Acheral

Acheral
Country Argentina
ProvinceTucumán Province
Government
 • CommissionerVictor Hugo Cardozo
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
3,913
Postal code
4134
Area code03863
ClimateCfa

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

  1. ^ 2001 Census. Ministry of the Interior, Office of the President
  2. ^ "Documentos PRT". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  3. ^ Gutman, Daniel. "Sangre en el monte". Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.


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