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Tres de Febrero () is a ''
partido Partido, partidista and partidario may refer to: * Spanish for a political party, people who share political ideology or who are brought together by common issues Territorial subdivision * Partidos of Buenos Aires, the second-level administrative ...
'' of the
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conurbation area in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.


Toponymy

Tres de Febrero took its name from the 1852
Battle of Caseros The Battle of Caseros ( es, Batalla de Caseros) was fought near the town of El Palomar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, on 3 February 1852, between the Army of Buenos Aires commanded by Juan Manuel de Rosas and the Grand Army (''Ejército ...
between General
Justo José Urquiza Justo () is a Spanish surname and male given name meaning ''just'', i.e. ''fair''. Given name Notable people with this given name include: * José Justo Corro (1794-1864), Mexican president * José Justo Milla (1794–1838), Honduran military lea ...
and
Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rosas (30 March 1793 – 14 March 1877), nicknamed "Restorer of the Laws", was an Argentine politician and army officer who ruled Buenos Aires Province and briefly the Argentine Confederation. Althoug ...
, which was won by General Urquiza and marked a historical event for the country and which took place on this land.


History

The lands that are now the Tres de Febrero partido, were inhabited, before the
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and during the first years of the conquest, by
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Indians and pampas. These aborigines preferred set their huts near watercourses, in this case, along the current
Reconquista River The Reconquista River (Spanish, Río Reconquista) is a small river in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Together with the Riachuelo, it is one of the most contaminated watercourses in the country. The Reconquista is part of the Río de l ...
and stream: Morón, Maldonado and Medrano. Engaged in culture
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,
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and
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. Upon the arrival of the Spaniards, the Indians fought tenaciously to defend their possessions but were defeated and had to submit to the conqueror. The distribution of lands that began with the second foundation of
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by
Juan de Garay Juan de Garay (1528–1583) was a Spanish conquistador. Garay's birthplace is disputed. Some say it was in the city of Junta de Villalba de Losa in Castile, while others argue he was born in the area of Orduña (Basque Country). There's ...
in 1580, marked the beginning of the process of settlement and urbanization of the area (now called Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires). The urbanization of Tres de Febrero partido, although has specific characteristics, participates in its broader aspects of the mode of development of the vast majority of
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parties. Possessions granted for
Juan de Garay Juan de Garay (1528–1583) was a Spanish conquistador. Garay's birthplace is disputed. Some say it was in the city of Junta de Villalba de Losa in Castile, while others argue he was born in the area of Orduña (Basque Country). There's ...
consisted in "solars", lots where houses were made, farms and estates that were surrounding villages and used for growing
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were established,
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and tambera production. Until the early years of this century the area served the function of supplier of agricultural products to
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. In the early 18th century this area, formerly Pago de las Conchas, renamed the Curato de San Isidro, formed by existing parties San Martín, San Isidro, Tres de Febrero and Vicente López. Circulation was performed through the old highways linking the area with
La Matanza Partido La Matanza ('The Slaughter' in Spanish) is a '' partido'' (county or department) located in the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. This provincial subdivision had 1,775,272 inhabitants (at the 2010 Ce ...
,
Morón Partido Morón is a '' partido'' ( second level administrative division) of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Located in the Greater Buenos Aires Greater Buenos Aires ( es, Gran Buenos Aires, GBA), also known as the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area ...
, Luján and the
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. The installation of the railroad, from 1876, helped identify the first urban settlement. Around the same time appears rural tram of Lacroze brothers, electrical from 1908, which starting from Medrano and Corrientes street, came to the village of San Martín, constitute, together with the low cost of the properties in the area, a factor of strong stimulus for demographic settlement. Until the end of 1800, the only railroad station in the partido was the Caseros station, around were created administrative offices, homes and shops were located zonal importance. From the early years of 1900 were created new railroad stations which determined the development of other mainly residential areas (like
Santos Lugares Santos Lugares is a town in the southeast of the partido of Tres de Febrero. It is part of the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province, northeast of the Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomo ...
(1906), Ciudadela (1910) and Sáenz Peña (1910)). Installs in June 1920 the Argentina Cruz Roja Filial
Santos Lugares Santos Lugares is a town in the southeast of the partido of Tres de Febrero. It is part of the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province, northeast of the Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomo ...
in the Langeri Severino 3670 street, providing relief and assistance to the immediate community of the town of
Santos Lugares Santos Lugares is a town in the southeast of the partido of Tres de Febrero. It is part of the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province, northeast of the Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomo ...
