Brandsen is a partido in northeastern

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. In 2001 the city and district had a

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of about 22,500 people. It covers an area of . The capital is also known as Brandsen.

History

Founded on November 21, 1875 it lies about from

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. The area was named after

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Federico de Brandsen Carlos Luis Federico de Brandsen (Paris, November 28, 1785 – Battle of Ituzaingó, February 20, 1827) was a Colonel of French origin who fought in many of the South American wars of independence and for Argentina in the War with Brazil. ...

, who was killed in the

battle of Ituzaingó The Battle of Ituzaingó, also known as the Battle of Passo do Rosário, was a pitched battle fought in the vicinity of the Santa Maria River, in a valley of small hills where a stream divided the valley into two. After a two-year series of con ...

in the

Cisplatine War The Cisplatine War (), also known as the Argentine-Brazilian War () or, in Argentine and Uruguayan historiography, as the Brazil War (''Guerra del Brasil''), the War against the Empire of Brazil (''Guerra contra el Imperio del Brasil'') or t ...

Settlements

* Brandsen * Altamirano * Doyhenard * El Chaja * Gobernador Obligado *

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* Jeppener * Las Acacias * Las Golondrinas * Los Bosquecitos * Oliden * Samborombón

References

External links

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Brandsen Museum
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