Tres de Febrero Partido


Tres de Febrero is a partido of the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation area in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Toponymy

Tres de Febrero took its name from the 1852 Battle of Caseros between General Justo José Urquiza and Juan Manuel de Rosas, which was won by General Urquiza and marked a historical event for the country and which took place on this land.

History

The lands that are now the Tres de Febrero partido, were inhabited, before the discovery of the Americas and during the first years of the conquest, by Querandí Indians and pampas.
These aborigines preferred set their huts near watercourses, in this case, along the current Reconquista River and stream: Morón, Maldonado and Medrano.
Engaged in culture corn, squash and bean.
Upon the arrival of the Spaniards, the Indians fought tenaciously to defend their possessions but were defeated and had to submit to the conqueror.
The distribution of lands that began with the second foundation of Buenos Aires by Juan de Garay in 1580, marked the beginning of the process of settlement and urbanization of the area.
The urbanization of Tres de Febrero partido, although has specific characteristics, participates in its broader aspects of the mode of development of the vast majority of Greater Buenos Aires parties.
Possessions granted for Juan de Garay consisted in "solars", lots where houses were made, farms and estates that were surrounding villages and used for growing vegetables were established, cereal and tambera production.
Until the early years of this century the area served the function of supplier of agricultural products to Buenos Aires City.
In the early 18th century this area, formerly Pago de las Conchas, renamed the Curato de San Isidro, formed by existing parties San Martín,
San Isidro, Tres de Febrero and Vicente López.
Circulation was performed through the old highways linking the area with La Matanza Partido, Morón Partido, Luján and the Buenos Aires city.
The installation of the railroad, from 1876, helped identify the first urban settlement.
Around the same time appears rural tram of Lacroze brothers, electrical from 1908, which starting from Medrano and Corrientes street, came to the village of San Martín, constitute, together with the low cost of the properties in the area, a factor of strong stimulus for demographic settlement.
Until the end of 1800, the only railroad station in the partido was the Caseros station, around were created administrative offices, homes and shops were located zonal importance. From the early years of 1900 were created new railroad stations which determined the development of other mainly residential areas, Ciudadela and Sáenz Peña ).

Installs in June 1920 the Argentina Cruz Roja Filial Santos Lugares in the Langeri Severino 3670 street, providing relief and assistance to the immediate community of the town of Santos Lugares and from there covering all the partido. This institution made famous as the best doctors like Cerazo, Carbone, Canepa and others as important.
Until the '30s, the development of settlements was essentially ruled by the expansion of the railroad service and the transport of passengers, "the bus " and the penetration of these services to the areas of Greater Buenos Aires, begins development of industrial settlements and housing remote areas of railroad stations or between them.
Urbanization of the partido ends in 1970 and 1972 with the fragmentation and subdivision of vacant areas to the northwest, like Loma Hermosa, El Libertador, Churruca, Remedios de Escalada and 11 de Septiembre.
When considering the stages of settlement worth noting the influence of the military settlements: Campo de Mayo and Ciudadela from 1901 and the Colegio Militar de la Nación opening in 1937, which now comprise 12% of the area of the partido.
In 1958, deputy Alfredo Longo,, presented a project for the creation of a new partido called "Caseros", composed of the localities of Santos Lugares, Ciudadela, Sáenz Peña, El Palomar and Caseros, which was completed the following year with the enactment of Law 6.065 of Buenos Aires Province by which the October 15 partido was created Tres de Febrero, separating of the San Martín partido, in the area bounded by General Paz avenue, Ferrocarril General Urquiza, Triunvirato street to the Reconquista River, the Reconquista River to Díaz Vélez avenue and thence to the General Paz avenue.
The municipality of Tres de Febrero began its economic financial year and servicing in general from 1 January 1960 based on the previous quartermaster located at 2161 Lisandro Medina, Caseros.
Its first mayor was Mr. Ramón Landin who was ousted in 1962 by soldiers of the time.
The name Tres de Febrero is because on this date in 1852 was performed the Battle of Caseros between the forces of Juan Manuel de Rosas and the General Urquiza, in the lands that belong to this partido.
When in October 1959 was created the partido, one of the biggest obstacles they faced their authorities was a lack of building facilities capable of accommodating the different agencies were integrated was created, which were shortly after dispersed in fourteen different sites. This brought great inconvenience, and in 1967, the authorities decided to move forward on an old dream: The Municipal Edifice.
Was negotiated with Ferrocarriles Argentinos to use the land adjacent to the tracks, among the streets General Hornos and Juan Bautista Alberdi.
In 1968 when were resolved the issue of the place occupied, a concourse was held to the presentation of projects, He was elected work of architects Odilia Suárez and Eduardo Sarrailh. According to the rules, the set should embody a coherent urban image and with this premise was created the general structure of the set, which among other works, envisaged a walkway under the tracks, a shopping mall, banks, church and cultural center.
Work started in 1969, being in charge of the company Sucesión Carlos Rinadi, which soon after went bankrupt, fact that produced long delays in the initial schedule.
14 years passed, during which the works were interrupted several times by different causes.
In 1983 under the quartermaster Rodolfo Vasquez's office removals occurred Mayor, time the edifice was called by the name of "Heroes de Malvinas" as a tribute to those who gave their lives in the Falklands War; and is in 1987, when the Concejo Deliberante went to take his place, leaving the former headquarters of the street Lisandro Medina, now demolished, and had been primary site of the first mayors.
Architecturally the edifice is composed of a set of volumetric forms of exposed concrete, checking various parameters carpentry aluminum. It is noteworthy that the original project underwent many changes, although with the passing of time some of the original estimates it will specifying, as in the case of the street parallel to the roads that join General Hornos with Libertador San Martín Avenue.
In February 1988 Tunnel of Libertador San Martín avenue in central Caseros opens.
The low-level step had its ribbon cutting shared between two mayors: Héctor Dáttoli and Jorge Mangas.
When installing the tunnel initially hurt businesses Valentin Gómez street. Since this was the most coveted street of partido, and installed a water source to attract the public, but was soon removed because stalking was inevitable.

