Granadero Baigorria is a city in the south of 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, located directly north 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 ...

, on the western shore of the

Paraná River The Paraná River ( es, Río Paraná, links=no , pt, Rio Paraná, gn, Ysyry Parana) is a river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some ."Parana River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Br ...

, and forming part of the

Greater Rosario Greater Rosario is the metropolitan area of the city of Rosario, in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. This metropolis has a population of about 1.3 million (1,276,000 million inhabitants) thus being Argentina's third most populated urban s ...

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. Its population is about 43,000 inhabitants (2015). Granadero Baigorria is named after

Juan Bautista Baigorria Juan Bautista Baigorria, also known as Granadero Baigorria, was born in San Luis Province and died at the Battle of San Lorenzo on 3 February 1813, was an Argentine soldier. He died in battle and became famous by having saved his commander when ...

, a

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of the Mounted Grenadiers (''Granaderos a Caballo'') who fought for General

José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras (25 February 177817 August 1850), known simply as José de San Martín () or '' the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru'', was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and cent ...

in the battle of

San Lorenzo San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Lawrence of Rome, Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to: Places Argentina * San Lorenzo, Santa Fe * San Lorenzo Department, Chaco * Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...

on 3 February 1813, the first of the

Argentine War of Independence The Argentine War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia de Argentina, links=no) was a secessionist civil war fought from 1810 to 1818 by Argentine patriotic forces under Manuel Belgrano, Juan José Castelli and José de San Martín a ...

Features

The city features a camping site, beaches, and several islands on the Paraná. Cultural spotlights include an Artisans' Square, a museum, and several churches and shrines. Granadero Baigorria is also home to the first

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factory in Argentina. The city has a 137-bed public (provincial) hospital, Hospital Escuela Eva Perón, which together with two other hospitals and nine

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healthcare centers, in the Rosario metropolitan area supply medical services. It is located on 1645 San Martín Avenue. The name of the hospital is an homage to

Eva Perón María Eva Duarte de Perón (; ; 7 May 1919 – 26 July 1952), better known as just Eva Perón or by the nickname Evita (), was an Argentine politician, activist, actress, and philanthropist who served as First Lady of Argentina from June 194 ...

, the renowned First Lady of Argentina in the mid-20th century and an icon of

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. The city has many important producers of tractors and combine harvesters like John Deere and Marani-Agrinar (formerly known as Massey Ferguson since 1969 to 2002 and previously the Hanomag-Cura).

External links

''In Spanish unless otherwise noted.''
Datos útiles
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La Capital , type = Daily newspaper , format =Tabloid , founder = Ovidio LagosEudoro Carrasco , foundation = 15 November 1867 , owners = Grupo América , publisher = Orlando Vignatti , editor = Editorial Diario LA CAPITAL S.A. , circulation ...

newspaper.
Desarrollo Sostenible
- Sustainable Development in Santa Fe. * *

References

{{Authority control Cities in Argentina Populated places in Santa Fe Province Paraná River