San Lorenzo Department

The department of San Lorenzo is located in the southeast of the province of Santa Fe in the center of Argentina and is one of 19 administrative units in the province. It is part of the metropolitan area of Rosario.

It is bordered on the north by the departments Iriondo and San Jerónimo, on the east by the province of Entre Ríos and the Department of Rosario, on the south by the department of Constitución and to the west by the Departamento Caseros.

The capital of the department of San Lorenzo is the same San Lorenzo. The distance to Rosario in the South is 24 km away and the provincial capital of Santa Fe in the north 150 km away.

Cities and Towns

The department of San Lorenzo is divided into the following municipalities:

Aldao
Capitán Bermúdez
Carcarañá
Coronel Arnold
Fray Luis Beltrán
Fuentes
Luis Palacios
Puerto General San Martín
Pujato
Ricardone
Roldán
San Jerónimo Sud
San Lorenzo
Timbúes
Villa Mugueta

History

San Lorenzo is a historical territory for the Argentines, because here the Battle of San Lorenzo was held, San Martín received his baptism of fire in the Grenadier Regiment of Horse under the command of then Colonel José de. At the same time this battle the beginning of the War of Independence from Spain and the only battle, the commander of San Martín on Argentine soil was.

Department (Santa Fe)

Iriondo Department Rosario Department Caseros Department Rosario (Santa Fe) Santa Fe, Argentina Belgrano Department, Santa Fe Castellanos Department Garay Department General Obligado Department La Capital Department, Santa Fe Las Colonias Department Nueve de Julio Department, Santa Fe San Javier Department, Santa Fe San Justo Department, Santa Fe Vera Department

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