Basilica of Our Lady of Luján

Luján (pronounced [luˈxan]) is a city in the Buenos Aires province of Argentina, located 68 kilometres north west of the city of Buenos Aires. The city was founded in 1755 and has a population of 106,899 (per the 2010 census [INDEC]). Luján is best known for its large neo-gothic Basilica, built in honor of the Virgin of Luján, the patron saint of Argentina. Every year, more than six million people make pilgrimages to the basilica, many walking there from Buenos Aires. The city is known as La Capital de la Fe (Capital of the Faith). It is a popular day-trip for non-believers too, with abundant grill restaurants (like most places in Argentina) and souvenir shops with kitsch religious memorabilia. The church was designed by the French architect Ulderico Courtois and started in 1889, completed by 1937. Its towers stand 106m high and it has a copper roof and bronze doors. The huge church towers over the surrounding flat country and houses the tiny 38 cm high statue of the Virgin. A large and important organ by French builder Cavaille-Coll stands in the gallery in a state of deterioration, although efforts are underway to see to its restoration.Luján is also home to the Enrique Udaondo museum complex, housing exhibitions of colonial life in the house of the Viceroy and old town hall, with art, uniforms, silverware and transport with many antique vehicles including Plus Ultra the first hydroplane to cross from Europe to Argentina and La Porteña, Argentina's first steam locomotive operated by Ferrocarril Oeste. Also on display are the prison cells where Colonel William Carr Beresford, commander of the 1806 British invading forces, and General Cornelio Saavedra, president of the first national government (Primera Junta) in 1810, were held. Since 1987, Benedictine monks of the Cono-Sur Congregation have resided at Abadía de San Benito on the outskirts of Luján. In addition to providing retreat facilities for the residents of the city, the monks support themselves by means of agriculture and publishing. The nearby city of Mercedes is seat of the Bishop of Mercedes and Luján. Luján is the principal settlement of the Lujan Partido or municipality. The city has a railway and bus station and is easily reached from Buenos Aires.

The National University of Luján (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Luján) is an Argentine national university, situated in Luján, Buenos Aires Province.

Abadía de San Benito, Luján, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, is a Benedictine monastery of the Cono-Sur Congregation. Originally established in Buenos Aires, the monastery became an abbey in 1950 and later transferred to the outskirts of Luján. As of 2020, the monastery was home to 13 monks, under the leadership of Abbot P. Jorge Moran.

José María Jáuregui is a town in the Luján Partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

The Decauville Railway of the Bancalari Mill (Spanish Ferrocarril Decauville del Molino Bancalari) was a 5.4 km (3.4 mi) long narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in), which was laid around 1889 in Manzanares, a town belonging to Pilar Partido in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. The mill was founded in 1874 by Italian immigrant to Argentina, Miguel Bancalari, being also the first industry in Pilar Partido.

Fatima is a small town located on the outskirts of Pilar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Fatima is part of the Pilar Partido. Fatima is of great financial importance to the city of Pilar because it is the location of Parque Industrial Pilar. This industrial park is home to some of the largest companies in the world such as Bayer, Unilever, Johnson Matthey, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Lola & Mora and Woodbridge.

General Rodríguez is a city within the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative centre for General Rodríguez Partido. The triple crime took place in 2008. In 2013 AGCO opened a factory in General Rodríguez to build Massey Ferguson and Valtra tractors.

The Fatima massacre refers to an incident in Fátima, Buenos Aires, Argentina, where 30 prisoners in the custody of the federal police were illegally detained, drugged and shot. On August 20, 1976, the bodies of the victims were blown up.

Pilar is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina with a population of 299,077 as per the 2010 census [INDEC]. It is part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation and is the seat of the administrative division of Pilar Partido. Since the early 1990s, Pilar has gained an increasingly upscale profile due to the development of numerous gated communities, country clubs and polo fields.

Los Cardales is a village in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, belonging to Exaltación de la Cruz Partido, of which capital is Capilla del Señor. Exaltación de la Cruz Partido is located between the Zárate, Campana, San Antonio de Areco, San Andrés de Giles, Luján, and Pilar partidos.

Zelaya is a small town in the partido of Pilar, Province of Buenos Aires, in Argentina. It borders the partidos of Escobar and Campana. Zelaya has a total population of 2,641 inhabitants. It is where The Miracle of Our Lady of Lujan took place.