Timote is a settlement in
Carlos Tejedor ''
partido'',
Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
Location
It is 18
km east from
Carlos Tejedor, its accesses are over 68 and 70 Provincial Roads.
Population
According to 2010 INDEC National Census, there are 526 persons, what represents an increase of 3,3% over 509 in 2001 census.
History
In 1876, in Foromalán lagoon shore,
Conrado E. Villegas founded ''Capitán Timote'' Fort in honour to
Lieutenant Colonel Pedro Timote, born in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
in 1836 and killed in
Santa Rosa battle (1874).
Pedro Eugenio Aramburu murder
In Timote, in La Celma estate, on June 1, 1970, the body of ex-president
de facto
''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with ''de jure'' ("by la ...
Pedro Eugenio Aramburu
Pedro Eugenio Aramburu Silveti (May 21, 1903 – June 1, 1970) was an Argentine Army general. He was a major figure behind the ''Revolución Libertadora'', the military coup against Juan Perón in 1955. He became dictator of Argentina, serving ...
(1955-1958) was found, after being kidnapped and killed by the Argentine leftist urban guerrilla
Montoneros.
References
Coord.geográficas e imágenes NASA, GoogleTimote, un pueblo que sufre el agua desde 1973
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Populated places in Buenos Aires Province