Governance

The partido of Tres de Febrero are by the mayor Hugo Omar Curto since 1991, winning the 6 times consecutive municipal elections.
Terminates its mandate on December 10, 2015..

Mayors

List of mayors who ruled Tres de Febrero and their respective periods:
  1. Commissioner Martín Jorge Lasarte
  2. Mayor Ramón Landin
  3. Commissioner Arnaldo A. Barbieri
  4. Commissioner Manuel R. Fernández
  5. Commissioner Coronel Gabriel Larralde
  6. Mayor Roberto Antonio D'Elia
  7. Commissioner Coronel Ermeife Graselli
  8. Mayor Coronel Gabriel Larralde
  9. Mayor Interino Coronel Héctor Kummer
  10. Mayor Rómulo E. Repetto
  11. Mayor Interine Horacio W. Chaves
  12. Mayor Antonio Diconsolo
  13. Mayor Enrique León Dí Almonte
  14. Mayor Arturo Bombelli
  15. Mayor Roberto Manuel Heredia
  16. Mayor Rubén Darío Novoa
  17. Mayor Interine Coronel Dardo Gilva
  18. Mayor Coronel Raúl Schweiser
  19. Mayor Rodolfo Vázquez
  20. Mayor Héctor Roberto Dátoli
  21. Mayor Jorge N. Mangas
  22. Mayor Hugo Omar Curto
  23. Mayor Hugo Omar Curto
  24. Mayor Hugo Omar Curto
  25. Mayor Hugo Omar Curto
  26. Mayor Hugo Omar Curto
  27. Mayor Hugo Omar Curto
  28. Mayor Diego Valenzuela

    Elections 2011

In the elections of 2011 Hugo Curto won his sixth term with 45,18% of the vote ; in second place was the Broad Progressive Front with 24.846 votes, in third place was the Union for Social Development with 22.684 votes.

Elections 2013

The October 2013 elections were held to define: deputies, senators and councilors. Striking thing was the defeat of Frente para la Victoria. In Tres de Febrero Partido in the list in which were chosen 12 councilors and 4 school counselors, won the Frente Renovador with 46,46% of the vote. Submitting councilors : Martín Jofre, Diego Achilli, Susana Berisso, Raul Mazzeo, Julio Candia and Dora Aguilera.
The Frente para la Victoria obtained 28,38% of the vote. Submitting as councilors : Marta Curto, Osvaldo Santoro, Máximo Rodríguez and La Tigresa Acuña.
Third was the Frente Progresista Cívico y Social with 11,82% of the vote, entering two councilors. The fourth place went to the Frente de izquierda y de los trabajadores with 16.846 votes and fifth Unidos por la Libertad y el Trabajo with 10.786 votes.
These elections put on alert as Hugo Curto could be defeated in his next election in 2015.

