Vagón Histórico

Coastal Patagonia


In the center of town, this restored 1898 wagon is famous as the car from which rebel leader Facón Grande prepared the ‘Patagonia Rebellion.’ In 1979 the car was almost sold for scrap, but disgruntled townspeople blocked the roads to stop the sale.

A few blocks west is the attractive Sociedad Española, c 1915.


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1. Estación del Ferrocarril Patagónico

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2. Sociedad Española

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A few blocks west of Vagón Histórico is the attractive Sociedad Española building, c 1915.

3. Museo Municipal Mario Brozoski

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Displays relics of the English corvette Swift, sunk off the coast of Deseado in 1776. Divers continue to recover artifacts from the wreck, which was…