Concordia, Entre RÃos
Concordia is a city in the northeast of Argentina Entre Ríos Region ( German: between the rivers, namely the Rio Parana and the Rio Uruguay), and is located 430 km from the capital Buenos Aires. First settlements are about 500 years old. Around the year 1700 came around Jesuits in the city, built a small garrison and began to evangelize the Indians. Until that time, lived primarily Guaranís, Chanas and Charrúas in the city.
Geography
Concordia is located on the navigable Río Yuquery, not far from the Río Uruguay and below the Salto Grande mentioned rapids thereof.
Climate
History
1749 sent the governor of Buenos Aires, José de Andonaegui, an expedition to the area of Entre Rios. Tomás de Rocamora, the " Entre Rios " called this region for the first time, in 1783 founded the cities of Concordia, San Antonio de Gualeguay Grande ( Gualeguay ), Concepción del Uruguay and San José de Gualeguaychú.
The General Justo José de Urquiza brought on July 1, 1857, and in 1859 a large group of Swiss immigrants in the city. 1878 followed Volga German farmers.
At the end of the 19th century Concordia had brisk trade and 1882, the city had 10,000 inhabitants. At that time, the city was connected to the higher lying on Uruguay Caseros by a railroad.
In Concordia two state and one private university are located. The flag of the city 's top green, red on the bottom and shows the sun rising over the river in the middle.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Celestino Piaggio (1886-1931), composer, pianist and conductor