▁lay ▁a ▁w re ath ▁at ▁the ▁Admir al ▁Brown ▁monument ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁and ▁to ▁un ve il ▁a ▁pla que ▁comm emor ating ▁my ▁visit ▁there . ▁I ▁brought ▁away ▁with ▁me ▁a ▁clear ▁sense ▁of ▁just ▁what ▁a ▁significant ▁figure ▁William ▁Brown ▁is ▁in ▁Argent ine ▁history ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁real ▁idea ▁of ▁just ▁how ▁strong ▁the ▁links ▁are , ▁past ▁and ▁present , ▁between ▁our ▁two ▁countries ". ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁Casa ▁Am ar illa , ▁a ▁rep lica ▁of ▁Brown ' s ▁house ▁in ▁La ▁B oca ▁neighbourhood , ▁the ▁Brown ian ▁National ▁Institute ▁( Inst ituto ▁Nacional ▁Brown iano ) ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁for ▁" res earch ▁and ▁study ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁mar itime ▁history ▁and ▁naval ▁interests , ▁and ▁co oper ate ▁with ▁both ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁and ▁Irish ▁govern ments ▁in ▁the ▁investigation ▁of ▁William ▁Brown ' s ▁life ▁and ▁military ▁achiev ements ". ▁The ▁centre ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁with ▁branches ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Also , ▁a ▁substantial ▁number ▁of ▁Argent ine ▁war ships ▁and ▁political ▁entities ▁have ▁been ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁Ex amples ▁include : ▁ ▁The ▁ ▁of ▁ ▁destroy ers , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁four ▁German - des igned ▁military ▁ships ▁commission ed ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁for ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁n avy . ▁ ▁, ▁an ▁Italian - built ▁cru iser ▁in ▁service ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁whose