Rufino is a city in the province

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 of Santa Fe

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, Argentina

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. It has 18,372 inhabitants as per the . It lies on the southwest of the province, 416 km (258 mi) from the provincial capital Santa Fe

Santa Fe, Argentina

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, near the borders with Córdoba

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 (west) and Buenos Aires

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 (south), on the intersection of National Routes 33 and 7

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.

The town was founded by Gerónimo Segundo Rufino in 1886, as the railway line that linked Diego de Alvear, Santa Fe, to Villa Mercedes, San Luis

Villa Mercedes, San Luis

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, was inaugurated. The plans for the new town were approved by the governorship of Santa Fe on 29 March 1889, which is acknowledged as the official foundation date.

Notable people born in Rufino

• Guillermo Coria
  Guillermo Coria
  Guillermo Sebastián Coria , nicknames include El Mago , is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina who was runner-up in the 2004 French Open...
  
  , tennis player
• Miguel Rolando Covian
  Miguel Rolando Covian
  Miguel Rolando Covian , was an Argentine-Brazilian physiologist, medical educator and writer.Covian was born in Rufino, Santa Fé Province, Argentina, on September 7, 1913. He studied at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Buenos Aires, where, while a student, he worked also as a teaching...
  
  , biomedical scientist
• Amadeo Carrizo
  Amadeo Carrizo
  Amadeo Raúl Carrizo is a former football goalkeeper. His nickname was 'Tarzán'. Carrizo was a pioneer, helping to innovate techniques and strategies for goalkeepers....
  
  , soccer player
• Ernesto Mastrángelo
  Ernesto Mastrángelo
  Ernesto Enrique Mastrángelo is a former Argentine football striker who played for both River Plate and Boca Juniors in Argentina. He also played international football for the Argentina national team...
  
  , soccer player
• Jorge Rajadell, Artist