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Bovril, Argentina
Bovril is a village and municipality in La Paz Department, Entre Ríos, La Paz Department in the north-west of Entre Ríos Province in north-eastern Argentina. The locality is connected by 6 km of paved road with National Route 127. It was formerly served by a railway station, :es:Estación Bovril, on the General Urquiza Railway network. History The planned village, "Colonia y Pueblo Bovril", was founded in 1913 by the Bovril Company, British makers of the beef extract Bovril, to accommodate workers at the meat processing plant at Santa Elena, Entre Ríos, Santa Elena and on the railway. The company owned large tracts of cattle-rearing land in the area until 1973. Substantial numbers of Volga Germans settled in the area. The municipality of Bovril was constituted in 1951. Festivals The annual ''Fiesta Nacional del Gurí Entrerriano'' is attended by boys from all over Entre Ríos province, who take part in artistic activities, folk dance and sporting contests. The ''Festiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three federated states called provinces ( es, provincias, singular ''provincia'') and one called the autonomous city (''ciudad autónoma'') of Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the republic ( es, Capital Federal, links=no) as decided by the National Congress of Argentina, Argentine Congress. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, and exist under a federalism, federal system. History During the Argentine War of Independence, War of Independence the main cities and their surrounding countrysides became provinces though the intervention of their Cabildo (council), ''cabildos''. The Anarchy of the Year XX completed this process, shaping the original thirteen provinces. Jujuy Province, Jujuy seceded from Salta Province, Salta in 1834, and the thirteen provinces became fourteen. After seceding for a decade, Buenos Aires Province accepted the 1853 Constitution of Argentina in 1861, and its capital city was made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
