Monte Chingolo is a town in

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, Argentina. Located in

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in the south of the

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metropolitan area.

History

Monte Chingolo was founded on 23 November 1815 by

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. The settlement was the site of ''Las Higueritas'', the first recorded

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in Argentina. The town grew following the opening of a

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station in 1927, and it became the site of numerous abattoirs and other industrial establishments. The Battalion 601 Arsenal at Monte Chingolo was besieged on 23 December 1975 by the ERP, a

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guerrilla group. The attack left over 100 dead, and the ERP's defeat largely subdued the organization. The city later suffered from the effects of a failed plan during the 1976-83 dictatorship to expand the General Paz Freeway from the

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ward in

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to the city of

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; never completed, the demolitions resulting from the project left an extensive swath along the city of empty lots which, in many cases, were not adequately reurbanized.

External links

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Local news website

References

Populated places in Buenos Aires Province Populated places established in 1815 Lanús Partido Cities in Argentina 1815 establishments in the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub