Bragado is a city in the center-northwest

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, Argentina, and the head town of

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. The city is 210 km west-southwest from

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, not far from the Salado River. Bragado is served by the

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with services running from the train station there to

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.Once - Gral. Pico (vía Lincoln / Realicó)
Satélite Ferroviario

Etymology and Legend

The name of the city came from an old 18th century legend. At that time, there was a brave horse, incredibly beautiful and defiant, who went to the lagoon to drink water. The natives and the soldiers of the

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(who were exploring and trying to take control of the lands from the native people), wanted to tame the horse. There were many attempts to catch it, but the horse was brave and it was always fighting, defending its freedom. One day, a group of soldiers corner it against the lagoon, in a ravine, and when they were sure that it had no escape, the horse jumped to the water, killing itself. It preferred death to captivity. The libertarian spirit of the horse was so amazing that the legend of the Bragado horse spread around the place and gave name to the city.

Notable residents

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international boxing referee *

Andrés Manuel Carretero Andrés Manuel Carretero (1927–2004) was an Argentine essayist and self-taught historian. He was born in Bragado and died on July 10, 2004. Career Carter underpinned all of his texts on strict documented works. He worked on various issues inc ...

writer

Gallery

File:Municipalidad de Bragado.jpg, Bragado City Hall File:Parroquia Santa Rosa de Lima.jpg, ''Santa Rosa de Lima'' Parish, Bragado File:Bragado - Colegio Nacional.jpg, Bragado - Colegio Nacional File:Bragado Train Station.jpg, Bragado train station

References

External links

Municipality of Bragado
- Official website. *
''La Voz de Bragado''
- Bragado's Online newspaper. Populated places in Buenos Aires Province Populated places established in 1857 Cities in Argentina 1857 establishments in Argentina {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub