Chascomús is the principal city in Chascomús Partido in eastern Buenos Aires Province of

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, located south of the capital

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. In 2001, the city had a population of 30,670.

History

The city was founded as a fort (the ''Fortín de San Juan Bautista'') on May 30, 1779, by Captain Pedro Nicolás Escribano, head of the Blandengues Cavalry. The city was the site of an 1839 rebellion against the dictatorial regime of Governor Juan Manuel de Rosas; the uprising, known as the ''Libres del Sur'' ("

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") ended in defeat following a battle on November 7. The

Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway The Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway (BAGS) ( es, Ferrocarril del Sud) was one of the ''Big Four'' broad gauge, , British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina. The company was founded by Edward Lumb in 1862 ...

line arrived at the town in 1865, and Chascomús was recognized as a city and department by the Provincial Legislature in 1873.

Notable residents

Former Argentine

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and his wife, former First Lady

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, and their son

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were all born in the city. Other natives include the interim military President Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean, professional tennis player

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, 2020 world champion of poker Damian Salas, as well as the cyclists

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and Lucas Sebastián Haedo.

Gallery

File:Chascomus-antiguo 1875.jpg, Railway station (1875) File:Museo en Chascomús.jpg, Museo Pampeano File:San Martín en Chascomús.jpg, Statue of

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File:Teatro de Chascomús.jpg, Theater File:Municipalidad de Chascomús 2.jpg, Municipality File:CapillaNegros01.JPG, Capilla de los Negros File:Casa de Alfonsín 2.jpg,

's house File:Chascomus MitreyCostanera.jpg, Lake at nightfall File:Fachada de la Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Merced.jpg, Cathedral

References

External links

Municipal website
* Populated places in Buenos Aires Province Populated places established in 1779 {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub