Brandsen is a town in Buenos Aires Province

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 Brandsen Partido

Brandsen Partido

Brandsen is a north-eastern partido of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. As of 2001 the city and district had a population of 22,500 people. It covers an area of 1.126 km². The capital is also known as Brandsen.-History:...

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History

The city built up around a railway station named Coronel Brandsen which was named after Colonel Federico de Brandsen

Federico de Brandsen

Carlos Luis Federico de Brandsen was a Coronel of French origin who fought in many of the South American wars of independence and for Argentina in the War with Brazil.-Napoleonic Wars:...

, who fought in the liberation of Chile

Chile

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 and Peru

Peru

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 and died heroicly at the battle of Ituzaingó

Battle of Ituzaingó

The Battle of Ituzaingó was fought in vicinity of Santa Maria river, in a valley of small hills where a stream divided the valley in two....

 on February 20, 1827 in the war with Brazil

Brazil

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It is in the province Argentina, de Buenos Aires.

Held the "Brandsen Rock Todo El Ano" in 2007.
"Desfile De Carnaval Brandsen" in February and March.
"Santa Rita De Cascia" in May and had many festivals.
"Campo Brandsen" A camp where the younger people go to play many different sports.

External links

Municipal website Brandsen Museum