and from there covering all the partido. This institution made famous as the best doctors like Cerazo, Carbone, Canepa and others as important. Until the '30s, the development of settlements was essentially ruled by the expansion of the railroad service and the transport of passengers, "the bus (El Colectivo)" (from 1930 in the
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) and the penetration of these services to the areas of
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, begins development of industrial settlements and housing remote areas of railroad stations or between them. Urbanization of the partido ends in 1970 and 1972 with the fragmentation and subdivision of vacant areas to the northwest, like
Loma Hermosa Loma Hermosa is a town in Tres de Febrero Partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in the Greater Buenos Aires urban agglomeration. Part of the town falls in the General San Martín Partido. Sport The Asociación Social y Depor ...
, El Libertador, Churruca,
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and
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. When considering the stages of settlement worth noting the influence of the military settlements:
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and Ciudadela from 1901 and the
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opening in 1937, which now comprise 12% of the area of the partido. In 1958, deputy Alfredo Longo, (born in Caseros), presented a project for the creation of a new partido called "Caseros", composed of the localities of
Santos Lugares Santos Lugares is a town in the southeast of the partido of Tres de Febrero. It is part of the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province, northeast of the Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomo ...
, Ciudadela, Sáenz Peña, El Palomar and Caseros, which was completed the following year with the enactment of Law 6.065 of Buenos Aires Province by which the October 15 partido was created Tres de Febrero, separating of the San Martín partido, in the area bounded by General Paz avenue,
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, Triunvirato street to the
Reconquista River The Reconquista River (Spanish, Río Reconquista) is a small river in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Together with the Riachuelo, it is one of the most contaminated watercourses in the country. The Reconquista is part of the Río de l ...
, the
Reconquista River The Reconquista River (Spanish, Río Reconquista) is a small river in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Together with the Riachuelo, it is one of the most contaminated watercourses in the country. The Reconquista is part of the Río de l ...
to Díaz Vélez avenue and thence to the General Paz avenue. The municipality of Tres de Febrero began its economic financial year and servicing in general from 1 January 1960 based on the previous quartermaster located at 2161 Lisandro Medina, Caseros. Its first mayor was Mr. Ramón Landin who was ousted in 1962 by soldiers of the time. The name Tres de Febrero is because on this date in 1852 was performed the
Battle of Caseros The Battle of Caseros ( es, Batalla de Caseros) was fought near the town of El Palomar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, on 3 February 1852, between the Army of Buenos Aires commanded by Juan Manuel de Rosas and the Grand Army (''Ejército ...
between the forces of
Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rosas (30 March 1793 – 14 March 1877), nicknamed "Restorer of the Laws", was an Argentine politician and army officer who ruled Buenos Aires Province and briefly the Argentine Confederation. Althoug ...
and the General Urquiza, in the lands that belong to this partido. When in October 1959 was created the partido, one of the biggest obstacles they faced their authorities was a lack of building facilities capable of accommodating the different agencies were integrated was created, which were shortly after dispersed in fourteen different sites. This brought great inconvenience, and in 1967, the authorities decided to move forward on an old dream: The Municipal Edifice. Was negotiated with Ferrocarriles Argentinos to use the land adjacent to the tracks, among the streets General Hornos and Juan Bautista Alberdi. In 1968 when were resolved the issue of the place occupied, a concourse was held to the presentation of projects, He was elected work of architects
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and Eduardo Sarrailh. According to the rules, the set should embody a coherent urban image and with this premise was created the general structure of the set, which among other works, envisaged a walkway under the tracks, a shopping mall, banks, church and cultural center. Work started in 1969, being in charge of the company Sucesión Carlos Rinadi, which soon after went bankrupt, fact that produced long delays in the initial schedule. 14 years passed, during which the works were interrupted several times by different causes. In 1983 under the quartermaster Rodolfo Vasquez's office removals occurred Mayor, time the edifice was called by the name of "Heroes de Malvinas" as a tribute to those who gave their lives in the Falklands War; and is in 1987, when the Concejo Deliberante went to take his place, leaving the former headquarters of the street Lisandro Medina, now demolished, and had been primary site of the first mayors. Architecturally the edifice is composed of a set of volumetric forms of exposed concrete, checking various parameters carpentry aluminum. It is noteworthy that the original project underwent many changes, although with the passing of time some of the original estimates it will specifying, as in the case of the street parallel to the roads that join General Hornos with Libertador San Martín Avenue. In February 1988 Tunnel of Libertador San Martín avenue in central Caseros opens. The low-level step had its ribbon cutting shared between two mayors: Héctor Dáttoli and Jorge Mangas. When installing the tunnel initially hurt businesses Valentin Gómez street. Since this was the most coveted street of partido, and installed a water source to attract the public, but was soon removed because stalking was inevitable.


