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Salta
Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Salta Province, the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the List of cities in Argentina, 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic center of the Valle de Lerma Metropolitan Area (Spanish: ''Área Metropolitana del Valle de Lerma'', AMVL), which is home to over 50.9% of the population of Salta Province and also includes the municipalities of La Caldera, Vaqueros, Campo Quijano, Rosario de Lerma, Cerrillos, Salta, Cerrillos, La Merced, Salta, La Merced and Villa San Lorenzo, San Lorenzo. Salta is the seat of the Capital Department, Salta, Capital Department, the most populous department in the province. History Salta was founded on April 16, 1582, by the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma, who intended the settlement to be an outpost between Lima, Peru and Buenos Aires. The origin of the name ''Salta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salta Province
Salta () is a Provinces of Argentina, province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa Province, Formosa, Chaco Province, Chaco, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán Province, Tucumán and Catamarca Province, Catamarca. It also surrounds Jujuy Province, Jujuy. To the north it borders Bolivia and Paraguay and to the west lies Chile. History Before the Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish conquest, numerous native peoples (now called Diaguitas and Calchaquíes) lived in the valleys of what is now Salta Province; they formed many different tribes, the Quilmes (tribe), Quilmes and Humahuacas among them, which all shared the Cacán language. The Atacama people, Atacamas lived in the Altiplano, Puna, and the Wichís (Matacos), in the Gran Chaco, Chaco region. The first conquistadores, conquistador to venture into the area was Diego de Almagro in 1535; he was followed by Diego de Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salta Nos Une
Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic center of the Valle de Lerma Metropolitan Area (Spanish: ''Área Metropolitana del Valle de Lerma'', AMVL), which is home to over 50.9% of the population of Salta Province and also includes the municipalities of La Caldera, Vaqueros, Campo Quijano, Rosario de Lerma, Cerrillos, La Merced and San Lorenzo. Salta is the seat of the Capital Department, the most populous department in the province. History Salta was founded on April 16, 1582, by the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma, who intended the settlement to be an outpost between Lima, Peru and Buenos Aires. The origin of the name ''Salta'' is a matter of conjecture, with several theories being advanced to explain it. During the war of independence, the city became a commercia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Argentina
Departments () form the second level of administrative division (below the Provinces of Argentina, provinces), and are subdivided in Municipalities of Argentina, municipalities. They are extended in all of Argentina except for the Buenos Aires Province, Province of Buenos Aires and the Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, the national capital, each of which has different administrative arrangements (respectively Partidos of Buenos Aires, ''partidos'' and Communes of Buenos Aires, ''comunas''). Except in La Rioja Province, Argentina, La Rioja, Mendoza Province, Mendoza, and San Juan Province, Argentina, San Juan Provinces, departments have no executive authorities or assemblies of their own. However, they serve as territorial constituencies for the election of members of the legislative bodies of most provinces. For example, in Santa Fe Province, each department returns one senator to the provincial senate. In Tucumán Province, on the other hand, where legislators are e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bettina Romero
Bettina Inés Romero (born 19 July 1978) is an Argentine lawyer and politician, currently serving as mayor of Salta. She is the first woman to hold the post in the city's history. She is part of a political family in Salta Province; her father is former governor of Salta Province Juan Carlos Romero, himself the son of another governor, Roberto Romero. Early life Bettina Inés Romero was born on 19 July 1978 in Salta, daughter of Juan Carlos Romero and Carmen Marcuzzi. She was born into a political family: Juan Carlos was governor of Salta Province and currently serves as a National Senator, both positions also held by his father, Roberto Romero (1927–1922). She studied law at the Universidad de Belgrano, later completing a master's degree in South American political economy from Georgetown University. Political career Romero began her political activism in various NGOs. She served as director for the Argentine Northwest Region of the Ministry of Social Development dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salta Cathedral
Salta Cathedral (, ''Catedral de Salta'') is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Salta, Argentina. The church serves as the seat and the metropolitan cathedral of the Archbishop of Salta. The cathedral is dedicated to Jesus Christ Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ... as the “Lord of Miracles” and the Blessed Virgin Mary as the “Our Lady of the Miraculous Rosary”. Pope Leo XIII granted a decree of Pontifical coronation for both of its enshrined images on 23 July 1899 via the Bishop Ordinary of Salta, Monsignor Matías Linares y Sanzetenea. The same bishop executed the rite of public coronation in 13 September 1902. The shrine was inaugurated to the public on 20 October 1918 and finally declared a national monument No. #95687 by the Government of Argentina on 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martín Miguel De Güemes
