San José de Feliciano
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San José de Feliciano is a city in the north of the province
of Entre Ríos
, Argentina
, near the border with Corrientes
. It has 11,137 inhabitants as per the , and is the head town of the Feliciano Department.
The city was officially founded on 1818. Its name is an homage to Saint Joseph
and to Feliciano Rodríguez, who accompanied Juan de Garay
during the foundation of Santa Fe
.
The area is traversed by many streams and punctuated by forests of palm trees
, alternating with natural pasture lands which are employed to raise cattle and sheep
. The streams and the nearby Guayquiraró River
are adequate for fishing.
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
of Entre Ríos
Entre Ríos Province
Entre Ríos is a northeastern province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires , Corrientes and Santa Fe , and Uruguay in the east....
, 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...
, near the border with Corrientes
Corrientes Province
Corrientes is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by : Paraguay, the province of Misiones, Brazil, Uruguay, and the provinces of Entre Rios, Santa Fe and Chaco.-History:...
. It has 11,137 inhabitants as per the , and is the head town of the Feliciano Department.
The city was officially founded on 1818. Its name is an homage to Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ ....
and to Feliciano Rodríguez, who accompanied Juan de Garay
Juan de Garay
Juan de Garay was a Spanish conquistador.Garay was born in Orduña, Spain. He served under the Spanish crown, in the Viceroyalty of Peru...
during the foundation of 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...
.
The area is traversed by many streams and punctuated by forests of palm trees
Arecaceae
Arecaceae or Palmae , are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the monocot order Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates...
, alternating with natural pasture lands which are employed to raise cattle and sheep
Livestock
Livestock refers to one or more domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor. The term "livestock" as used in this article does not include poultry or farmed fish; however the inclusion of these, especially poultry, within the meaning...
. The streams and the nearby Guayquiraró River
Guayquiraró River
The Guayquiraró River is a river in the Mesopotamic northeastern region of Argentina. It is born in the middle section of the border between the provinces of Entre Ríos and Corrientes, fed from several streams on its right-hand basin...
are adequate for fishing.