General Alvear is a
department
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Government and military
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located in the south east of
Mendoza Province in
Argentina
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The provincial subdivision has a population of about 44,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is
General Alvear, which is located around from
Buenos Aires
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The City of general Alvear is home to a campus of
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
The National University of Cuyo ( es, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, UNCuyo) is the largest center of higher education in the province of Mendoza, Argentina.
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The partido and its agricultural lands are irrigated by the Rivers Diamante and Atuel.
Name
The department and its head town are named after General
Carlos María de Alvear (1789-1852) a hero of the
Argentine War of Independence
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History
*1879, The land now forming Departamento General Alvear is conquered in the 2nd desert campaign.
*1884, The lands are purchased by
Diego de Alvear, son of General
Carlos María de Alvear.
*1912, The Departamento was officially created on August 12 and the Sarmiento Railroad arrived in the city of General Alvear.
Districts
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General Alvear
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San Pedro del Atuel
Smaller settlements
*Canalejas
*Carmensa
*Cochicó
*Colonia Alvear Oeste
*Corral de Lorca
*El Ceibo
*El Juncalito
*La Escandinava
*La Mora
*Línea de Poste
*Los Compartos
*Ovejería
*Poste de Hierro
External links
My Alvear(Spanish)
Municipal site(Spanish)
Alvear Mendoza (Spanish)
(Spanish)
(Spanish)
General Alvear Civil Defence(Spanish)
Universidad nacional de Cuyo(Spanish)
1912 establishments in Argentina
Departments of Mendoza Province
Populated places established in 1912
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