Martín Miguel de Güemes (8 February 1785 – 17 June 1821) was a military leader and popular caudillo who defended northwestern Argentina from the Spanish royalist army during the Argentine War of Independence. Biography Güemes was born in Salta into a wealthy family. His father, Gabriel de Güemes Montero, born in Santander, in the Spanish province of Cantabria, was a learned man and was serving as royal treasurer of the Spanish crown. He ensured that his son had a good education with private teachers who taught him philosophical and scientific knowledge of his time. His mother was María Magdalena de Goyechea y la Corte, a '' criolla'' born in Salta. He was sent to study at the Royal College of San Carlos in Buenos Aires. At 23 he started his military career and took part in the defense of Buenos Aires during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata, where Güemes achieved notability when he and his cavalrymen charged and took over the armed British merchantman '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum Of High Altitude Archaeology
The Museum of High Altitude Archaeology (Spanish ''Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña''; MAAM) is an archaeology museum located in the historical center of Salta, Argentina, which conserves and exhibits collections related to the ''Capacocha'' child sacrifice ceremonies performed by the Inca in the high peaks of the Andes, mainly the Children of Llullaillaco mummies discovered in 1999 at the top of the Llullaillaco volcano. Inaugurated in 2004, the museum was specially created by the government of Salta Province to preserve and display the Llullaillaco findings, and during its first years it exhibited only a few artifacts, as it had to develop a unique exhibition system to correctly display and preserve the mummies that would not be completed until 2007. In 2005, the MAAM expanded its holdings with the donation of the Teruel collection, composed of various objects and skeletal remains discovered on the '' finca'' of the Teruel family of Salta in the department of San Carlos in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
America Cultural Center
America Cultural Centre () is a significant building in Salta, Argentina. History In 1958, the Social Club 20 de Febrero was inaugurated. In 1908, they decided to build their own building. So, in 1910, the engineer and architect Arturo Prins created the project; the engineers and architects Correa and Cornejo continued with the construction. It was finally inaugurated in 1913. Access to this building was limited, and the partners of this association had to pay $1500 per share for its construction. From 1950 until 1987, the building was expropriated for use as the Government House of the province. Since then, the building has been used for cultural activities under the name of America Cultural Center. Access to these areas was free and was limited. Its restoration began in 1987 under the Department of Architectural Heritage and Preservation of Salta (DePAUS). It was financed by the community and the government of the province. Location The building was built on a plot of la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capital Department, Salta
Capital is a department located in Salta Province, Argentina. It is the department of the provincial capital, the city of Salta, and the most populated one. Geography ;Overview The department is located in the middle of the province. It borders with the departments of La Caldera Department, La Caldera, General Güemes Department, Salta, General Güemes, Metán Department, Metán, La Viña Department, La Viña, Chicoana Department, Chicoana, Cerrillos Department, Cerrillos and Rosario de Lerma Department, Rosario de Lerma. ;Towns and municipalities: *Salta (535,060 inh.) *Villa San Lorenzo (4,915 inh.) See also *Tren a las Nubes *Salta–Antofagasta railway *Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport References External links Capital Department on Salta Province website {{Departments Salta Departments of Salta Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities In Argentina
This is a list of city, cities in Argentina. List of Argentine cities Over 150,000 inhabitants 45,000 to 150,000 inhabitants This is a list of the localities of Argentina of 45,000 to 150,000 inhabitants ordered by amount of population according to the data of the 2001 INDEC Census. * San Nicolás de los Arroyos (Buenos Aires) 133,602 * San Rafael, Mendoza, San Rafael (Mendoza) 104,782 * Rafael Castillo, Buenos Aires, Rafael Castillo (Buenos Aires) 103,992 * Trelew (Chubut) 103,305 * Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Santa Rosa (La Pampa) 101,987 * Tandil (Buenos Aires) 101,010 * Villa Mercedes, San Luis, Villa Mercedes (San Luis) 97,000 * Puerto Madryn (Chubut) 93,995 * Morón (Buenos Aires) 92,725 * Virrey del Pino (Buenos Aires) 90,382 * Caseros, Buenos Aires, Caseros (Buenos Aires) 90,313 * San Carlos de Bariloche (Río Negro) 90,000 * Maipú, Mendoza, Maipú (Mendoza) 89,433 * Zárate, Buenos Aires Province, Zárate (Buenos Aires) 86,686 * Burzaco (Buenos Aires) 86,113 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hernando De Lerma
Hernando de Lerma Polanco (born November 1, 1541) was a conqueror, politician, lawyer and city founder from Salta, Argentina. On November 13, 1577, Lerma was named Governor of Tucumán, (in present Argentina) by Spanish King Philip II. Described by historians as a man of violence, de Lerma had problems with several people from the area, including fellow countrymen. Among those he persecuted were the spokesman of a Catholic bishop. He also disliked Francisco Salcedo, another Catholic man who built a church in Santiago del Estero. Many of de Lerma's opponents ended up in jail or being killed. Salcedo retired to another city and became convalescent, but he was returned to Tucumán by de Lerma's men after he found him. In Tucumán, Salcedo was tried and jailed. A large number of Salcedo's supporters were killed. In April 1582, de Lerma founded the city of Salta, next to the Arenales River. He foresaw Salta as an economic center, since the Spanish government had opened seaport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosario De Lerma
Rosario de Lerma is a town in the center of the province of Salta, Argentina. Overview It has 21,592 inhabitants as per the , and is the head town of the Rosario de Lerma Department. It lies by the Rosario River, 35 km southwest from the provincial capital Salta Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Salta Province, the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the List of cities in Argentina, 7th most-populous ... and northwest of the Cabra Corral Dam. External links * Rosario de Lermaat the Chamber of Deputies of Salta. Populated places in Salta Province {{Salta-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
