The partido of Coronel Suárez ( German : Partido Oberst Suárez ) is a subdivision of the Province of Buenos Aires in Argentina . In the south-central part of the province, it was created in 1882 by the provincial government when they divided the territory of Tres Arroyos into the partidos of Coronel Suárez, Tres Arroyos and Coronel Pringles .
4-494: It has a population of about 37,000 inhabitants in an area of 6,000 km (2,317 sq mi), and its capital city is Coronel Suárez , which is 550 km (342 mi) from Buenos Aires . Its population is mainly of Volga German descent. This article about a place in Buenos Aires Province , Argentina is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Coronel Su%C3%A1rez Coronel Suárez
8-659: A colonel in the Argentine Army who fought in the wars of independence against the Spanish and led the Peruvian and Colombian infantry to victory in the Battle of Junín in the Junín Region of Peru on August 6, 1824. Colonel Suárez was the great grandfather of the writer Jorge Luis Borges . The city was founded on 28 May 1883 by Eduardo Casey on the frontier of Indian territory and
12-419: Is a city in Buenos Aires Province , Argentina. It is the administrative centre for Coronel Suárez Partido . Coronel Suárez has a population of 23,621 inhabitants (2010) and its main economic activities are related to agriculture and cattle raising . It is famous for its Polo Club , founded in 1929, whose team has achieved outstanding success over the years in the annual Argentine Open Polo Championship ,
16-537: The world's most important polo tournament, including winning the Championship for ten successive years between 1961 and 1970. The partido was created in 1882 by the government of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina who divided the territory of Tres Arroyos into the partidos of Tres Arroyos , Coronel Pringles and Coronel Suárez . The latter partido, and its main town, were named after Manuel Isidoro Suárez (1799–1846),
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