Governance

The partido of Tres de Febrero is governed by mayor Diego Valenzuela. He defeated the historic
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mayor Hugo Omar Curto in 2015 who had governed Tres de Febrero since 1991. Though seen as an underdog, Valenzuela squeezed a victory in his re-election bid in 2019


Mayors

List of mayors who ruled Tres de Febrero and their respective periods: #Commissioner Martín Jorge Lasarte (01/01/1960-04/30/1960) #Mayor Ramón Landin (05/01/1960-04/30/1962) #Commissioner Arnaldo A. Barbieri (04/30/1962-11/30/1962) #Commissioner Manuel R. Fernández (11/30/1962-05/16/1963) #Commissioner Coronel Gabriel Larralde (05/16/1963-10/11/1963) #Mayor Roberto Antonio D'Elia (10/12/1963-06/30/1966) #Commissioner Coronel Ermeife Graselli (06/30/1966-07/15/1966) #Mayor Coronel Gabriel Larralde (07/15/1966-02/20/1969) #Mayor Interino Coronel Héctor Kummer (02/21/1969-04/10/1969) #Mayor Rómulo E. Repetto (04/10/1969-03/18/1971) #Mayor Interine Horacio W. Chaves (03/18/1971-05/06/1971) #Mayor Antonio Diconsolo (05/06/1971-09/17/1971) #Mayor Enrique León Dí Almonte (09/17/1971-11/02/1971) #Mayor Arturo Bombelli (01/21/1971-05/25/1973) #Mayor Roberto Manuel Heredia (05/25/1973-08/10/1975)r #Mayor Rubén Darío Novoa (08/10/1975-03/24/1976) #Mayor Interine Coronel Dardo Gilva (03/24/1976-04/30/1976) #Mayor Coronel Raúl Schweiser (04/30/1976-05/15/1981) #Mayor Rodolfo Vázquez (05/15/1981-12/10/1983) #Mayor Héctor Roberto Dátoli (12/10/1983-12/10/1987) #Mayor Jorge N. Mangas (12/10/1987-12/10/1991) #Mayor Hugo Omar Curto (12/10/1991-12/10/1995) #Mayor Hugo Omar Curto (12/10/1995-12/10/1999) #Mayor Hugo Omar Curto (12/10/1999-12/10/2003) #Mayor Hugo Omar Curto (12/10/2003-12/10/2007) #Mayor Hugo Omar Curto (12/10/2007-12/10/2011) #Mayor Hugo Omar Curto (12/10/2011-12/10/2015) #Mayor Diego Valenzuela (12/10/2015–12/10/2019) #Mayor Diego Valenzuela (12/10/2019–present)


Elections 2011

In the elections of 2011 Hugo Curto won his sixth term with 45,18% of the vote (86.573 votes); in second place was the Broad Progressive Front (Frente Amplio Progresista) with 24.846 votes (12,97%), in third place was the Union for Social Development (Unión para el desarrollo social) with 22.684 votes (11,84%).


