Reconquista, Santa Fe
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Reconquista is a city in the north of the , 327 km (203 mi) from the provincial capital
. It is the head town of the General Obligado Department
, and it has 66,187 inhabitants according to the .
The city lies on a branch of the Paraná River
opposite the city of Goya, Corrientes
. As of 2005, the construction of a road link between the two cities is under study; at present there is no way to cross the multiple minor branches, streams and wetlands except by boat.
The climate
of the region is wet subtropical (average 14 °C (57.2 °F) in winter, 28 °C (82.4 °F) in summer), with a mean annual rainfall of 1408 mm (55 in).
Reconquista was founded on 27 April 1872 as a military fort, established by Colonel Manuel Obligado, in lands formerly belonging to the Jesuit
mission
Reducción San Jerónimo del Rey. It was declared a city in 1921.
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...
. It is the head town of the General Obligado Department
General Obligado Department
The General Obligado Department is an administrative subdivision of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the northeast of the province. It has about 166,000 inhabitants as per the...
, and it has 66,187 inhabitants according to the .
The city lies on a branch of the Paraná River
Paraná River
The Paraná River is a river in south Central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina for some . It is second in length only to the Amazon River among South American rivers. The name Paraná is an abbreviation of the phrase "para rehe onáva", which comes from the Tupi language...
opposite the city of Goya, Corrientes
Goya, Corrientes
Goya is a city in the south-west of the province of Corrientes in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It has about 87,000 inhabitants as of the .The city lies on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, opposite Reconquista, Santa Fe, 222 kilometres south from the provincial capital and 715 kilometres...
. As of 2005, the construction of a road link between the two cities is under study; at present there is no way to cross the multiple minor branches, streams and wetlands except by boat.
The climate
Climate
Climate encompasses the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elemental measurements in a given region over long periods...
of the region is wet subtropical (average 14 °C (57.2 °F) in winter, 28 °C (82.4 °F) in summer), with a mean annual rainfall of 1408 mm (55 in).
Reconquista was founded on 27 April 1872 as a military fort, established by Colonel Manuel Obligado, in lands formerly belonging to the Jesuit
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
mission
Mission (Christian)
Christian missionary activities often involve sending individuals and groups , to foreign countries and to places in their own homeland. This has frequently involved not only evangelization , but also humanitarian work, especially among the poor and disadvantaged...
Reducción San Jerónimo del Rey. It was declared a city in 1921.