Capitán Sarmiento is a town in

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, Argentina. It is the head town of the Capitán Sarmiento Partido.

History

The town and partido were established by provincial law on 21 December 1961. It was named after Domingo Fidel Sarmiento, adopted son of former

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. The town became widely known in 1995, when a province-wide vote to select a new

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for Buenos Aires Province elected a design made by schoolboys from two schools in Capitán Sarmiento. Governor

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later issued a decree declaring the town "Cradle of the flag of Buenos Aires", and in 2011 a monument was erected in the town to commemorate its status as such.

References

External links

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Municipal website
Populated places in Buenos Aires Province Populated places established in 1961 {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub