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General Belgrano (other)
General Belgrano originally refers to: * Manuel Belgrano (1770–1820), Argentine economist, politician and military leader General Belgrano may also refer to: Places * General Belgrano, Buenos Aires, a city in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina * General Belgrano Partido, a district of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina * General Manuel Belgrano, a settlement in Formosa Province, Argentina * Pueblo General Belgrano, a village and municipality in Entre Ríos Province, Argentina * Villa General Belgrano, a village in Córdoba Province, Argentina Ships * , an Argentine Navy light cruiser, sunk in the Falklands War * , an Argentine Navy ''Giuseppe Garibaldi''-class cruiser Other uses * General Belgrano Bridge, a road bridge in Argentina * General Manuel Belgrano Railway, one of the main railway lines in Argentina * General Belgrano de Santa Rosa, an Argentine football club from La Pampa Province See also * * Belgrano (other) * General Belgrano Department (disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Belgrano
Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano y González (3 June 1770 – 20 June 1820), usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano (), was an Argentine public servant, economist, lawyer, politician, journalist, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina. He is regarded as one of the main Founder Fathers of the country. Belgrano was born in Buenos Aires, the fourth child of Italian businessman Domingo Belgrano y Peri and María Josefa González Casero. He came into contact with the ideas of the Age of Enlightenment while at university in Spain around the time of the French Revolution. Upon his return to the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, where he became a notable member of the criollo population of Buenos Aires, he tried to promote some of the new political and economic ideals, but found severe resistance from local peninsulars. This rejection led him to work towards a greater autonomy for his countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Belgrano, Buenos Aires
General Belgrano is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative seat of General Belgrano Partido General Belgrano Partido is a Partidos of Buenos Aires, partido east of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 16,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is General Belgrano, Buenos A .... The provincial subdivision has a population of about 16,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,843 km2 (712 sq mi), and General Belgrano, which is located 162 km (101 mi) from Buenos Aires, is considered to be its capital city. Notable people * Leandro Testa (born 1976), former footballer References External links City website Populated places in Buenos Aires Province Populated places established in 1891 1891 establishments in Argentina {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Belgrano Partido
General Belgrano Partido is a Partidos of Buenos Aires, partido east of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 16,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is General Belgrano, Buenos Aires, General Belgrano, which is from Buenos Aires. The partido is named after Manuel Belgrano, an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician and military leader. Economy The economy of Gral. Belgrano partido is dominated by agriculture. Settlements *Bonnement *Chas, Buenos Aires, Chas *General Belgrano, Buenos Aires, General Belgrano *Gorchs *Ibáñez, Buenos Aires, Ibáñez *Newton, Buenos Aires, Newton External links General Belgrano Website 1891 establishments in Argentina Partidos of Buenos Aires Province {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Manuel Belgrano
General Manuel Belgrano is a settlement in northern 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 .... It is located in Formosa Province. {{coord, 24, 56, 25, S, 59, 01, 39, W, region:AR-P_type:city(4381)_source:kolossus-dewiki, display=title Populated places in Formosa Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pueblo General Belgrano
Pueblo General Belgrano is a village and municipality in Gualeguaychú Department, Entre Ríos Province in north-eastern 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 .... References Populated places in Entre Ríos Province {{EntreRíosAR-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa General Belgrano
Villa General Belgrano is a mountain village at the valley of Calamuchita in the Province of Córdoba in central Argentina. It has 6,260 inhabitants and is named after the independence hero and creator of the Argentine flag Manuel Belgrano. History Villa General Belgrano was founded in 1930, by two German speculators attracted by its agricultural potential. The Alpine quality of the village attracted immigrants from Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Austria. In 1940, after the Battle of the River Plate, German seaman scuttled and sunk their battleship, the '' Admiral Graf Spee'' off the coast of the Montevideo harbour, and 130 of its surviving sailors settled in the village along with the original settlers and landscaped the mountain ranges of Córdoba with red-roofed, wood-frame homes, microbreweries and pastry and chocolate shops which gave it that unique style that distinguishes it today. A well-known German resident was Kurt Tank, who became a leading member of the Argentine Ae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empresa Líneas Marítimas Argentinas
