Bernardo de Irigoyen, Santa Fe
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Bernardo de Irigoyen is a town (comuna) in the center-east of the province
of Santa Fe
, Argentina
. It has 1,899 inhabitants as per the . It is located 82 km (51 mi) south-southwest from the provincial capital Santa Fe
, on Provincial Route 10.
The town was founded in 1886, as the Buenos Aires
–Tucumán railway reached the area. It was named after diplomat and politician Bernardo de Irigoyen
, who donated lands for the town. It gained the official status of commune in 1923.
Bernardo de Irigoyen hosts an annual Bronc Riding and Folk Music Festival, on the second half of February, and celebrates the day of its patron, the Nativity of the Child Virgin Mary, on 8 September.
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
of Santa Fe
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. It has 1,899 inhabitants as per the . It is located 82 km (51 mi) south-southwest from the provincial capital Santa Fe
Santa Fe, Argentina
Santa Fe is the capital city of province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paraná and Salado rivers. It lies opposite the city of Paraná, to which it is linked by the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel. The city is also connected by canal with the...
, on Provincial Route 10.
The town was founded in 1886, as the Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
–Tucumán railway reached the area. It was named after diplomat and politician Bernardo de Irigoyen
Bernardo de Irigoyen
Bernardo de Irigoyen was an Argentine lawyer, diplomat and politician.-Biography:Born in Buenos Aires, Irigoyen enrolled at the University of Buenos Aires and earned a juris doctor in 1843...
, who donated lands for the town. It gained the official status of commune in 1923.
Bernardo de Irigoyen hosts an annual Bronc Riding and Folk Music Festival, on the second half of February, and celebrates the day of its patron, the Nativity of the Child Virgin Mary, on 8 September.