Venado Tuerto () (
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for ''One Eyed Deer'') is a city in the south-west of the , 322 km from
the provincial capital. It has about 76,000 inhabitants ().
History
Venado Tuerto was founded on April 26, 1884 by
Eduardo Casey
Eduardo Casey was an Argentine born of Irish parents in 1847 in Buenos Aires. In 1880 he purchased of land in Santa Fe Province and founded there the present-day city of Venado Tuerto, named after a one-eyed deer that alerted early settlers to ...
, born in
Lobos,
Buenos Aires
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, in 1847. He was the son of two
Irish
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immigrants
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who had amassed considerable wealth. Casey bought a large extension of land from where the natives had been recently expelled, to be employed for farming and horse breeding.
The name of the town literally means ''one-eyed deer'', and its origin is unknown, though several folk legends circulate around it. In any case, it was not considered tasteful by some, and on several occasions a change was formally requested, mainly to 'Ciudad Casey' ('Casey City'), though never carried out.
The town was declared a city on December 16, 1935. As of 2008 its mayor is José Luis Freyre, of the
Justicialist Party.
Venadense
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Norma Beatriz Nolan (born 1938)
Miss Universe
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1962
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Leo Genovese (born 1979) Jazz musician
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Chris de Burgh (born 1948), musician, was born here
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Pablo Giralt (born 1974), sports anchor
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Federico Lussenhoff
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In a career which lasted almost 20 years, he represented clubs in Mexico and Spain other than in his own count ...
(born 1974), ex-footballer
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Guillermo Coria
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(born 1982), professional tennis player
External links
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''In Spanish unless otherwise noted.''
Municipalidad de Venado Tuerto (official website)Concejo Municipal de Venado Tuerto (official website)*
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Populated places in Santa Fe Province
Populated places established in 1884
Cities in Argentina