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Barón, Departmento Quemú Quemú, La Pampa Province

Includes the following communities
Colonia San José de Barón
Barón
Colonia Barón
San José de Barón
History

Barón was founded in the Quemú Quemú Departmento (District) of La Pampa Province on 21 March 1915, 80 kilometers from Santa Rosa. It was named after French farmer Wilfred Barón, father of writer and politician Raúl Barón Biza.

Volga German families settled in and around Barón.

Sources

- Elida Gette
- Obituaries published in Argentinisches Volksfreund

The following Volga German families settled in Barón:
Alles
Barth
Beck
Bohn
Haag
Herr
Horn
Kloster
Kunz
Lick
Maier
from
Maurer
from
Mayer
Mildenberger
Müller
from
Naimann
Neimann
Reinhardt
from
Ruhl
Schaab
Schäfer
Schönfeld
from
Schwab
from
Schwerdt
from
Stark
Steinbach
from
Zentner