Bouquet is a town in Belgrano Department, in

Santa Fe Province The Invincible Province of Santa Fe (, , lit. "Holy Faith") is a Provinces of Argentina, province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco Province, Chaco (divided by the 2 ...

, Argentina. Its located from the provincial capital Santa Fe.

History

In 1908 the federal government established the law that authorized the construction of a railway line from Las Rosas to Bouquet. After obtaining the land, work started in 1910 including the construction of a small town adjacent to the railway station. Bouquet therefore started with the construction of the station, and its opening on 19 September 1910, with the organization provided by its founders, Otto Bantle, Victorio De Lorenzi and Augusto Schanck who contracted Civil Engineer Benno Jorge Schanck for the planning of the town. On 12 September 1912 the name ''"Bouquet"'' was proposed for the station, as these lands once belonged to ex-federal senator Carlos María Bouquet, father-in-law of President

José Figueroa Alcorta José María Cornelio Figueroa Alcorta (November 20, 1860 – December 27, 1931) was an Argentine lawyer and politician, who managed to be the only person to head the three powers of the State: Vice President of the Nation (President of t ...

. The town connects to RN 9 Rosario-Córdoba Highway through Provincial Route RP 65.

Famous people from the town

* Rosa Baquín de Terzoni, writer of the "Postales de Bouquet" (''Postcards from Bouquet'') book. * Roberto Abbondanzieri, ex-footballer for Boca Juniors and the Argentina national team.

Population

The town has a population of 1,446 according to the (739 male and 707 female) which represents and increase of 16.3% from the 995 of the previous census in 1991.

External links

Web site

Provincial zoning site

References

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