Lomas Del Mirador

Lomas del Mirador is a city of the

La Matanza Partido La Matanza ('The Slaughter' in Spanish) is a '' partido'' (county or department) located in the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. This provincial subdivision had 1,775,272 inhabitants (at the 2010 Cen ...

in Greater Buenos Aires. Located outside

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along the southwest edge of the General Paz Freeway, the city has a

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of 51,488 (

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, 2001). The land where Lomas del Mirador is located was sold by Ezequiel Ramos Mexía to Pablo Pelluse in 1868. The ranch at the site was known as ''Terrenos del Mirador'' ("the lookout property") in reference to the

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therein, ''Mirador Santa Lucía''. A neighboring property was owned by the descendants of Governor

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, a key figure in the Argentine Civil Wars of the 19th century, and the city shield would include a red lookout tower in reference to both the town's name and that family's allegiance to the

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during the civil wars. These properties were later sold, and in 1909, the first lots were parceled to investors and homesteaders. It would later be home to a diversified base of

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, notably the former ''Jabón Federal'' ("Federal Soap") facility. The Provincial Legislature declared Lomas del Mirador a city in 1984. Calle las Heras - Lomas del mirador - GBA

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