Varvarco Explained

Official Name:Varvarco
Settlement Type:Municipality and village
Pushpin Map:Argentina Neuquén Province#Argentina
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Name1:Neuquén Province
Subdivision Type2:Department
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:ART
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-36.8°N -112°W
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Csb

Varvarco is a village and municipality in Neuquén Province in southwestern Argentina.[1]

History

During the final stages of the independence wars Varvarco, located in indigenous territory, became the main base of the Pincheira brothers, a royalist outlaw gang. More than a hideout the operations of the Pincheiras and their indigenous allies effectively turning Varvarco into a large town with 2000 Chilean women and 40,000 heads of cattle grazing in the nearby countryside.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mininterior.gov.ar/ Ministerio del Interior
  2. Movilización en las fronteras. Los Pincheira y el última intento de reconquista hispana en el sur Americano (1818-1832). Revista Sociedad de Paisajes Áridos y Semiáridos. Manara. Carla G.. II. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. II. 2010. Spanish. 39–60.