Rosario: Rosario, Santa Fe

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 132. Not illustrated. Chapters: Rosario, Santa Fe. Excerpt: Rosario, Santa Fe – Map of the city of Rosario circa 1877 Rosario port area in 1888Even though the city did not have a clear foundation date or any official acknowledgement thereof, most commendators state that Rosario was founded in 7 October 1793 with a local population of 457 habitants Nonetheless the town was officialy declared as city on 3 August 1852, at the time it was known as Pago de los Arroyos, that is, “land of the streams,” a reference to the several small rivers that traverse the southern region of Santa Fe, like the Luduena Stream, the Saladillo Stream and others, emptying into the Parana River. In 1689, captain Luis Romero de Pineda received part of the lands of the Pago de los Arroyos by royal decree, as payment for services to the Spanish Crown. Before that, the area was originally inhabited by Calchaqui tribes in reducciones, a kind of missions founded by Franciscans. These missions were ultimately attacked and destroyed by hostile tribes of the Chaco. Romero de Pineda established the first permanent settlement, an estancia intended as farmland, not as a town. In 1719 the Jesuits bought another part and established Estancia San Miguel. The area was still so scarcely populated that it had no central authority; it was ruled from the provincial capital (Santa Fe), and in turn from Buenos Aires. In 1724 another colonial settlement was initiated by Santiago de Montenegro, who set up a mill, drew plans for the future town, built a chapel, and was appointed Mayor in 1751. The area of control of this local government extended northward from today’s Rosario; only in 1784 was it divided into two smaller jurisdictions. On February 27, 1812, General Manuel Belgrano raised the newly created Argentine flag on the shores of the Parana, for the first time. Because of…