Bouquet is a town in
Belgrano Department, in
Santa Fe Province
The Province of Santa Fe ( es, Provincia de Santa Fe, ) is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco (divided by the 28th parallel south), Corrientes, Entre RĂ ...
, Argentina. It's located from the provincial capital
Santa Fe
In 1908 the federal government established the law that authorized the construction of a railway line from Las Rosas to Bouquet. After obtaining the land, work started in 1910 including the construction of a small town adjacent to the railway station.
Bouquet therefore started with the construction of the station, and its opening on 19 September 1910, with the organization provided by its founders, Otto Bantle, Victorio De Lorenzi and Augusto Schanck who contracted Civil Engineer Benno Jorge Schanck for the planning of the town.
On 12 September 1912 the name ''"Bouquet"'' was proposed for the station, as these lands once belonged to ex-federal senator
Carlos MarĂa Bouquet, father-in-law of President
José Figueroa Alcorta
JosĂ© MarĂa Cornelio Figueroa Alcorta (November 20, 1860 – December 27, 1931) was an Argentine lawyer and politician, who managed to be the only person to head the three powers of the State: Vice President of the Nation (President of the ...
.
The town connects to
RN 9 Rosario-CĂłrdoba Highway through Provincial Route RP 65.
Famous people from the town
* Rosa BaquĂn de Terzoni, writer of the "Postales de Bouquet" (''Postcards from Bouquet'') book.
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Roberto Abbondanzieri
Roberto Carlos "Pato" Abbondanzieri (born Abbondancieri on 19 August 1972) is an Argentine professional former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He spent most of his career at Boca Juniors in his homeland, as well as Getafe of La Liga and ...
, ex-footballer for Boca Juniors and the Argentina national team.
Population
The town has a population of 1,446 according to the (739 male and 707 female) which represents and increase of 16.3% from the 995 of the previous census in 1991.
External links
Web siteProvincial zoning site
References
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Populated places in Santa Fe Province
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