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Luis Romero de Pineda
- In 1689 Luis Romero de Pineda, a colonial soldier, built a villa on the site of Rosario, gathering settlers and workers from Santa Fe to establish a pago (country district).
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Ovidio Lagos, founder of the oldest Argentine newspaper, La Capital, was one of the strongest defenders of this idea (one of the main avenues in Rosario now carries his name). Rosario was indeed declared the federal capital in three occasions, but each time the law received a veto of the Executive Branch (once by Bartolomé Mitre and twice by ...
In 1731 the Church of Nuestra Señora del Rosario (“Our Lady of the Rosary”) was erected and became the early centre of the city. Unlike interior cities such as Córdoba, Rosario supported the May Revolution of 1810, and it was there in 1812 that Gen. Manuel Belgrano hoisted the first Argentine flag.
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Even though the city did not have a clear foundation date or any official acknowledgement thereof, most commentators state that Rosario was founded on 7 October 1793 with a local population of 457 inhabitants.
Ovidio Lagos, founder of the oldest Argentine newspaper, La Capital, was one of the strongest defenders of this idea (one of the main avenues in Rosario now carries his name). Rosario was indeed declared the federal capital in three occasions, but each time the law received a veto of the Executive Branch (once by Bartolome Mitre and twice by ...
A villa was built on the site of Rosario in 1689, and a settlement known as Pago de los Arroyos developed. In 1725 the site was renamed Rosario. The first school was founded in 1778.
About: History of Rosario. About: History of Rosario. Rosario lies by the Paraná River, about 300 km upstream from the Argentine capital Buenos Aires; it is a major port and an industrial, commercial and cultural center. It grew from its humble origins to be the third most populated city in Argentina and the largest in the province of Santa Fe.
Founded in 1793, Rosario has been an integral part of Argentina’s history, and has been home to some of the country’s most influential people. The city was founded by Spanish conquistadors in 1793, and was named after the Virgin of Rosario, the patron saint of the city.
