November: The government raises worker's social benefits and grants an extra, one-time rise to pension wages for December; informally called "Merry Christmas Plan", intended to stimulate consumption during the holiday season. 30 November: A survey reveals that over 70% of Argentinians believe abortion should be allowed in certain contexts, though only 24% support it in all cases. December 1 December: Archbishop of Buenos Aires Jorge Bergoglio calls an art exhibition by León Ferrari "a shame" and "blasphemy". Many of Ferrari's works employ religious icons and characters. 3 December: Five people enter León Ferrari's exhibition and destroy 10 of his works crying "Live Christ King!". 6 December: Workers of the Buenos Aires metro go on strike for several days. 7 December: The master server for .com.ar Internet domains in Argentina gets a corrupt update of a DNS table, and local Internet traffic stops for almost eight hours throughout the country. 9 December: The government raises private workers' salaries 100 pesos ($33) by decree. Floods affect 6,000 km2 in Chaco and 10,000 people have to be evacuated. Ecologists warn that the effects were magnified by deforestation. 10 December: Catholic fundamentalists disrupt a press conference by Rebecca Gomperts, president of pro-choice NGO