Villa de María del Río Seco
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Villa de María del Río Seco (usually shortened to Villa de María, not to be confused with Villa María
) is a town in the province
of Córdoba
, Argentina
. It has 3,819 inhabitants per the , and is the head town of the Río Seco Department
. It lies in the north of the province, by National Route 9
, about 27 km (17 mi) south of the provincial border with Santiago del Estero
and 170 km (106 mi) north-northeast of the provincial capital Córdoba
.
Villa de María was founded in 1796 or 1797 by the Marquis Rafael de Sobremonte
(then to be Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
), with the name of Río Seco. Its name was changed to the current one by provincial governor Roque Ferreira on 26 May 1858.
The town was the birthplace of the poet Leopoldo Lugones
(1874–1938), whose childhood house is today a museum and a National Historic Monument. The area was also the stage of the assassination of the caudillo
of Entre Ríos Province
Francisco Ramírez, in 1821.
Villa de María currently holds the record for the highest air temperature ever recorded in South America. On the 2nd January 1920 air temperatures reached 49.1 °C (120.4 °F) in the shade.
Villa María
Villa María is a city in Córdoba Province, Argentina, and the head town of the General San Martín Department. It is located in the center of rich agricultural land. The area leads the country in production of milk...
) is a town in the province
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 3,819 inhabitants per the , and is the head town of the Río Seco Department
Río Seco Department
Río Seco Department is a department of Córdoba Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 12,635 inhabitants in an area of 6,754 km², and its capital city is Villa de María del Río Seco.-Settlements:*Cerro Colorado...
. It lies in the north of the province, by National Route 9
National Route 9 (Argentina)
National Route 9 is a major road in Argentina, which runs from the center-east to the northwest of the country, crossing the provinces of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán, Salta and Jujuy...
, about 27 km (17 mi) south of the provincial border with Santiago del Estero
Santiago del Estero Province
Santiago del Estero is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. Neighbouring provinces are from the north clockwise Salta, Chaco, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Catamarca and Tucumán.-History:...
and 170 km (106 mi) north-northeast of 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...
.
Villa de María was founded in 1796 or 1797 by the Marquis Rafael de Sobremonte
Rafael de Sobremonte
Don Rafael de Sobremonte y Núñez del Castillo, 3rd Marquis of Sobremonte , third Marquis of Sobremonte, was an aristocrat, military man and Spanish colonial administrator, and Viceroy of the Río de la Plata...
(then to be Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
The Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, , was the last and most short-lived Viceroyalty of the Spanish Empire in America.The Viceroyalty was established in 1776 out of several former Viceroyalty of Perú dependencies that mainly extended over the Río de la Plata basin, roughly the present day...
), with the name of Río Seco. Its name was changed to the current one by provincial governor Roque Ferreira on 26 May 1858.
The town was the birthplace of the poet Leopoldo Lugones
Leopoldo Lugones
Leopoldo Lugones Argüello was an Argentine writer and journalist.-Early life:Born in Villa de María del Río Seco, a city in Córdoba Province, in Argentina's Catholic heartland, Lugones belonged to a family of landed gentry...
(1874–1938), whose childhood house is today a museum and a National Historic Monument. The area was also the stage of the assassination of the caudillo
Caudillo
Caudillo is a Spanish word for "leader" and usually describes a political-military leader at the head of an authoritarian power. The term translates into English as leader or chief, or more pejoratively as warlord, dictator or strongman. Caudillo was the term used to refer to the charismatic...
of Entre Ríos Province
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....
Francisco Ramírez, in 1821.
Villa de María currently holds the record for the highest air temperature ever recorded in South America. On the 2nd January 1920 air temperatures reached 49.1 °C (120.4 °F) in the shade.
External links
- Villa de María at Enjoy-Argentina.org.
- Villa de María del Río Seco at TurismoCordoba.com.ar.
- Weather Forecast
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