Aldao is a small town (''comuna'') in the

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of Santa Fe,

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located 343 km northwest of

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, 139 km from the City of Santa Fe, 16 km northwest of the head of the department of

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, and 39 km from

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by paved route and by highway.

History

The first inhabitants of this region were the

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"Chaná-Timbúes". In the 18th century, the

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installed a mission called "San Miguel", and in 1780 it was acquired by the

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, founding a Convent called "San Carlos", which later moved to the neighboring town of

in 1796. At the end of the 19th century, the Society of Don Camilo Aldao and Don José María Cullen encouraged the arrival of the first immigrants, the majority being

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, especially from the

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, Don Gerónimo Lagomarsino, bought all the lands of the Aldao / Cullen society and decided to make a town, lay out the streets and reserve a space to install a school and another for a public square.

Population

It has 727 inhabitants (), which represents an increase of 21% compared to the 601 inhabitants (2001) of the previous census.

Education

Aldao has a primary school called Provincial School No. 6019 "Convento San Carlos", which was founded on May 3, 1907, at the initiative of Gerónimo Lagomarsino.

Institutions

The town has various institutions such as the "Aldao Social Club", founded on February 28, 1924, recognized in the region for its leather barbecue dinners, the "San Jerónimo" Church, the "Amistad" Retiree Center and the Library public, communal and popular "Bartolomé Mitre".

References

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