Martín Coronado is a town in the
Tres de Febrero Partido
Tres de Febrero () is a '' partido'' of the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation area in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
Toponymy
Tres de Febrero took its name from the 1852 Battle of Caseros between General Justo José Urquiza and Jua ...
of
Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires, officially the Buenos Aires Province, is the largest and most populous Provinces of Argentina, Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of the province an ...
, Argentina. It is part of the
Greater Buenos Aires
Greater Buenos Aires (, GBA), also known as the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (, AMBA), refers to the urban agglomeration comprising the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of B ...
urban agglomeration.
Name
The town was originally called Villa Lacroze after the original name of the railway station. In 1920 the population accepted a proposal that the town be renamed after Martín Coronado, an important artist in the late 19th and early 20th century who lived in the area.
left, 360px, View of Martín Coronado railway station
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Populated places in Buenos Aires Province
Tres de Febrero Partido
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