Simón de Iriondo (1836–1883) was an
Argentine
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politician of the
National Autonomist Party, who was twice governor of the
province
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of
Santa Fe, from 1871 to 1874 and from 1878 to 1882.
Iriondo was also the Government Minister of governor
Mariano Cabal and part of the cabinet of President
Nicolás Avellaneda
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. After his second term in office, in 1883, he was appointed
senator
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.
As a governor, Iriondo supported the policy of colonization, as Santa Fe was scarcely populated at the time except for the large cities of
Santa Fe and
Rosario
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on the banks of the
Paraná River
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. He founded a colony in the north of the province which become the present-day city of
Reconquista
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.
His administration amended the Provincial Constitution of 1863, and created public libraries in Santa Fe, Rosario,
San Carlos and
Coronda
1836 births
1883 deaths
Governors of Santa Fe Province
People from Santa Fe, Argentina
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