San Javier is a city in the northeast of the , 156 km north-northeast from
the provincial capital. It had about 13,000 inhabitants at the and it is the head town of the San Javier Department.
The town was founded in 1743 by Francisco de Echagüe y Andía, but only recognized as such by the provincial government in 1866. It attained the status of ''comuna'' (
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
) on 1884-05-25, and became a city on 1979-12-02.
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Populated places in Santa Fe Province
Populated places established in 1743
1743 establishments in the Spanish Empire
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