Coronel Suárez is a city in

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, Argentina. It is the

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for Coronel Suárez Partido. Its population is largely made up of Argentines of

Volga German The Volga Germans (german: Wolgadeutsche, ), russian: поволжские немцы, povolzhskiye nemtsy) are ethnic Germans who settled and historically lived along the Volga River in the region of southeastern European Russia around Sarato ...

descent. In its surroundings, within Coronel Suárez Partido, are the 3 historic colonies founded by Volga Germans. The remaining inhabitants of these villages are the descendants of their founders who did not migrate to the city of Coronel Suárez itself or to other locations in the country. Coronel Suárez has a population of 23,621 inhabitants (2010) and its main economic activities are related to

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and cattle raising. It is famous for its

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, founded in 1929, whose team has achieved outstanding success over the years in the annual Argentine Open Polo Championship, the world's most important polo tournament, including winning the Championship for ten successive years between 1961 and 1970.

History

The partido was created in 1882 by the government of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina who divided the territory of Tres Arroyos into the partidos of Tres Arroyos,

Coronel Pringles Coronel Pringles () is a city in the south of the Buenos Aires Province in Argentina, situated near the mountains of Pillahuincó. It is the government seat of the Coronel Pringles Partido. In 1882, the provincial government of Buenos Aires cr ...

and Coronel Suárez . The latter partido, and its main town, were named after

Manuel Isidoro Suárez Manuel Isidoro Suárez (1799–1846) was an Argentine colonel who commanded Peruvian and Colombian cavalry troops in their wars of independence. He was noted for his pivotal role in securing a revolutionary victory at the Battle of Junín. He ...

(1799–1846), a colonel in the Argentine Army who fought in the wars of independence against the Spanish and led the

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vian and

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to victory in the Battle of Junín in the

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on August 6, 1824. Colonel Suárez was the great grandfather of the writer

Jorge Luis Borges Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo (; ; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, as well as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known b ...

. The city was founded on 28 May 1883 by

Eduardo Casey Eduardo Casey was an Argentine born of Irish parents in 1847 in Buenos Aires. In 1880 he purchased of land in Santa Fe Province and founded there the present-day city of Venado Tuerto, named after a one-eyed deer that alerted early settlers to at ...

on the frontier of Indian territory and a fort was built beside the river Sauce Corto. From the early days it was settled by

immigrants. On 16 May 1884 a railway station was opened on the Olavarría to

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line, operated by the British-owned

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. In 1907 a second station was opened on the French-owned

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line.

Climate

Airfield

* Brig D Hector Eduardo Ruiz (SAZC)http://gc.kls2.com/airport/SAZC Airports database * Elevation: * Paved runway, coordinates: * Runways: One paved runway, ×

References

External links

*
Coronel Suarez city website

Radio Online of Coronel Suarez

Argentina Turismo

Diario Nuevo Día: Newspaper Coronel Suárez, Huanguelén and German Colonies

Information on Coronel Suárez
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coronel Suarez Coronel Suárez Partido Populated places established in 1883 1883 establishments in Argentina Populated places in Buenos Aires Province Volga German diaspora