Country Argentina Time zone ART (UTC-3) Dialing code +54 3722 Elevation 55 m Local time Saturday 4:00 PM | Department General Donovan CPA base H3514 Climate Cfa Province Chaco Province | |
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Weather 25°C, Wind SE at 14 km/h, 50% Humidity | ||
Makallé is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the General Donovan Department.
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Map of Makall%C3%A9, Chaco Province, Argentina
The town is named after a battle at Mek'ele during the Italian invasion of Abyssinia in the 19th century.
History
The Argentine government established a line of fortresses in Lapachito, Ciervo Petiso y Makallé during the Conquest of Chaco campaign, intended to occupy the indigenous areas in the north-east of Argentina. These fortresses formed the basis of future settlement in the region. By the 1890s the indigenous people had given up the area and it was settled by Italian immigrants amongst others.
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Makallé Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA