William Brown
1777–1857
Irish link: Documented
The Mayo-born founder of the Argentine Navy, who broke the Spanish blockade off Montevideo in 1814 and commanded the fleet against Brazil.
- Navy and wars
Adrogué
The town in Almirante Brown partido that was twinned with Co. Mayo in 2007, the 150th anniversary of Admiral Brown's death.
- Kind
- Town
- Where
- Buenos Aires · Almirante Brown · Argentina
- On the globe
- 34.80° S, 58.38° W · Coordinates from Wikidata · See it on the globe
Visiting
Visiting: Not confirmedas of 10 March 2026
A town; no Brown house or museum in Adrogué was found in any source read.
Source: Connaught Telegraph, Celebrations to mark 250th anniversary of birth of Mayo naval hero (10 Mar 2026), 10 March 2026(opens in a new tab)Adrogué is a town in the partido of Almirante Brown, south of Buenos Aires. Its place in this story is recent. In 2007, the 150th anniversary of Admiral William Brown's death, a delegation from Mayo travelled to Argentina and Mayo was twinned with Adrogué, the Connaught Telegraph reported in 2026. The same year the Irish naval flagship LÉ Eithne sailed to Argentina at Argentina's invitation, according to the Western People. Organisers in Foxford, Brown's birthplace, hope to send another delegation for the 250th anniversary of his birth in 2027.
One claim in the project's brief could not be confirmed: no source read places a house of Brown's in Adrogué. The replica of his house, the Casa Amarilla, stands in La Boca, and the brief may have confused it with the name of the partido.
People linked to this place
Sources
- Source: Connaught Telegraph, Celebrations to mark 250th anniversary of birth of Mayo naval hero (10 Mar 2026), 10 March 2026(opens in a new tab)
- Source: Connaught Telegraph, Mayo town prepares to celebrate Argentina Day (18 Jun 2026), 18 June 2026(opens in a new tab)
- Source: Pat McCarrick, Brown's legacy unites Foxford and Argentina, Western People (undated; page stamp 5 Oct 2025), 5 October 2025(opens in a new tab)