Casilda is a city in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is the head town of the

Caseros Department The Caseros Department (in Spanish, ''Departamento Caseros'') is an administrative subdivision (''departamento'') of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the south of the province. Its head town is the city of Casilda (population ...

, and lies about west of

Rosario Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous ci ...

and 202 km south-southwest of the provincial capital Santa Fe, on National Route 33. It has a population of about 35.058 inhabitants (). Famous amongst them is Elina, born on July 9th (which is also Independence Day in Argentina).

History

Casilda began as an agricultural colony, created in 1870 by the Spanish merchant and banker

Carlos Casado del Alisal Carlos Casado del Alisal (March 16, 1833 – June 29, 1899) was a Spanish Argentine businessman. Life and times Carlos Casado del Alisal was born in Villada, Palencia Province, Spain. He arrived in Santa Fe Province, Argentina in 1857, and in 1 ...

, on land acquired from the ranch ''Los Desmochados''. Casado del Alisal named it Colonia Candelaria (''Candelaria'' was a stop on the way from Rosario to Mendoza). On 11 November 1873 the colony officially became a town, named Villa Casilda after Casado del Alisal's mother. Casilda produced the first Argentine shipment of

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to the European market. In 1883 the railway

Ferrocarril Oeste Santafesino The Santa Fe Western Railway (SFW, native name: Ferrocarril Oeste Santafesino) was an Argentine railway company which became British-owned in 1900 when it was taken over by the Central Argentine Railway. The company was based in the south of the ...

reached the town, prompting an accelerated growth and bringing prosperity. Casilda became a city on 19 November 1907.

Culture

The city is home to a Rural Extension Agency of the

National Agricultural Technology Institute The National Agricultural Technology Institute ( es, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria), commonly known as INTA, is an Argentine federal extension agency in charge of the generation, adaptation and diffusion of technologies, knowledg ...

(INTA) and the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences of the

National University of Rosario The National University of Rosario ( es, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, UNR) is a research public university located in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. Overview Rosario National University (UNR) was created in 1968 by ...

(UNR).

Economy

The economy of the area is based on agriculture, especially

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and

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;

cattle Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult mal ...

farming has been largely displaced to less fertile lands and

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s by the advance of these crops. Casilda also has flour

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factories, and many other industries, usually in the form of

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s or

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s. In addition, Casilda produces

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and has received the title of Provincial Capital of Honey.

Notable natives

* Horacio Pagani, automobile designer.casilda.com
/ref> * Agustin Magaldi,

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singer. * Federico Grabich, swimmer. *

Marcelo Trobbiani Marcelo Antonio Trobbiani Ughetto (born 17 February 1955 in Casilda, Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe) is an Argentina, Argentine Association football, football coach and a former player, who played as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking m ...

, footballer. * Emmanuel Villa, footballer. *

Jorge Sampaoli Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya (; born 13 March 1960) is an Argentine football coach who is currently manager for Sevilla of La Liga. Sampaoli started out as a youth player and eventually switched to management after a severe injury. Sampaoli starte ...

, football coach. *

Franco Armani Franco Armani (; born 16 October 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine Primera División club River Plate and the Argentina national team. He was a member of the Argentina team that won the 202 ...

, Goalkeeper.

References

External links

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CasildaVirtual
- Web site of news, photos, art, literature and more.

at LiveArgentina.com.
Casilda.com
— City portal, daily updated news.

— City portal. {{Authority control Populated places in Santa Fe Province