San Nicolás de los Arroyos (usually shortened to ''San Nicolás'') is a city in the

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, Argentina, on the western shore of the

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, from

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 ...

. It has about 133,000 inhabitants (). It is the administrative seat of the '' partido'' of the same name. It is sometimes called ''Ciudad de María'' (City of Mary) due to a series of Marian apparitions that led to the erection of the Sanctuary in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary of San Nicolás that began during the 1980s and were approved by Bishop Cardelli of the

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as "worthy of belief" in 2016.

History

San Nicolás de los Arroyos was founded on 14 April 1748 by Rafael de Aguiar, who gave it its name to honour Saint Nicholas of Bari, now patron of the city. The closeness to the border between Buenos Aires and two other large provinces made the city a natural stage for the struggle between

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and Unitarians forces in mid-19th century. The agreement between thirteen provinces on 31 May 1852, which ratified the

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and called for a

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Assembly sponsored by

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, was signed in this town, and became known as '' Acuerdo de San Nicolás de los Arroyos''.

Geography

The city is located in the north-east of the province of Buenos Aires, 240 km from

City, within the so-called ''Industrial Corridor'' that goes from

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. Its limits are: to the west,

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; to the south, Ramallo; to the east, with the Paraná River, which separates it from the province of Entre Ríos; and to the north, with the

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, a small river that separates it from the province of Santa Fe. Its main accesses are in the north–south axis: the Rosario-Buenos Aires Highway, and the

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railroad. San Nicolás has an important port on the Paraná, able to service large cargo ships. The railway system has passenger and cargo stations, the latter reaching up to the port.

Education

The city has 43 kindergarten institutions, 58 schools of Elementary Education, 28 of High-school level (both public and private), 26 schools for adults and a large number of tertiary studies institutes. It is also home of the San Nicolás Regional Faculty, a branch of the National Technological University (UTN)

Cultural life

There are a variety cultural institutions in the city, though the most important one is perhaps the Rafael de Aguiar Municipal Theatre, founded on August 10, 1908, and designed as a smaller model of the

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in Buenos Aires. Among the many libraries in the city, the oldest and largest is the Rafael de Aguiar Popular Library, founded in 1947 by Juana Couretot de Guella.

City sights

Notable natives

*Footballer Gustavo Pedro Echaniz *Health Minister

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*Journalist and short story writer

Manuel Peyrou Manuel Peyrou (May 23, 1902January 1, 1974) was an Argentine writer and journalist. Life and work Peyrou was born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos in 1902. He enrolled at the University of Buenos Aires and obtained a Law Degree in 1925, but never ...

(1902–1974

*Revolutionary and guerrilla leader

Enrique Gorriarán Merlo Enrique Haroldo Gorriarán Merlo (18 October 1941 – 22 September 2006) was an Argentine guerrilla, born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province. His family was affiliated with the Radical Civic Union, but at the age of 27 Gorriar ...

(1942–2006) *Members of the folk music band ''

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*Designer and App Developer

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*Football legend

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*Former football players

Héctor Baley Héctor Rodolfo Baley (born 16 November 1950 in Bahía Blanca) is an Argentine former professional football goalkeeper. Baley was a goalkeeper in Argentina's 1978 FIFA World Cup winning squad and also in the 1982 tournament. Given goalkeeper Uba ...

Leo Franco Leonardo "Leo" Neoren Franco (born 20 May 1977) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is a manager. After starting out at Independiente in 1995, he went on to spend the vast majority of his career in Sp ...

Patricio Hernández Patricio Hernández (born 16 August 1956) is an Argentine football coach and former player. Hernández started his career in 1974 at Estudiantes de La Plata, a club that he would later manage. He soon earned a reputation as a skillful attacki ...

Rubén Pagnanini Rubén Oscar Pagnanini (born 31 January 1949 in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine former football player who played for the Argentina national team. He played for Estudiantes de La Plata, Club Atlético Indepen ...

, Andrés Guglielminpietro,

Nelson Vivas Nelson David Vivas (born 18 October 1969) is an Argentine former professional footballer and manager who played as a right-back. Vivas featured for clubs Quilmes, Boca Juniors, Lugano, Arsenal, Celta de Vigo, Internazionale and River Plate. ...

and

Bruno Marioni Bruno Marioni Giménez (born 15 June 1975, in Paraná) is a retired Argentine striker who preferred to attack from the sides. He is currently the manager of Liga de Expansión MX team Venados. Career Marioni made his debut under the last n ...

Notes and references

* This article draws material from the corresponding article in the Spanish Wikipedia.