Empresa Líneas Marítimas Argentinas (ELMA) ( en, Argentine Shipping Lines Company) was an Argentine cargo shipping line formed on September 30, 1960, after Juan Perón nationalised the shipping industry. The Argentine Maritime Lines Company involved the merger of two companies, both state: the Merchant Fleet of the State (FME) and Argentina Fleet of Navigation of Ultramar (FANU). It served Argentina's foreign trade until the 1990s, when the government of Carlos Menem declared its dissolution. At its peak its fleet had more than 60 ships (approximately 700,000 tonnes DW). Ships sailed to Northern Europe, the United Kingdom, the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean, the east coasts of the United States of America and Canada, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific, the Middle East and Far East and Africa. World War II ships One of the first ships was a used World War II ship; in 1946 the was sold to Compañía Argentina de Navegación Dodero, Buenos Aires, Argentina and renamed SS ''Camper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Belgrano Bridge
The General Manuel Belgrano Bridge ( es, Puente General Manuel Belgrano) is a road bridge that joins the Argentine cities of Corrientes (capital of the Corrientes Province in the Mesopotamia) and Resistencia (capital of Chaco in the Chaco Region) over the course of the Paraná River (near the confluence with the Paraguay River). It was opened on May 10, 1973. The bridge joins Corrientes' Provincial Route 12 with Chaco's Provincial Routes 11 and 16. The main part of the bridge measures in length and stands at over the river, with cable-stayed section with spans + + . It has two A-shaped main towers that are high. The road is wide and has two lanes, plus two lateral pedestrian ways, each wide. In 1999 the province of Corrientes was in the midst of a popular uprising, with protestors asking for the resignation of the provincial government. On 1999-12-17 the traffic over the bridge was blocked by demonstrators. The Gendarmerie Wrong info! --> A gendarmerie ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Manuel Belgrano Railway
The General Manuel Belgrano Railway (FCGMB) (Spanish: Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano), named after the Argentine politician and military leader Manuel Belgrano, is a railway and the longest of the Argentine system. It was one of the six State-owned Argentine railway companies formed after President Juan Perón's nationalisation of the railway network in 1948. Retiro station is the railway's terminus in Buenos Aires, from which the railway runs to many provinces in the Centre and North of Argentina, such as Santa Fe, Córdoba, Tucumán, La Rioja, Catamarca, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Salta and Jujuy. In the metropolitan section of the city of Buenos Aires, Ferrocarril Belgrano is divided into two lines, Belgrano Norte and Belgrano Sur, currently operated by Private companies Ferrovías and Argentren respectively. Passenger trains of Norte Line are only run to Villa Rosa in Pilar Partido. From then on, freight services run to the rest of the network, operate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Belgrano De Santa Rosa
Club General Belgrano de Santa Rosa is a football team from Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina. Background Club Defensores de Belgrano was founded on 28 April 1919 in Santa Rosa, the capital of the La Pampa Province. The club name was later shortened to Club General Belgrano and the nickname of ''Tricolores'' was adopted reflecting the three colours of black, red and white on the club shirt. The team's original league was the Liga Cultural de Fútbol de La Pampa. From 1995/96 to 2000/01 the club spent 6 seasons in the Torneo Argentino A. The club is located in Av. Belgrano Norte 730 in the neighborhood Villa Alonso. There is a sports/leisure hall, a buffet, a swimming pool, a stadium (known as Nuevo Rancho Grande) with a capacity of around 12,000 people, training facilities and a BMX track. The club has won 9 local championships of the Liga Cultural making it the third most successful club in the province behind local neighbours Club Atlético All Boys (33 championships) and Atlé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgrano (other)
Belgrano may refer to: People * Joaquín Belgrano (1773–1848), an Argentine patriot * José Denis Belgrano (1844–1917), Spanish painter * Joseph Belgrano (1762–1823), Argentine military officer and politician, brother of Manuel * Manuel Belgrano (1770–1820), General Belgrano, Argentine politician and military leader * Mario Belgrano (1884–1947), Argentine historian Places Argentina * Belgrano, Buenos Aires, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires * Barrio Belgrano, Rosario, a neighbourhood of Rosario, Santa Fe Province * Belgrano (Buenos Aires Underground), a station on the Buenos Aires Underground * Belgrano River Departments * Belgrano Department, San Luis * Belgrano Department, Santa Fe * Belgrano Department, Santiago del Estero * Doctor Manuel Belgrano Department, Jujuy Province Elsewhere * Belgrano I Base, an Argentine base in Antarctica **Belgrano II Base **Belgrano III Base * Belgrano, Wales, a United Kingdom location Ships * , a French sail and steam liner * , an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