Elections 2013

The October 2013 elections were held to define: deputies, senators and councilors. Striking thing was the defeat of
Frente para la Victoria The Front for Victory ( es, Frente para la Victoria, FPV) was a centre-left Peronist electoral alliance in Argentina, and is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Former presidents Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner we ...
. In Tres de Febrero Partido in the list in which were chosen 12 councilors and 4 school counselors, won the
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with 46,46% of the vote (96.177 votes). Submitting councilors (6): Martín Jofre, Diego Achilli, Susana Berisso, Raul Mazzeo, Julio Candia and Dora Aguilera. The
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obtained 28,38% of the vote (58.742 votes). Submitting as councilors (4): Marta Curto, Osvaldo Santoro, Máximo Rodríguez and La Tigresa Acuña. Third was the Frente Progresista Cívico y Social with 11,82% of the vote (24.468 votes), entering two councilors. The fourth place went to the Frente de izquierda y de los trabajadores (Left Front and Workers) with 16.846 votes (8,14%) and fifth Unidos por la Libertad y el Trabajo (United for Freedom and Labour) with 10.786 votes (5,21%). These elections put on alert as Hugo Curto could be defeated in his next election in 2015.


Settlements

The partido of Tres de Febrero is divided into 15 settlements, the capital being: Caseros * Caseros * Churruca *
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* Ciudadela * El Libertador *
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Loma Hermosa Loma Hermosa is a town in Tres de Febrero Partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in the Greater Buenos Aires urban agglomeration. Part of the town falls in the General San Martín Partido. Sport The Asociación Social y Depor ...
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* Pablo Podestá *
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* Sáenz Peña *
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Villa Bosch Villa Bosch is a town in Tres de Febrero County of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in the Greater Buenos Aires Greater Buenos Aires ( es, Gran Buenos Aires, GBA), also known as the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area ( es, Áre ...
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Climate

The climate is temperate pampas. Presents temperate hot summers and cool winters, sufficient rainfall and in some cases generating strong floods, and prevailing winds from the east and northeast.


Snowfall

The days 6, 7 and 8 July 2007, saw the entry of a polar cold air mass, and as a result on Monday 9 July, the simultaneous presence of very cold air in both middle levels of the atmosphere and at the surface, leading to the occurrence of precipitation in the form of sleet and snow. It was the third time that a snowfall occurred in the partido. It also snowed in 1912 and 1918.


Population

The population of Tres de Febrero according to the census of October 2010 was 340.071 inhabitants. It is the 15th most populous partido in the Buenos Aires Province. The total fertility rate of partido is 1,65 children per woman. According to estimates of
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, the population aged 65 or more would correspond to 14,15% of total and 60 years or more, 19,12% glimpsing an aging population structure. In turn, the population aged 0–14 years, representing 20,41% of the total. Population distribution: Tres de Febrero in the year 2001 had 336.467 inhabitants, amounting in the year 2010 to 340.071 inhabitants; i.e. its population grew by 1,07%. Its density increased from 7.314,5/km2 to 7.392,85/km2. The 7,98% of its population are foreigners, mainly from: * = 30,91% * = 23,99% * = 10,75% * = 8,43% * = 7,87% * = 6,57% * = 3,68% * = 1,09% * = 0,58% There are also migrants from other provinces of the country. The index of masculinity is 90,8%. Poverty affects 8,62% of the population of the partido, mainly young people between 18 and 24 years and young people from provinces. Tres de Febrero has 112.588 homes, which indicates that living 3,02 persons for household. In total 81,56% of the partido has sewage, 97,04% has the pipes. 88,62% has natural gas while 10,79% use carafes. The 73,14% live in houses while 24,83% live in apartments and 62,53% have a computer.


Variation Intercensal


Education

Currently Tres de Febrero has most of 90 schools (public and private); a School Site Council (in the head town of the partido: Caseros) located on Andrés Ferreyra street, and the University of Tres de Febrero ( UNTreF) was created in 1995, and attended by over 12.000 students, as it has different varieties of university courses and this located at a strategic point in the partido.


