San José de Feliciano is a city in the north of the
province
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of
Entre Ríos, Argentina, near the border with
Corrientes. It has 11,137 inhabitants as per the , and is the head town of the
Feliciano Department.
The city was officially founded in 1818. Its name is an homage to
Saint Joseph
According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus.
Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...
and to Feliciano Rodríguez, who accompanied
Juan de Garay
Juan de Garay (1528–1583) was a Spanish conquistador.
Garay's birthplace is disputed. Some say it was in the city of Junta de Villalba de Losa in Castile, while others argue he was born in the area of Orduña (Basque Country). There's ...
during the foundation of
Santa Fe.
The area is traversed by many streams and punctuated by forests of
palm trees, alternating with natural pasture lands which are employed to raise
cattle
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and
sheep
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. The streams and the nearby
Guayquiraró River are adequate for fishing.
References
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Entre Ríos Total
Populated places in Entre Ríos Province
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