San Nicolás de los Arroyos

San Nicolás de los Arroyos is a city in the province of Buenos Aires in Argentina. It has about 140,000 inhabitants and is both a port and industrial city (metal industry, agro-industry ) as well as a place of pilgrimage known.

Geography

San Nicolás de los Arroyos is situated about 230 kilometers north- west of the capital Buenos Aires on Paraná within the so-called industrial corridor in Argentina, extending from the Greater Rosario to La Plata. The city is surrounded by the so-called Pampa ondulada, which is in contrast to the rest of the Pampa is not completely flat, but slightly hilly.

Traffic Technically San Nicolás de los Arroyos is connected to the highway between Rosario and Buenos Aires, as well as the Nuevo Central Argentio Eisenbahlienie. About the latter, however, almost exclusively handled freight. Moreover, the city has one of the most suitable ports for cargo ships on the Paraná.

History

San Nicolás de los Arroyos was founded on April 14, 1748 by Rafael de Aguiar, who named the city after Saint Nicholas of Bari, today's patron saint.

Was San Nicolas de los Arroyos become an important venue for the conflicts between centralists ( Unitarios ) and federalists Due to its location on the outskirts of Buenos Aires province and two other Argentine provinces. As a result of these disputes is an agreement between 13 provinces was in San Nicolás de los Arroyos on May 31, 1852 signed the paved as " Acuerdo de San Nicolás de los Arroyos ," the way for the resulting 1853 Constitution of Argentina.

In 1947, the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos was established with headquarters in San Nicolás. The cathedral is dedicated to St. Nicholas of Bari.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Daniel Campora ( b. 1957 ), chess player
• Omar Sívori (1935-2005), Argentine- Italian football player and coach
• Leo Franco ( 1977), Argentine goalkeeper
• Irma Urteaga ( born 1929 ), composer