Adolfo Gonzales Chaves, Buenos Aires
Encyclopedia
Adolfo Gonzales Chaves is a town in Buenos Aires Province
, Argentina
. It is the head town of the Adolfo Gonzales Chaves Partido
.
South American Gliding
Championships
took place in Adolfo Gonzales Chaves in conjunction with the 55th National Gliding Championships.
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. It is the head town of the Adolfo Gonzales Chaves Partido
Adolfo Gonzáles Chaves Partido
Adolfo Gonzáles Chaves Partido is a partido of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina, it is located at coordinates .The provincial subdivision has a population of 12,496 inhabitants in an area of 3,780 km² , and its capital city is Adolfo Gonzales Chaves, which is located around...
.
History
- 1886 The opening of the Buenos Aires Great Southern RailwayBuenos Aires Great Southern RailwayThe Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway was one of the Big Four broad gauge, , British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina...
line between TandilTandil-Place name:The name of the city comes from the Mapuche words tan , and lil . It is probably a reference to the Piedra Movediza , a large boulder which stood seemingly miraculously balanced on the edge of a rocky foothill. The Moving Stone toppled on February 29, 1912, and split into two pieces at...
and Tres ArroyosTres ArroyosTres Arroyos is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the capital of the Tres Arroyos Partido.The city has a sizable population of Dutch and Danish descent.- Archaeological site :...
saw the construction of a railway station named "Estación Adolfo Gonzales Chaves". - June 20, 1906 the settlement was established on land donated by a politician named Adolfo Gonzales Chaves (1828-1887).
- August 19, 1916 the Adolfo Gonzales Chaves PartidoAdolfo Gonzáles Chaves PartidoAdolfo Gonzáles Chaves Partido is a partido of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina, it is located at coordinates .The provincial subdivision has a population of 12,496 inhabitants in an area of 3,780 km² , and its capital city is Adolfo Gonzales Chaves, which is located around...
was created by Governor Marcelino Ugarte with land from the Juarez, Tres ArroyosTres Arroyos PartidoThe partido of Tres Arroyos is a subdivision of the Province of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Located on the Atlantic coast 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...
and NecocheaNecochea PartidoNecochea is a coastal partido and city area in the south-east of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The seat of the municipality is the port of Necochea.The partido has a population of around 89,000 people, in an area of 4,455 km²...
. - October 28, 1960 the settlement was officially declared a city.
Sports
In 2008, the 1st FAIFAI Gliding Commission
The International Gliding Commission is a leading international governing body for the sport of gliding.It is one of several Air Sport Commissions of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale , or "World Air Sports Federation"...
South American Gliding
Gliding
Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport.Gliding as a sport began in the 1920s...
Championships
Gliding competitions
Some of the pilots in the sport of gliding take part in gliding competitions. These are usually racing competitions, but there are also aerobatic contests and on-line league tables.-History of competitions:...
took place in Adolfo Gonzales Chaves in conjunction with the 55th National Gliding Championships.