Rondeau Boulevard (full name in Spanish: ''Boulevard General José Rondeau'') is a two-way, four-lane avenue and

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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 ...

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,

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. It starts as a continuation of Alberdi Avenue, in

Barrio Lisandro de la Torre Lisandro de la Torre is a barrio (traditional neighborhood) in the north-east of Rosario, Argentina. It carries the name of a renowned local politician, Lisandro de la Torre (1868–1939), but is most commonly referred to as Arroyito. It is a ...

, and runs in a straight line, roughly parallel to the

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, along the center of the northeastern block of the city, forming the western limit of

Barrio Alberdi Alberdi is a primarily residential barrio (traditional neighborhood) of Rosario, Argentina. It is located in the north-east of the city, between Rondeau Boulevard and the Paraná River. In the current administrative division system employed by the ...

. It ends in the node formed by Beltway Avenue, the access to the

Rosario-Victoria Bridge Rosario-Victoria Bridge (in Spanish, ''Puente Rosario-Victoria'') is the informal name of the physical connection between the Argentine cities of Rosario (province of Santa Fe) and Victoria (province of Entre Ríos). This roadlink is composed ...

and the beginning of National Route 11, which marks the municipal border of Rosario with the city of

Granadero Baigorria Granadero Baigorria is a city in the south of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, located directly north of Rosario, on the western shore of the Paraná River, and forming part of the Greater Rosario metropolitan area. Its population is about ...

. The boulevard is named after General

José Rondeau José Casimiro Rondeau Pereyra (March 4, 1773 – November 18, 1844) was a general and politician in Argentina and Uruguay in the early 19th century. Life and Politics He was born in Buenos Aires but soon after his birth, the family moved t ...

(1773–1844), who fought in the

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and was the first appointed

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. Rondeau Blvd. follows a former railway of the Santa Fe Railway company, established in 1888, which had a stop in Pueblo Alberdi, a settlement which was later absorbed by Rosario.Asociación Rosarina Amigos del Riel
''Historia de los Ferrocarriles de Rosario''
(History of Rosario's Railways). It was widened and turned into an

during the administration of mayor Luis Cándido Carballo (1958–1959), following an extensive public works programme.La Capital, 28 March 2004
''Rosario desconocida: se despereza la ciudad''
. The boulevard starts at the junction of Alberdi Avenue, Portugal Avenue and Juan B. Justo St., marked by a bust of

Lisandro de la Torre Lisandro de la Torre (6 December 1868 – 5 January 1939) was an Argentine politician, born in Rosario, Santa Fe. He was considered as a model of ethics in politics. He was a national deputy and senator, a prominent polemicist, and founder o ...

. At the end of the boulevard there is a statue of the

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, and a sign welcomes the visitors entering Rosario from the north.

References

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