Capitán Sarmiento, Buenos Aires
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Capitán Sarmiento is a town in Buenos Aires Province
, Argentina
. It is the head town of the Capitán Sarmiento Partido
.
were established by provincial law on December 21, 1961. It was named after Domingo Fidel Sarmiento, son of former President
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
.
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. It is the head town of the Capitán Sarmiento Partido
Capitán Sarmiento Partido
Capitán Sarmiento Partido is a partido of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of around 12,500 inhabitants in an area of 617 km² , and its capital city is Capitán Sarmiento, which is located around 160 km from Buenos Aires.The city of...
.
History
The town and PartidoPartido
A partido is an administrative subdivision of the . They are formally considered to be a single municipality, and usually contain one or more population centers...
were established by provincial law on December 21, 1961. It was named after Domingo Fidel Sarmiento, son of former President
President of Argentina
The President of the Argentine Nation , usually known as the President of Argentina, is the head of state of Argentina. Under the national Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.Through Argentine history, the...
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history...
.