Coronda is a small city in the . It is located in the

San Jerónimo Department The San Jerónimo Department (in Spanish, ''Departamento San Jerónimo'') is an administrative subdivision (''departamento'') of the . It is located in the center-south of the province. It limits with the Paraná River in the east; and from there ...

, 43 km south from the provincial capital ( Santa Fe). It has a population of about 18,000 inhabitants (). The town was founded in 1867 by Governor

Nicasio Oroño Nicasio V. Oroño (July 20, 1825 in Coronda, Santa Fe – October 12, 1904 in Santa Fe) was an Argentine politician and lawyer, and governor of Santa Fe between 1865 and 1868. Youth in the military Oroño was born to Unitarian Coronel Santiago ...

, and became a city on 6 February 1860. Its parish church was designed by

Carlo Zucchi Carlo Zucchi (February 1789, in Reggio Emilia – 9 September 1849) was an Italian architect. A nephew of the namesake Italian general, Zucchi studied in Paris. Later he was active in the River Plate basin. Selected works * Mausoleum of Manu ...

Notable people

Carlota Garrido de la Peña Carlota Garrido de la Peña (August 2, 1870July 19, 1958) was an Argentine journalist, writer and teacher, known for being the first female journalist from Santa Fe Province."Mujer y periodista". Historias Colaterales. 8 March 2011 Biography Carl ...

(1870-1958), journalist, writer, teacher

References

* * Populated places in Santa Fe Province {{SantaFeAR-geo-stub