Deán Funes
Encyclopedia
Deán Funes is a city in the province
of Córdoba
, Argentina
. It has 20,164 inhabitants per the , and is the head town of the Ischilín Department
. It is the largest city in the northwest of the province. It lies by National Route 60, 118 km from the provincial capital Córdoba
.
The settlement was founded as Villa de Deán Funes on 9 March 1875, when the Ferrocarril Central Norte
from Córdoba reached the area. It received its name honouring Gregorio Funes, a writer and deacon
of the Archdiocese of Córdoba who was a deputy to the Junta Grande
after the May Revolution
of 1810. It received a strong wave of immigration, chiefly made up of Spaniards, Italians, people from Arab countries, and Yugoslavians. The town was officially declared a city on 29 October 1929.
The city hosts the Northern Córdoba Tradition Festival annually on the first half of January.
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
of Córdoba
Córdoba Province (Argentina)
Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country. Neighboring provinces are : Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, La Pampa, San Luis, La Rioja and Catamarca...
, 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 20,164 inhabitants per the , and is the head town of the Ischilín Department
Ischilín Department
Ischilín Department is a department of Córdoba Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 30,105 inhabitants in an area of 5,123 km², and its capital city is Deán Funes, which is located around 834 km from Capital Federal....
. It is the largest city in the northwest of the province. It lies by National Route 60, 118 km from the provincial capital Córdoba
Córdoba, Argentina
Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
.
The settlement was founded as Villa de Deán Funes on 9 March 1875, when the Ferrocarril Central Norte
Ferrocarril Central Norte
The Ferrocarril Central Norte was the first railway built in Argentina by the state...
from Córdoba reached the area. It received its name honouring Gregorio Funes, a writer and deacon
Deacon
Deacon is a ministry in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions...
of the Archdiocese of Córdoba who was a deputy to the Junta Grande
Junta Grande
Junta Grande is the most common name for the executive government of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata , that followed the incorporation of provincial representatives into the Primera Junta .- Origin :...
after the May Revolution
May Revolution
The May Revolution was a week-long series of events that took place from May 18 to 25, 1810, in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, a Spanish colony that included roughly the territories of present-day Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay...
of 1810. It received a strong wave of immigration, chiefly made up of Spaniards, Italians, people from Arab countries, and Yugoslavians. The town was officially declared a city on 29 October 1929.
The city hosts the Northern Córdoba Tradition Festival annually on the first half of January.