Gualeguay is a city in the
province
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of
Entre Ríos, Argentina, on the
Gualeguay River
The Gualeguay River (Spanish Río Gualeguay) is one of the major rivers of the Mesopotamic province of Entre Ríos, Argentina. Its source is in the north of the province, in the region between the cities of Federación and San José de Felician ...
, about 226 km from the provincial capital
Paraná and 234 km north-west from
Buenos Aires
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. It has a population of about 39,000 inhabitants as per the . It should not be confused with
Gualeguaychú (another city, 86 km away).
Gualeguay was founded on March 20, 1783, by a military surveyor,
Tomás de Rocamora, sent by the
Viceroy of the Río de la Plata,
Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo
Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo (1719 in Mérida, Yucatán – 1799 in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish colonial politician born in New Spain, and Viceroy of the Río de la Plata.
Biography
Son of a prominent peninsular politician, he studied i ...
. Rocamora was also the official founder of Gualeguaychú and
Concepción del Uruguay
Concepción del Uruguay is a city in Argentina.
It is located in the Entre Ríos province, on the western shore of the Uruguay River, some 320 kilometers north from Buenos Aires. Its population is about 80,000 inhabitants ().
History
The city ...
and the one who named the province ''Entre Ríos'' ("Between Rivers"). The new village received the name of San Antonio de Gualeguay because it was under the protection of
St. Anthony.
Gualeguay was the birthplace of post-impressionist painter
Cesáreo Bernaldo de Quirós and anthropologist
Juan Bautista Ambrosetti
Juan Bautista Ambrosetti (August 22, 1865May 28, 1917) was an Argentine archaeologist, ethnographer and naturalist who helped pioneer anthropology in his country.
Life and work
Ambrosetti was born in Gualeguay, Entre Ríos Province, in 1865. He ...
(both among the best-known Argentines in their fields), as well as
Jorge Burruchaga
Jorge Luis Burruchaga (; born 9 October 1962), nicknamed ''Burru'', is an Argentine association football coach and former professional football player. He played both as an attacking midfielder and forward and scored the winning goal in the fi ...
, a
football player and manager and scorer of the winning goal in the
1986 FIFA World Cup final and
Fernando Ayala
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, a major
Argentine cinema
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The Argentine film industry has histor ...
director and producer. Notable actress and comedian
Beatriz Bonnet was born in Gualeguay as well.
References
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Turismo Entre Ríos- Touristic portal.
Visit Gualeguay (Spanish)Municipality of Gualeguay- Official website.
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Populated places in Entre Ríos Province
Populated places established in 1783