The Belgrano Department (in
Spanish
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, ''Departamento Belgrano'') is an administrative subdivision (''
departamento A ' () is a country subdivision in several Latin American
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'') of the
province
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of
Santa Fe,
Argentina
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. It is located in the southwest of the province. It limits with the departments of
San Martín (north),
San Jerónimo (northeast),
Iriondo Iriondo is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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*Iban Iriondo (born 1984), Spanish professional road bicycle racer
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(east), and
Caseros Caseros might refer to:
* Caseros, Buenos Aires, Argentina
* Caseros (Entre Ríos), Argentina
* Caseros Department, a provincial political subdivision in Santa Fe Province, Argentina
* Caseros Prison, Argentina
* Battle of Caseros
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(south); to the west it limits with the province of
Córdoba Córdoba most commonly refers to:
* Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain
* Córdoba, Argentina, the second largest city in Argentina and the capital of Córdoba Province
Córdoba or Cord ...
.
The department has about 41,000 inhabitants. Its head town is
Las Rosas Las Rosas may refer to:
;Argentina
*Las Rosas, Santa Fe
;Mexico
*Las Rosas, Chiapas
;Spain
*Las Rosas (Madrid Metro) See also
*Rosas (disambiguation)
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(population 13,000). Other cities and towns are
Armstrong,
Bouquet,
Las Parejas
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The town was founded in 1889 on lands belonging to the ...
,
Montes de Oca, and
Tortugas.
The name of this department is an homage to General
Manuel Belgrano
Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano (3 June 1770 – 20 June 1820), usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano (), was an Argentina, Argentine public servant, economist, lawyer, politician, journalist, and military leader. He to ...
, the creator of the
Argentine flag.
References
Inforama- Municipalities of the Belgrano Department.
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Departments of Santa Fe Province