José de San Martín, Chubut
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José de San Martín is a town in Chubut Province
, Argentina
. It is the head town of the Tehuelches Department
.
The town is named after José de San Martín
, the Argentine General who liberated Argentina from the Spanish empire.
Chubut Province
Chubut a province in the southern part of Argentina situated between the 42nd parallel south and the 46th parallel south , the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean...
, 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 Tehuelches Department
Tehuelches Department
Tehuelches Department is a department of Chubut Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 5,159 inhabitants in an area of 14,750 km², and its capital city is José de San Martín, which is located around 1,870 km from Capital Federal.-Settlements:*Gobernador...
.
The town is named after José de San Martín
José de San Martín
José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the...
, the Argentine General who liberated Argentina from the Spanish empire.