Geography

The partido has an area of , it is the 4th-smallest partido in Buenos Aires. The Tres de Febrero partido occupies only 0.01% of the surface of the Republic Argentina and accounts for 1.2% of the total population. It is northeast of the Buenos Aires Province, is one of its 135 partidos. This integrated of urban conglomeration of
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. Its roughly rectangular shape, is oriented in the direction from northwest to southeast, is west of the
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, which separates the General Paz Avenue. On the north, it borders the General San Martin Partido separates Triunvirato Avenue, General Lavalle and ways of
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. The records defined separation northeast with the
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, natural boundary with the
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. Meanwhile, to the south borders the partides of Morón, Hurlingham and
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are separated by a number of streets and avenues.


Limits

The limits are: * Street/Avenue (Bordering Partide) * General Paz Avenue (
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). * Díaz Vélez Avenue (
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and Morón). * República Avenue (
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and Morón). * Acayuasa street ( Morón). * Perdriel/República Avenue ( Morón). * General Justo José de Urquiza street ( Morón). * Ingeniero Guillermo Marconi street ( Morón). * Criss Cross the Colegio Militar * Combate de Pavón street ( Hurlingham). *
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( San Miguel). * General Lavalle street (
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). * Triunvirato street (
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). *
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(
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).


Transport

By Tres de Febrero three lines of railroads run through the partido:
Urquiza Line The Urquiza Line is a suburban electric commuter rail line in Buenos Aires, Argentina, operated by the Buenos Aires Underground operator Metrovías. It runs from the Federico Lacroze terminus in the neighborhood of Chacarita, to General Lemo ...
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San Martín Line The San Martín line is a , 22-station commuter rail service in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The San Martín line operates from the city-centre terminus of Retiro north-west to Doctor Cabred in Luján Partido along a broad g ...
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Sarmiento Line The Sarmiento line is a broad gauge commuter rail service in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, run by the state-owned Trenes Argentinos since 11 September 2013. History This line had previously been run by the state-owned company Ferrocarri ...
. And has 11 stations, 4 shared with San Martín and 1 shared with Morón: • Urquiza Line: * Coronel Lynch Station * Fernández Moreno Station * Lourdes Station * Tropezón Station * José María Bosch Station * Martín Coronado Station * Pablo Podestá Station • San Martín Line: * Sáenz Peña Station * Santos Lugares Station * Caseros Station * El Palomar Station • Sarmiento Line: * Ciudadela Station And some of the bus lines that run the partido are: 1, 53, 78, 85, 92, 96, 105, 123, 124, 135, 136, 146, 152, 163, 169, 181, 237, 242, 252, 310, 320, 326, 328 and 343.


Sport

As for sports, Tres de Febrero has three sports centers municipalities where you can practice different types of disciplines, from swimming, athletics and football. The Centers are Ce.De.M. Number 1, Ce.De.M. Number 2 and the Ce.F. in which schools also use it to students to make physical education. The partido also has three football club:
Club Atlético Estudiantes Club Atlético Estudiantes, usually called Estudiantes de Caseros or Estudiantes de Buenos Aires, is an Argentine football club from Caseros, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Primera B ...
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Club Almagro Club Almagro is an Argentine sports club from José Ingenieros, Buenos Aires, although its headquarters are in the Almagro district. The football team currently plays in the Primera Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football leag ...
and Asociación Social y Deportiva Justo José de Urquiza better known as J. J. Urquiza. The
Club Atlético Estudiantes Club Atlético Estudiantes, usually called Estudiantes de Caseros or Estudiantes de Buenos Aires, is an Argentine football club from Caseros, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Primera B ...
, is currently participating in the tournament Nacional B and the club not only practiced football, also there are a lot of disciplines. The club has a great friendship with
Argentino de Rosario Club Atlético Argentino, commonly known as Argentino de Rosario, is an Argentine football club from the city of Rosario, Santa Fe. The team currently plays in Primera D Metropolitana, the regionalised fifth division of the Argentine football lea ...
and
Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Wanderers, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club are currently members of the Primera División and play at the Estadio Viera. Beside football, the clu ...
. Its historical rival is Almagro who dispute the classic Tres de Febrero, one of the most important
Greater Buenos Aires Greater Buenos Aires ( es, Gran Buenos Aires, GBA), also known as the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area ( es, Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires, AMBA), refers to the urban agglomeration comprising the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and the adj ...
. Stadium Estudiantes have a maximum capacity nearly 17.000 people. Almagro Club currently plays in the
Primera B Metropolitana Primera B Metropolitana is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine football league system. The division is made up of 17 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Greater Buenos Aires. ...
and their stadium has a capacity of 21.000 people. While J.J. Urquiza plays in
Primera C The Primera C Metropolitana is one of the two professional leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Primera C Metropolitana is made up of 20 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area (Gr ...
tournament, has its stages capacity for 2.500 people. Tres de Febrero also has different leagues and schools that work with dozens of participants, have added several cultural venues as the game is referred to as the provincial capital of sport with figures known as the boxer La Tigresa Acuña.


