Brandsen Partido
partido of Buenos Aires Province
Brandsen is a partido in northeastern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. In 2001 the city and district had a population of about 22,500 people. It covers an area of 1,126 km2 (435 sq mi). The capital is also known as Brandsen.
History
Founded on November 21, 1875 it lies about 70 km (43 mi) from Buenos Aires. The area was named after Argentine colonel, Federico de Brandsen, who was killed in the battle of Ituzaingó in the Cisplatine War.
“Brandsen Partido” enters the record as partido of Buenos Aires Province. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Brandsen, Partido and partido can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Brandsen Partido” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Brandsen, Partido and partido provides the most credible route into that argument.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q848995. Authority coordinates are -35.168, -58.237. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2001 and 1875.
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This entry incorporates text from “Brandsen Partido” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.