Bernasconi, Argentina Explained

Bernasconi
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Argentina La Pampa Province#Argentina
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Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Hucal
Established Title:Established
Established Date:March 16, 1888
Population As Of:2001 Census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1781
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:ART
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-37.9°N -63.7167°W
Elevation M:162
Postal Code Type:CPA Base
Postal Code:L 3023
Area Code:+54 2925
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Bernasconi is a village and the capital of the Hucal Department of La Pampa Province, Argentina.[2]

Name

In 1878, the Argentine state divided the lands in the "desert", granting the territory in question to Don Ernesto Tornquist, who subsequently sold his lands to Alfonso Bernasconi in 1884. In 1888, Bernasconi, seeing that several families had by then settled on his lands, decided to found a settlement, to which he gave his own name.

Local festivals

Fiesta del Piquillín

This is the traditional festival of the locality and dates back to the 1980s. It takes places in March, marking the anniversary of the village's founding,[3] and is organised by the Commission of Culture attached to the municipal authorities. It promotes local crafts and features performances by folk singers of local and national prominence.

Fiesta de los Alemanes

This annual "Festival of the Germans" takes place in October, coinciding with the Octoberfest beer festivals held in Villa General Belgrano in Córdoba, Argentina, and in Blumenau in Brasil. It is organised by the Commission of Descendents of Germans and typically involves a display of local dances and a sampling of regional specialities with a German origin, brought to the region by Volga Germans who had migrated from Russia.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bernasconi. 7 February 2019.
  2. Web site: URIBURU. https://web.archive.org/web/20140414090808/http://heraldicaargentina.com.ar/3-LP-Bernasconi.htm. dead. 2014-04-14. 2014-04-14. 2019-02-26.
  3. Web site: Bernasconi - Provincia de La Pampa - Argentina -. https://web.archive.org/web/20090525004236/http://www.guiaenlapampa.com.ar/bernasconi.html. dead. 2009-05-25. 2009-05-25. 2019-02-26.