San Roque (Corrientes)

San Roque is the capital of the department of San Roque in the province of Corrientes in northeastern Argentina. In the classification of municipalities in the province of Corrientes San Roque belongs to the second category.

The place is accessible via the Ruta Provincial 19 and Ruta Provincial 121, as well as the Ruta Nacional 12

History

  • The establishment of San Roque took place on October 11, 1773 by the governor of Gobernadors Juan García de Cossio and the pastor Antonio de la Trinidad Martínez de Ibarra on the left bank of the Río Santa Lucía, at the ford Paso San Blas. The foundation had originally intended on the day of the patron saint, August 16, take place, but had to be postponed because of the armed conflict between the indigenous aboriginal population and the Spaniards.
  • 1782 mentioned the sailor and writer Félix de Azara San Roque as one of four parishes in Corrientes.
  • 1825, the settlement was declared a villa.
  • In 1865, during the occupation of the Paraguayan province, the Gobernador the province, Coronel Manuel Ignacio Lagraña moves back to San Roque and transforms the place for the temporary capital of the province.
  • On August 6, 1867 Location of the municipality ( the municipality ) is explained and is capital of the department of the same name.
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