Don Torcuato is a town in the

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of the

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, Argentina. It is named after

Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear Máximo Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear Pacheco (4 October 1868 – 23 March 1942), was an Argentine lawyer and politician, who served as president of Argentina between from 1922 to 1928. His period of government coincided precisely with the en ...

, ex-

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, as he had his ranch and residency there. Most of the streets are named after his immediate family and his governmental staff. Don Torcuato has two train stations on the

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with direct connection to

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, and also the nearby Pascual Palazzo highway, part of the

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. It formerly had a

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airfield, bearing the same name (''Don Torcuato'' -

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), that was closed in January 2006.

Climate

Sports

Don Torcuato is known to be the home of

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most recent rugby tournament champion.

References

External links

Local website
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Local website
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