Libertador San Martín is a municipality in Entre Ríos Province, central

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It is located alongside National Route 131, near the city of Crespo, and about 60 km from provincial capital Paraná. The town is home to the Universidad Adventista del Plata (founded in 1898) and the Sanatorio Adventista del Plata (founded in 1908). The majority of its residents are

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History

The town had its beginnings in 1898, when a group of Christian, Seventh-day Adventist immigrants arrived in Entre Ríos province with the aim of opening a new school to teach agriculture and

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. From 1909 until the late 1960s, trains were an important

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, with the Puiggari train station being the main hub used by people travelling to and from Libertador. This is the reason Libertador San Martín is known today also as "Puiggari". In 1971, Libertador earned official city status.

Gallery

File:Rainy day in LSM.jpg, View of Plaza San Martín on a rainy day File:San Martín square fountain.jpg, Fountain at Plaza San Martín File:Iglesia de los Pioneros.jpg, Iglesia de los Pioneros, church and oldest building in town File:ENTRANCE UAP.jpg, A view of the entrance to Universidad Adventista del Plata on a rainy day File:Restaurant at night in LSM.jpg, Restaurant at night File:25 de mayo street at night LSM.jpg, Main street, 25 de mayo, at night File:LSM at night.jpg, Fountain at Plaza San Martín at night

Twin towns

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References

External links

Puiggari web

Sanatorio Adventista del Plata website

Libertador San Martín City Hall

Universidad Adventista del Plata website
Populated places in Entre Ríos Province Seventh-day Adventist Church {{EntreRíosAR-geo-stub