Acheral Explained

Official Name:Acheral
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tucumán Province
Leader Title:Commissioner
Leader Name:Victor Hugo Cardozo
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:3913
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4134
Area Code:03863
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Cfa

Acheral is a settlement in Tucumán Province in the Monteros Department in northern Argentina in proximity to the Pre-Cordilleras of the Andes. It is accessed from the provincial capital city by Ruta Nacional 38 to the south.

It is a rural community with 7,000 inhabitants.[1]

History

On 30 May 1974 the Ramón Rosa Jiménez Company of the People's Revolutionary Army successfully "invaded" the village of Acheral and raised the first ERP flag.[2] [3]

On 10 October 1975, a skirmish between ERP guerrillas and the Argentine Army took place in Arroyo San Gabriel, 2 km north of Acheral. Army Aviation helicopters strafed the guerrillas' hideout and used their air-to-surface rockets to set it on fire, resulting in the deaths of one soldier and 13 guerrillas. One army helicopter was damaged during the incident.

References

-27.1167°N -92°W

Notes and References

  1. 2001 Census. Ministry of the Interior, Office of the President
  2. Web site: Documentos PRT . 2012-11-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426070917/http://elortiba.org/docprt.html . 2012-04-26 .
  3. Web site: Sangre en el monte . Daniel . Gutman . 10 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020144909/http://www.elpuercoespin.com.ar/2010/08/05/sangre-en-el-monte-de-daniel-gutman/ . 20 October 2012 .