Chascomús, is the principal city in Chascomús Partido

Chascomús Partido

Chascomús is an eastern partido and city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Located south of the city of Buenos Aires, the district has a population of about 39,000 in total. 35,400 live in Chascomús city, the capital of the district.-Economy:...

 in eastern 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...

 in eastern Argentina

Argentina

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, located 123 km (76 mi) south of the capital Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

. As of 2001, the city had a population of 30,670 people.

History

The city was founded as a fort (the Fortín de San Juan Bautista) on May 30, 1779, by Captain Pedro Nicolás Escribano, head of the Blandengues Cavalry. The city was the site of a 1839 rebellion

Rebellion

Rebellion, uprising or insurrection, is a refusal of obedience or order. It may, therefore, be seen as encompassing a range of behaviors aimed at destroying or replacing an established authority such as a government or a head of state...

 against the dictatorial regime of Governor Juan Manuel de Rosas

Juan Manuel de Rosas

Juan Manuel de Rosas , was an argentine militar and politician, who was elected governor of the province of Buenos Aires in 1829 to 1835, and then of the Argentine Confederation from 1835 until 1852...

; the uprising, known as the Libres del Sur ("Freemen of the South") ended in defeat following a battle on November 7. The Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway

Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway

The Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway was one of the Big Four broad gauge, , British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina...

 line arrived at the town in 1865, and Chascomús was recognized as a city and department by the Provincial Legislature in 1873.

People

Argentine president

President of Argentina

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 Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín

Raúl Alfonsín

Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín was an Argentine lawyer, politician and statesman, who served as the President of Argentina from December 10, 1983, to July 8, 1989. Alfonsín was the first democratically-elected president of Argentina following the military government known as the National Reorganization...

 was born in the city.
Other natives include Argentine professional tennis player Carlos Berlocq

Carlos Berlocq

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, the actor Rodrigo Noya

Rodrigo Noya

Rodrigo Noya is a child actor from Argentina. He currently has a starring role as Lorenzo Montero in an action series, Hermanos & Detectives.-Biography:Noya made his film debut in Raúl Rodríguez Peila's Dibu 3...

 and the cyclist Juan José Haedo

Juan José Haedo

Juan José Haedo is an Argentine professional road racing cyclist and former track cyclist on . He is the brother of Lucas Sebastian Haedo...

.

External links

Municipal website