General San Martín Partido is a
partido in the
Gran Buenos Aires
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urban area, immediately to the north-west of the
Capital federal in
Buenos Aires Province,
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
.
The provincial subdivision has a population of 422,830 inhabitants
in an area of , and its capital city is also named
San Martín.
Name
The partido (district) and its capital are named in honor of General
José de San Martín
José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras (25 February 177817 August 1850), known simply as José de San Martín () or '' the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru'', was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and centr ...
, who led Argentina against the
Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire ( es, link=no, Imperio español), also known as the Hispanic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Hispánica) or the Catholic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Católica) was a colonial empire governed by Spain and its prede ...
in the
Argentine War of Independence.
Sports
The partido is home to
Primera División football team
Chacarita Juniors
Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires.
T ...
, and to
fifth Division football team
Club Social y Deportivo Central Ballester.
In
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
San Martín partido is home to
CEC Liceo Militar.
Districts
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Barrio Parque General San Martín
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Billinghurst
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Ciudad del Libertador General José de San Martín
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Ciudad Jardín El Libertador
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Loma Hermosa
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José León Suárez
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San Andrés
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Villa Ballester
Villa Ballester is a city located in the northern Greater Buenos Aires urban area and it is part of the General San Martín Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is served by the Línea Mitre commuter railway with its station also nam ...
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Villa Libertad
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Villa Lynch
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Villa Maipú
Smaller neighbourhoods
These neighbourhoods have been absorbed into the municipality and are no longer commonly used.
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Villa Ayacucho
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Villa Bernardo Monteagudo
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Villa Chacabuco
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Villa Coronel José M. Zapiola
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Villa General Antonio J. de Sucre
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Villa General Eugenio Necochea
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Villa General José Tomás Guido
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Villa General Juan G. Las Heras
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Villa Godoy Cruz
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Villa Granaderos de San Martín
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Villa Gregoria Matorras
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Villa Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
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Villa María Irene de los Remedios de Escalada
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Villa Marqués Alejandro María de Aguado
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Villa Parque Presidente Figueroa Alcorta
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Villa Parque San Lorenzo
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Villa Yapeyú
Gallery
File:Plazaymunicipalidad.JPG, San Martín Town Square
File:Vista Ballester.jpg, Villa Ballester city
File:Golfclubsanandres.jpg, San Andrés Golf Club.
Notable people
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José Hernández, (1834-1886) journalist and poet
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Óscar Alfredo Gálvez, (1913-1989) racing driver
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Pedro Opeka
Pedro Pablo Opeka (born June 29, 1948), known also as Father Opeka, is a Catholic priest from Argentina, working as a missionary in Madagascar. For his service to the poor, he was awarded the Legion of Honor.
Early life
Opeka was born in Argentin ...
, (b. 1948), Catholic missionary
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Zully Moreno
Zulema Esther González Borbón, better known as Zully Moreno (October 17, 1920 in Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires – December 25, 1999 in Buenos Aires), was an Argentine film actress of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–1960). She ...
, (1920-1999) actress
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Fernando Siro, (1931-2006) actor, film director and screenwriter
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Roberto DeVicenzo, (b. 1923) golfer
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Virginia Gamba, (b.1954) Under Secretary General, United Nations
References
External links
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San Martín news
1852 establishments in Argentina
Partidos of Buenos Aires Province
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