Carmen de Areco
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Carmen de Areco is a town in Buenos Aires Province
, Argentina
. It is the head town of the Carmen de Areco Partido
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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 Carmen de Areco Partido
Carmen de Areco Partido
Carmen de Areco is a partido of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 14,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,080 km² ], and its capital city is Carmen de Areco, which is located 140 km from Buenos Aires.-Settlements:*Carmen de...
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History
- 1779, ViceroyViceroyA viceroy is a royal official who runs a country, colony, or province in the name of and as representative of the monarch. The term derives from the Latin prefix vice-, meaning "in the place of" and the French word roi, meaning king. A viceroy's province or larger territory is called a viceroyalty...
Vértiz ordered Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Bergezé de Ducás to reinforce the line of defence against the native Argentine aborigenes . - January 1, 1780, Juan José Sardén officially established the fort and village of "San Claudio de Areco"
- September 26, 1812 Carmen de Areco Partido was founded.
- 1857 The name officially changed to "Carmen de Areco"
- 24 October 1864, The settlement was declared a town (municipalidad) by provincial law Ley No 422
- 1907, The train station was constructed in English Colonial style
- January 22, 1908, the first passenger service arrived in the town.