Tres Sargentos is a village in

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, Argentina.

History

The General Manuel Belgrano railway was laid through the area in 1906, the station was established in 1907.

Name

The name of the settlement was inspired by events following the defeat of the

Army of the North The Army of the North ( es, link=no, Ejército del Norte), contemporaneously called Army of Peru, was one of the armies deployed by the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata in the Spanish American wars of independence. Its objective was fre ...

at the

Battle of Vilcapugio The Battle of Vilcapugio ( qu, Sacred Well) was a major battle fought on October 1, 1813, during the second Campaign of Upper Peru in the Argentine War of Independence, where the United Provinces forces led by General Manuel Belgrano were defeat ...

, when General

Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano y González (3 June 1770 – 20 June 1820), usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano (), was an Argentine public servant, economist, lawyer, politician, journalist, and military leader. He ...

sent Gregorio La Madrid three soldiers and the native Reynaga on a

reconnaissance In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, terrain, and other activities. Examples of reconnaissance include patrolling by troops (skirmisher ...

mission. They came across a number of the enemy, formed a plan of attack and took them hostage. The raid is remembered as action of ''Tambo Nuevo''. The streets are named in honour of military personnel at the battle José María Gómez, Santiago Albarracin, Juan Bautista Salazar, Indio Reynaga, General Lamadrid and General Belgrano.

Famous residents

The small settlement has produced a number of professional

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, the brothers

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and Gonzalo Pavone as well as their cousin

José Basanta José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

come from Tres Sargentos.

External links

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Tres Sargentos website
Populated places in Buenos Aires Province Populated places established in 1907 {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub