Patagones Partido is the southernmost partido of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina .
5-468: The provincial subdivision has a population of about 28,000 inhabitants in an area of 13,570 km (5,240 sq mi), making it by far the largest partido in Buenos Aires Province. The capital city of Patagones Partido is Carmen de Patagones , which is around 960 km (600 mi) from Buenos Aires . It is bordered on the north by Villarino Partido . The economy of Patagones Partido
10-692: A fort, and after the May Revolution of 1810, it became a prison for royalists (Spaniards and pro-Spanish locals against the independence movement ). Later, during the Cisplatine War (1825–1828), the town became a naval base, since the main Argentine safe harbour, the estuary of the Río de la Plata , had been blocked by Brazilian ships. The Brazilian troops attempted to take Carmen de Patagones, but they were repelled by armed residents on 7 March 1827; this date
15-525: Is dominated by farming. This article about a place in Buenos Aires Province , Argentina is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Carmen de Patagones Carmen de Patagones is the southernmost city in the province of Buenos Aires , Argentina. It is located 937 km southwest from the city of Buenos Aires , on the north bank of the Río Negro ("Black River"), near
20-473: Is still commemorated with a festival in the city. The city maintains two imperial Brazilian flags captured during the battle in the central cathedral on the site of the original fort where the battle took place. The town and its twin city, Viedma , became the focus of attention in 1986, when President Raúl Alfonsín announced the Patagonia Project , which envisaged the transfer of the nation's capital to
25-586: The Atlantic Ocean , and opposite Viedma , capital of the province of Río Negro . The city is the capital of the Patagones Partido , the only administrative division of Buenos Aires Province that lies within Patagonia . The town was founded in 1779 by Francisco de Viedma , an explorer leading a Spanish expedition commissioned with colonizing Patagonia's shores. In the 19th century, Carmen de Patagones had
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