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Quebracho Wood
Quebracho may refer to: * Quebracho (film), an Argentine 1974 film directed by Ricardo Wullicher * Quebracho (group), a left-wing Argentine group * Quebracho (money), an unofficial monetary unit in the Argentine Chaco Province during the economical crisis in 2001-2002 * Quebracho tree, different trees ;Places * Quebracho, Cerro Largo, a hamlet in Uruguay * Quebracho, Paysandú, a town in Uruguay * Quebrachos Department, a department in Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina * Quebracho Herrado, Argentina, a town in San Justo Department of Córdoba Province * El Quebracho, a caserio (hamlet) in Dulce Nombre de María municipality in El Salvador {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebracho (film)
''Quebracho'' is an Argentine 1974 in film, 1974 film directed by Ricardo Wullicher. It tells the story of "La Forestal," an English company extracting Quebracho trees between 1900 and 1963 in the northern province of Santa Fe, Argentina, Santa Fe. The wood and its main product, tannin, were highly coveted between 1918 and 1945 and became a focal point of political and social struggles connected with the evolution of trade unionism, as well as the emergence of the Radical Civic Union and Peronism. It is considered an iconic film of its period, if now somewhat dated. Cast * Lautaro Murúa * Juan Carlos Gené * Héctor Alterio * Luis Aranda References External links 1974 films Argentine drama films 1970s Spanish-language films 1970s Argentine films {{1970s-Argentina-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebracho (group)
Quebracho (, " axe-breaker", referring to hard wood) is a far-left group in Argentina which describes itself as Bolivarian. Its official name is ''Movimiento Patriótico Revolucionario Quebracho'' (Revolutionary Patriotic Movement ''Quebracho''). According to their own publications, Quebracho define themselves as "a political organization that fights for the national and social liberation of our country. For a just peace, economic independence, and political sovereignty. For the National Anti-Imperialist Revolution." Quebracho promotes the abolition of private property and the reduction of poverty. Its aggressive and confrontational tactics have brought it into conflict with some other leftist organizations, and it is not included in any political coalition on the left side of the spectrum. Fernando Esteche, who also teaches at the Faculty of Journalism in La Universidad de La Plata, is the top public leader of Quebracho. He was prosecuted and jailed on charges stemming from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebracho (money)
Quebracho may refer to: * Quebracho (film), an Argentine 1974 film directed by Ricardo Wullicher * Quebracho (group), a left-wing Argentine group * Quebracho (money), an unofficial monetary unit in the Argentine Chaco Province during the economical crisis in 2001-2002 * Quebracho tree Quebracho is a common name in Spanish language, Spanish to describe very hard (density 0.9–1.3) wood tree species. The etymology of the name derived from ''quiebrahacha'', or ''quebrar hacha'', meaning "axe-breaker". The corresponding English- ..., different trees ;Places * Quebracho, Cerro Largo, a hamlet in Uruguay * Quebracho, Paysandú, a town in Uruguay * Quebrachos Department, a department in Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina * Quebracho Herrado, Argentina, a town in San Justo Department of Córdoba Province * El Quebracho, a caserio (hamlet) in Dulce Nombre de María municipality in El Salvador {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaco Province
Chaco (; Wichi languages, Wichi: ''To-kós-wet''), officially the Province of Chaco ( ) is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, provinces of Argentina. Its capital and largest city is Resistencia, Chaco, Resistencia. It is located in the north-east of the country. It is bordered by Salta Province, Salta and Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero to the west, Formosa Province, Formosa to the north, Corrientes Province, Corrientes to the east, and Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe to the south. It also has an international border with the Paraguayan Departments of Paraguay, department of Ñeembucú. With an area of and a population of 1,142,963 as of 2022, it is the twelfth most extensive, and the eleventh most populated, of Argentina's provinces. In 2010, Chaco became the second province in Argentina to adopt more than one official language. These are the Toba Qom language, Kom, Mocoví language, Moqoit and Wichí languages, Wichí languages, spoken by the Toba people, Tob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebracho Tree
Quebracho is a common name in Spanish language, Spanish to describe very hard (density 0.9–1.3) wood tree species. The etymology of the name derived from ''quiebrahacha'', or ''quebrar hacha'', meaning "axe-breaker". The corresponding English-language term for such hardwoods is breakax or breakaxe. Species There are at least three similar commercially important tree species that grow in the Gran Chaco region of South America. * the quebracho ** ''Schinopsis lorentzii'' (Syn.: ''Schinopsis marginata'' Engl., ''Schinopsis haenkeana'' Engl.); of the family Anacardiaceae; North Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia; (the red quebracho, quebracho), ''quebracho-colorado santiagueño'', ''red quebracho santiagueño'', ''quebracho santiagueño'' (also known as ''quebracho cor(o)nillo'', ''cor(o)nillo'', ''quebracho macho'', ''quebracho negro'' or ''moro'', ''quebracho rojo'', ''quebracho bolí'', ''horco quebracho'', ''quebracho serrano'', ''quebracho montano'', ''quebracho crespo'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebracho, Cerro Largo
Quebracho is a hamlet in Cerro Largo Department in Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A .... It is the head of the Municipality of Quebracho. Location Quebracho is located in the center-west part of the department of Cerro Largo, on the Tupambaé blade, near the shores of the Coimbra Stream. It is accessed by local road from the town of Cerro de las Cuentas, which is away. Population In 2011, Quebracho had a population of 70. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' References {{Paysandu-geo-stub Populated places in the Cerro Largo Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebracho, Paysandú
Quebracho is a small town (''villa'') in Paysandú Department in Uruguay. Geography It is located into a road that splits off Route 3 in a westward direction, about north-northeast of the department capital city of Paysandú. The railroad track Salto - Paysandú passes through this town. History On 20 August 1947, the existing "urban nucleus" was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) category by the Act of Ley Nº 10.923. Until then it had been the head of the judicial section "Sarandí". On 15 October 1963, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.167. Population In 2011, Quebracho had a population of 2,853. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' Places of worship * St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish Church (Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebrachos Department
Quebrachos (Spanish : ''Departamento Quebrachos'') is a department of Argentina in Santiago del Estero Province Santiago del Estero (), also known simply as Santiago, is a Provinces of Argentina, province in the north of Argentina. Neighboring provinces, clockwise from the north, are Salta Province, Salta, Chaco Province, Chaco, Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe, .... The capital city of the department is situated in Sumampa. References Departments of Santiago del Estero Province {{SantiagodelEstero-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebracho Herrado, Argentina
Quebracho Herrado is a small community in San Justo Department of Córdoba Province, Argentina. It was the location of the famous Battle of Quebracho Herrado in 1840 during the civil wars. The town has about 317 inhabitants. It is about from the city of Córdoba Climate The climate is temperate with a dry season, registering an average annual temperature of . Winter temperatures may fall below and summer temperatures may rise above . Annual rainfall is about . History In the early nineteenth century, among the grasslands and thorn bushes that covered the interior of Argentina, there was a grove of quebracho trees (''Schinopsis lorentzii'') beside the cart track linking Córdoba to Santa Fe Province. A horseshoe was nailed to the trunk of the highest, which define the boundary between the provinces of Córdoba and Santa Fe. The name ''Quebracho Herrado'' refers to this tree, meaning "shod quebracho". In 1816 the Buenos Aires government established a fort here, the ''Fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
