Brandsen is a
partido in northeastern
Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires, officially the Buenos Aires Province, is the largest and most populous Provinces of Argentina, Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of the province an ...
,
Argentina
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. In 2001 the city and district had a
population
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of about 22,500 people. It covers an area of . The capital is also known as
Brandsen.
History
Founded on November 21, 1875 it lies about from
Buenos Aires
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. The area was named after
Argentine
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colonel
Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations.
In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
,
Federico de Brandsen
Carlos Luis Federico de Brandsen (Paris, November 28, 1785 – Battle of Ituzaingó, February 20, 1827) was a Colonel of French origin who fought in many of the South American wars of independence and for Argentina in the War with Brazil.
...
, who was killed in the
battle of Ituzaingó
The Battle of Ituzaingó, also known as the Battle of Passo do Rosário, was a pitched battle fought in the vicinity of the Santa Maria River, in a valley of small hills where a stream divided the valley into two.
After a two-year series of cont ...
in the
Cisplatine War
The Cisplatine War was an armed conflict fought in the 1820s between the Empire of Brazil and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata over control of Brazil's Cisplatina province. It was fought in the aftermath of the United Provinces' an ...
.
Settlements
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Brandsen
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Altamirano
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Doyhenard
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El Chaja
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Gobernador Obligado
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Gómez
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Jeppener
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Las Acacias
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Las Golondrinas
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Los Bosquecitos
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Oliden
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Samborombón
References
External links
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Brandsen Museum
Partidos of Buenos Aires Province
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