Settlements

The partido of Tres de Febrero is divided into 15 settlements, the capital being: Caseros
The climate is temperate pampas. Presents temperate hot summers and cool winters, sufficient rainfall and in some cases generating strong floods, and prevailing winds from the east and northeast.

Snowfall

The days 6, 7 and 8 July 2007, saw the entry of a polar cold air mass, and as a result on Monday 9 July, the simultaneous presence of very cold air in both middle levels of the atmosphere and at the surface, leading to the occurrence of precipitation in the form of sleet and snow. It was the third time that a snowfall occurred in the partido. It also snowed in 1912 and 1918.

Population

The population of Tres de Febrero according to the census of October 2010 was 340.071 inhabitants. It is the 15th most populous partido in the Buenos Aires Province.
The total fertility rate of partido is 1,65 children per woman.
According to estimates of INDEC, the population aged 65 or more would correspond to 14,15% of total and 60 years or more, 19,12% glimpsing an aging population structure.
In turn, the population aged 0–14 years, representing 20,41% of the total.
Population distribution:
Tres de Febrero in the year 2001 had 336.467 inhabitants, amounting in the year 2010 to 340.071 inhabitants; i.e. its population grew by 1,07%. Its density increased from 7.314,5/km2 to 7.392,85/km2.
The 7,98% of its population are foreigners, mainly from:
There are also migrants from other provinces of the country.
The index of masculinity is 90,8%.
Poverty affects 8,62% of the population of the partido, mainly young people between 18 and 24 years and young people from provinces.
Tres de Febrero has 112.588 homes, which indicates that living 3,02 persons for household.
In total 81,56% of the partido has sewage, 97,04% has the pipes. 88,62% has natural gas while 10,79% use carafes. The 73,14% live in houses while 24,83% live in apartments and 62,53% have a computer.

Variation Intercensal

Education

Currently Tres de Febrero has most of 90 schools ; a School Site Council located on Andrés Ferreyra street, and the University of Tres de Febrero was created in 1995, and attended by over 12.000 students, as it has different varieties of university courses and this located at a strategic point in the partido.

Geography

The partido has an area of, it is the 4th-smallest partido in Buenos Aires.
The Tres de Febrero partido occupies only 0.01% of the surface of the Republic Argentina and accounts for 1.2% of the total population.
It is northeast of the Buenos Aires Province, is one of its 135 partidos. This integrated of urban conglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires.
Its roughly rectangular shape, is oriented in the direction from northwest to southeast, is west of the Buenos Aires city, which separates the General Paz Avenue. On the north, it borders the General San Martin Partido separates Triunvirato Avenue, General Lavalle and ways of Ferrocarril General Urquiza. The records defined separation northeast with the Reconquista River, natural boundary with the San Miguel Partido. Meanwhile, to the south borders the partides of Morón, Hurlingham and La Matanza are separated by a number of streets and avenues.

Limits

The limits are:
By Tres de Febrero three lines of railroads run through the partido: Urquiza Line, San Martín Line and Sarmiento Line.
And has 11 stations, 4 shared with San Martín and 1 shared with Morón:
• Urquiza Line:
• San Martín Line:
• Sarmiento Line:
And some of the bus lines that run the partido are: 1, 53, 78, 85, 92, 96, 105, 123, 124, 135, 136, 146, 152, 163, 169, 181, 237, 242, 252, 310, 320, 326, 328 and 343.

Sport

As for sports, Tres de Febrero has three sports centers municipalities where you can practice different types of disciplines, from swimming, athletics and football. The Centers are Ce.De.M. Number 1, Ce.De.M. Number 2 and the Ce.F. in which schools also use it to students to make physical education.
The partido also has three football club: Club Atlético Estudiantes, Club Almagro and Asociación Social y Deportiva Justo José de Urquiza better known as J. J. Urquiza.
The Club Atlético Estudiantes, is currently participating in the tournament Nacional B and the club not only practiced football, also there are a lot of disciplines. The club has a great friendship with Argentino de Rosario and Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club.
Its historical rival is Almagro who dispute the classic Tres de Febrero, one of the most important Greater Buenos Aires. Stadium Estudiantes have a maximum capacity nearly 17.000 people.
Almagro Club currently plays in the Primera B Metropolitana and their stadium has a capacity of 21.000 people.
While J.J. Urquiza plays in
Primera C tournament, has its stages
capacity for 2.500 people.
Tres de Febrero also has different leagues and schools that work with dozens of participants, have added several cultural venues as the game is referred to as the provincial capital of sport with figures known as the boxer La Tigresa Acuña.

Know personalities

Tres de Febrero is twinned with: