San Martín Department, Mendoza
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San Martín is a department located in the centre of
Mendoza Province Mendoza (), officially the Province of Mendoza, is a province of Argentina, in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders San Juan to the north, La Pampa and Neuquén to the south, San Luis to the east, and the r ...
in
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. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 108,500 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is San Martín, which is located around from the
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Name

The department and its ''cabecera'' (capital) are named in honour of General San Martín (1778–1850), the military leader that led the Argentine forces to victory over the
Spanish Empire The Spanish Empire, sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy (political entity), Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy, was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976. In conjunction with the Portuguese Empire, it ushered ...
during the
Argentine War of Independence The Argentine War of Independence () was a secessionist civil war (until 1816) fought from 1810 to 1818 by Argentine patriotic forces under Manuel Belgrano, Juan José Castelli, Martín Miguel de Güemes, Martin Miguel de Guemes and José de ...
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Districts

* Alto Salvador *
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* Buen Orden * Chapanay * Chivilcoy, Mendoza * El Central * El Divisadero, Mendoza * El Espino * El Ramblón * Las Chimbas * Montecaseros * Nueva California * Palmira, Mendoza * San Martín * Tres Porteñas


Sport

The city of San Martín is home to Atlético Club San Martín, a
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club currently playing in the regionalised
4th Division In military terms, 4th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions *4th (Quetta) Division, British Indian Army * 4th Alpine Division Cuneense, Italy * 4th Blackshirt Division (3 January), Italy *4th Canadian Division *4th Division (Australia) * 4th ...
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External links

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Municipal Website
(Spanish)
Viví San Martín
(Spanish)
Atlético Club San Martín
(Spanish) Departments of Mendoza Province States and territories established in 1816 {{MendozaAR-geo-stub