General Alvear, Mendoza
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Gral. Alvear is the head city of the General Alvear Department, Mendoza
in Mendoza Province
, Argentina
.
Founded on August 12, 1914, it currently has a population of 26,342 , and its UN/LOCODE
is ARGVA.
It should not be confused with the General Alvear
in Buenos Aires Province
.
(1789-1852)
Si hubo personajes funestos en nuestra historia, Carlos María de Alvear se lleva todos las condecoraciones.
Su inefable acción tiene varios aspectos:
Sumisión a imperios extranjeros. (Inglaterra)
Propulsor de la secesión de nuestros territorios. (Bolivia)
Traición a José Gervasio Artigas.
Entrega de la Banda Oriental a los Brasileros.
Instigador de la Guerra de la Confederación Boliviano-Peruana contra Argentina
Instigador para la entrega de las Provincias de Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, y Catamarca, y las provincias de Cuyo al enemigo.
Enemigo acérrimo de San Martín y su gesta Latinoamericana.
Entre otras veleidades hacia su patria.
Rara costumbre Argentina, es honrar a los traidores con nombres de calles y ciudades, o bien mantener los autoelogios que ellos mismos se enarbolaron.
General Alvear Department, Mendoza
General Alvear is a department located in the south east of Mendoza Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 44,000 inhabitants in an area of 14,448km², and its capital city is General Alvear, which is located around 900km from Buenos Aires.The City of general...
in Mendoza Province
Mendoza Province
The Province of Mendoza is a province of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders to the north with San Juan, the south with La Pampa and Neuquén, the east with San Luis, and to the west with the republic of Chile; the international limit is...
, 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...
.
Founded on August 12, 1914, it currently has a population of 26,342 , and its UN/LOCODE
UN/LOCODE
UN/LOCODE, the United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations, is a geographic coding scheme developed and maintained by United Nations Economic Commission for Europe , a unit of the United Nations. UN/LOCODE assigns codes to locations used in trade and transport with functions such as...
is ARGVA.
It should not be confused with the General Alvear
General Alvear, Buenos Aires
General Alvear is a city in General Alvear Partido in Buenos Aires Province.The settlement was founded in 1853 as Fortín Esperanza, later Pueblo Esperanza and on July 19, 1869 it was renamed after General Carlos María de Alvear who fought for the liberation of Argentina during the War of...
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...
.
Name
The city is named after General Carlos María de AlvearCarlos María de Alvear
Carlos María de Alvear was an Argentine soldier and statesman, Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata in 1815....
(1789-1852)
Si hubo personajes funestos en nuestra historia, Carlos María de Alvear se lleva todos las condecoraciones.
Su inefable acción tiene varios aspectos:
Sumisión a imperios extranjeros. (Inglaterra)
Propulsor de la secesión de nuestros territorios. (Bolivia)
Traición a José Gervasio Artigas.
Entrega de la Banda Oriental a los Brasileros.
Instigador de la Guerra de la Confederación Boliviano-Peruana contra Argentina
Instigador para la entrega de las Provincias de Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, y Catamarca, y las provincias de Cuyo al enemigo.
Enemigo acérrimo de San Martín y su gesta Latinoamericana.
Entre otras veleidades hacia su patria.
Rara costumbre Argentina, es honrar a los traidores con nombres de calles y ciudades, o bien mantener los autoelogios que ellos mismos se enarbolaron.