Greater Buenos Aires, also known as the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area, refers to the urban agglomeration comprising the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and the adjacent 24 partidos (districts) in the Province of Buenos Aires. Thus, it does not constitute a single administrative unit. The conurbation spreads south, west and north of Buenos Aires city. To the east, the River Plate serves as a natural boundary.
Departments form the second level of administrative division, and are subdivided in municipalities. They are extended in all of Argentina except for the Province of Buenos Aires and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, the national capital, each of which has different administrative arrangements.
Morón is a city in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires, capital of the Morón partido, located in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area, at 34°39′S58°37′W. Located 20 km (13 mi) west of Downtown Buenos Aires, Morón is easily reached via bus along Avenida Rivadavia, via National Highway 7, and the Sarmiento railway line.
Juan Galo Lavalle was an Argentine military and political figure, from the Unitarian Party.
General Lavalle is a city located in the east of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It's the administrative center of the partido of General Lavalle, and the General Lavalle municipality. It has a population of 3,046 (2001 census [INDEC]. The city, partido, and municipality, are named after Juan Lavalle, who was a military and political figure in the early years of the Argentine state.
Daireaux Partido is a partido in the central west of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
General Rodríguez is a western partido of Buenos Aires Province, in Argentina. It is a district on the far western outskirts of Greater Buenos Aires.
Tres de Febrero is a partido of the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation area in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
General Alvarado Partido is a partido on the Atlantic Coast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
General Alvear Partido is a partido in Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
General Las Heras Partido is a small partido in the northeast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
General Paz Partido is a partido in the northeast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
General Pinto Partido is a partido on the northern border of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
General Viamonte Partido is a partido in the north of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
Partido de la Costa is a partido on the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
Temperley is a district in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the south of Lomas de Zamora Partido.
The Battle of Famaillá, was a Federal Party victory, under the command of former Uruguayan president Manuel Oribe, over the army of the Unitarian Party under general Juan Lavalle, during the Argentine Civil War.
The Battle of Márquez Bridge, fought on 26 April 1829, during the civil war between Unitarians and Federalists, resulting in a victory for the Federal Party forces of Juan Manuel de Rosas and the governor of Santa Fe Province, Estanislao López, over general Juan Lavalle, who had usurped the office of Governor of Buenos Aires Province.
Events in the year 1865 in Argentina.
The Freemen of the South were belligerents in an 1839 rebellion in south Buenos Aires province, Argentina against Federalist Governor Juan Manuel de Rosas. A mixture of disgruntled ranchers and Unitarian revolutionaries, the Freemen briefly took control of Dolores, Chascomús and Tandil, and expected to join forces with General Juan Lavalle, who was to lead an army from Uruguay. The rebellion was ultimately defeated at the Battle of Chascomús, and Rosas remained in power in Buenos Aires.
