Carlos Casares, Buenos Aires
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| Website | www.casares.gov.ar | |
Carlos Casares (often referred to as Casares) is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Carlos Casares Partido.
History
The settlement gradually developed around a station on the
Governor of Buenos Aires between 1875 and 1878. The town and partido were founded on 8 January 1907, from territory taken from Nueve de Julio Partido and Pehuajó Partido
.
Leading local institutions include the
Hebrew Society), the Church of Our Lady of Carmen (1941), the José Ingenieros Cultural Center and Library, and El Bagual Traditionalist Center
.
Economy
Carlos Casares figures prominently in
soy, and wheat, the city's largest employer is the Grobocopatel Brothers Company, a major Argentine exporter. The National Sunflower Festival (Fiesta Nacional del Girasol), first organized in 1963, is held in Carlos Casares every November.[1]
The town also attracts tourism as the center of the
forts built during the 1870s to ward off indigenous raids
.
External links
Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- (in Spanish) Municipal website
References
- ^ Fiesta Nacional del Girasol (in Spanish)
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