Know personalities

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Ernesto Sabato Ernesto Sabato (June 24, 1911 – April 30, 2011) was an Argentine novelist, essayist, painter and physicist. According to the BBC he "won some of the most prestigious prizes in Hispanic literature" and "became very influential in the literary w ...
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Moria Casán Ana María Casanova (born August 16, 1946), known by her stage name Moria Casán, is an Argentine actress and TV personality. Casán made her theatre debut in 1970, and quickly became one of the country's leading vedettes during Argentina's Gol ...
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Ricardo Iorio Ricardo Iorio (born 25 June 1962) is an Argentine heavy metal singer and bassist who participated in various of the most important metal bands of the nation. He was one of the founders of V8 (1979–1987) and later founded the successful band ...
* Laura "Panam" Franco * Marcela "La Tigresa" Acuña *
Alejandro Dolina Alejandro Ricardo Dolina (born May 20, 1944) is an Argentine broadcaster, who also achieved fame as a musician, writer, radio host and television actor.Carlos Tevez Carlos Alberto Tevez (; born 5 February 1984) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player. A quick, tenacious, powerful, hard-working and dynamic forward in his prime, Tevez was capable of playing as a striker, as a wing ...
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Andrés Ciro Martínez Andres Ciro Martínez (born 11 January 1968, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine singer and musician. He was a member of the rock band Los Piojos, and now is the singer in a band called Ciro y los Persas since 2009. Discography Los Piojos * '' Ch ...
* Estela Raval * Gabriel "El Puma" Goity *
Gustavo Santaolalla Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla (born 19 August 1951) is an Argentine musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for composing his film scores with his collaborator and acclaimed director Alejandro González Iñárritu, which composed the ...


Twin towns

Tres de Febrero is
twinned Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to: * In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so; * Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning * Twinning inst ...
with: * ,
Folkestone Folkestone ( ) is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour and shipping port for most of the 19th and 20t ...
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Catanzaro Catanzaro (, or ; scn, label= Catanzarese, Catanzaru ; , or , ''Katastaríoi Lokrói''; ; la, Catacium), also known as the "City of the two Seas", is an Italian city of 86,183 inhabitants (2020), the capital of the Calabria region and of its ...
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El Dorado El Dorado (, ; Spanish for "the golden"), originally ''El Hombre Dorado'' ("The Golden Man") or ''El Rey Dorado'' ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish in the 16th century to describe a mythical tribal chief (''zipa'') or kin ...
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Lecco Lecco (, , ; lmo, label= Lecchese, Lècch ) is a city of 48,131 inhabitants in Lombardy, northern Italy, north of Milan. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch is named ''Branch of Lecco'' / ''Ramo di Lecco'') ...
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Gwangju Gwangju () is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial offic ...
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Zaragoza Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tribut ...
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References


External links


Municipal site3 de Febrero Web site
{{Authority control 1959 establishments in Argentina Partidos of Buenos Aires Province