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Granadero Baigorria is a city in the south of the
province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of Santa Fe, Argentina, located directly north of
Rosario Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...
, on the western shore of the
Paraná River The Paraná River ( ; ; ) is a river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some ."Parana River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. ...
, and forming part of the
Greater Rosario Greater Rosario is the metropolitan area of the city of Rosario, in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. This metropolis has a population of about 1.3 million (1,455,668 million inhabitants) thus being Argentina's third most populated urban s ...
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. Its population is about 43,000 inhabitants (2015). Granadero Baigorria is named after
Juan Bautista Baigorria Juan Bautista Baigorria, also known as Granadero Baigorria, (San Luis Province ca. 1764 - Bañado de Pajas, Cordoba Province, ca. 1860), was an Argentine soldier. He became famous for having saved his commander when he stopped a royalist from ...
, a
cavalry Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from ''cheval'' meaning "horse") are groups of soldiers or warriors who Horses in warfare, fight mounted on horseback. Until the 20th century, cavalry were the most mob ...
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of the Mounted Grenadiers (''Granaderos a Caballo'') who fought for General
José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras (; 25 February 177817 August 1850), nicknamed "the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru", was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and central parts of South America's succe ...
in the battle of
San Lorenzo San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to: Places Argentina * San Lorenzo, Santa Fe * San Lorenzo Department, Chaco * Villa San Lorenzo, town and municipality in Salta P ...
on 3 February 1813, the first of the
Argentine War of Independence The Argentine War of Independence () was a secessionist civil war (until 1816) fought from 1810 to 1818 by Argentine patriotic forces under Manuel Belgrano, Juan José Castelli, Martín Miguel de Güemes, Martin Miguel de Guemes and José de ...
.


Features

The city features a camping site, beaches, and several islands on the Paraná. Cultural spotlights include an Artisans' Square, a museum, and several churches and shrines. Granadero Baigorria is also home to the first
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factory in Argentina. The city has a 137-bed public (provincial) hospital, Hospital Escuela Eva Perón, which together with two other hospitals and nine
primary care Primary care is a model of health care that supports first-contact, accessible, continuous, comprehensive, and coordinated person-focused care. It aims to optimise population health and reduce disparities across the groups by ensuring equitable ...
healthcare centers, in the Rosario metropolitan area supply medical services. It is located on 1645 San Martín Avenue. The name of the hospital is an homage to
Eva Perón María Eva Duarte de Perón (; ; 7 May 1919 – 26 July 1952), better known as Eva Perón or by the nickname Evita (), was an Argentine politician, activist, actress, and philanthropist who served as First Lady of Argentina from June 1946 until ...
, the renowned First Lady of Argentina in the mid-20th century and an icon of
Peronism Peronism, also known as justicialism, is an Argentine ideology and movement based on the ideas, doctrine and legacy of Juan Perón (1895–1974). It has been an influential movement in 20th- and 21st-century Argentine politics. Since 1946, P ...
. The city has many important producers of tractors and combine harvesters like John Deere and Marani-Agrinar (formerly known as Massey Ferguson since 1969 to 2002 and previously the Hanomag-Cura). Liliana, one of Argentina's largest home appliances manufacturers, has its main production site in Granadero Baigorria.


Industry

The locality is home to several well-known, mainly metal-mechanical and long-established companies such as the American John Deere, Marani-Agrinar of the Taselli group of companies (which was first Hanomag-Cura until 1969 and from there until 2002 Massey-Ferguson) and Argental, a manufacturer of bakery machinery.


External links

''In Spanish unless otherwise noted.''
Datos útiles
- Useful data for the visitor, on the website of
La Capital ''La Capital'' is a daily Spanish-language newspaper edited and published in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It was founded on November 15, 1867, and it is the oldest Argentine newspaper still in circulation, which has gained it th ...
newspaper.
Desarrollo Sostenible
- Sustainable Development in Santa Fe. * *


References

Cities in Argentina Populated places in Santa Fe Province Paraná River {{SantaFeAR-geo-stub