Coronel Vidal
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Coronel Vidal is a town in Buenos Aires Province
, Argentina
. It is the head town of the Mar Chiquita Partido
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The settlement was founded on May 28, 1883 by Dardo Rocha, named in honour of Don Celestino Vidal, a hero of the Argentine War of Independence
.
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 Mar Chiquita Partido
Mar Chiquita Partido
Mar Chiquita Partido is a partido located on the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 18,000 inhabitants in an area of and its capital city is Coronel Vidal.-Economy:...
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The settlement was founded on May 28, 1883 by Dardo Rocha, named in honour of Don Celestino Vidal, a hero of the Argentine War of Independence
Argentine War of Independence
The Argentine War of Independence was fought from 1810 to 1818 by Argentine patriotic forces under Manuel Belgrano, Juan José Castelli and José de San Martín against royalist forces loyal to the Spanish crown...
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