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4 unusual facts about Veinticinco de Mayo


Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi

Born in Veinticinco de Mayo, Torrado Mosconi was ordained to the priesthood on November 17, 1990, for the archdiocese of Buenos Aires.

Legacy of the May Revolution

There are departments of this name in the provinces of Chaco, Misiones, San Juan, Rio Negro, and Buenos Aires, the latter one holding the Veinticinco de Mayo city.

Mariano Galarza

Mariano Galarza (born December 11, 1986 in 25 de Mayo, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union player.

Veinticinco de Mayo Partido

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 35,000 inhabitants in an area of 4,769 km², and its capital city is Veinticinco de Mayo, which is located around 228 km from Buenos Aires.


Araucanization of Patagonia

In 1872 Cufulcurá and his 6,000 followers went across the pampas to attack the cities of General Alvear, Veinticinco de Mayo and Nueve de Julio, resulting in the deaths of 300 settlers and the loss of 200,000 head of cattle, which the Mapuche drove back to Chile.

Calfucurá

The decision of planning and executing the Conquest of the Desert was probably triggered by the 1872 assault of Calfucurá and his 6,000 followers on the cities of General Alvear, Veinticinco de Mayo and Nueve de Julio, where 300 criollos were killed, and 200,000 heads of cattle taken.

Conquest of the Desert

In 1872 the indigenous leader Calfucurá and his 6,000 followers attacked the cities of General Alvear, Veinticinco de Mayo and Nueve de Julio.


see also

ARA Veinticinco de Mayo

ARA Veinticinco de Mayo may refer to the following specific vessels of the Argentine Navy