Concepción del Uruguay
| Concepción del Uruguay | |
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Ramírez Square
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 Concepción del Uruguay
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| Coordinates: 32°29′S 58°14′W / 32.483°S 58.233°WCoordinates: 32°29′S 58°14′W / 32.483°S 58.233°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Entre Ríos |
| Department | Uruguay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcelo F. Bisogni (Justicialist Party) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 64,954 |
| Demonym(s) | uruguayense |
| Time zone | ART (UTC-3) |
| CPA base | E3260 |
| Dialing code | +54 3442 |
Concepción del Uruguay is a city in Argentina.
It is located in the Entre Ríos province, on the western shore of the Uruguay River, some 320 kilometers north from Buenos Aires. Its population is about 80,000 inhabitants (2001 census [INDEC]).
The city was founded on June 25, 1783 by Tomás de Rocamora. Rich in ancient monuments, it is sometimes referred to as La Histórica ("The Historical") due to is participation in the national formation process. The Palacio San José, the old personal residence of caudillo Justo José de Urquiza is located only 23 km from Concepción.
A populated area known as Arroyo de China (which had no foundation), was recorded in approximately 1778 and located north of the namesake creek in what are now the neighborhoods of Puerto Viejo and La Concepción in the extreme south of the city. The same year the first chapel was erected at a place that would subsequently be used as a cemetery.
Commissioned by the viceroy of Vértiz and Juan Jose Salcedo, Thomas Rocamora founded the town of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Uruguay on 25 June 1783, lifting the first town north of the existing population to what is now the administrative and commercial centre of the city.
There are discussions about the full name of the city, as some versions say it was merely Concepción del Uruguay.
In 1810, aware of the movement that had been raised in Buenos Aires, the city was the first to join the cause of the Revolution.
In 1814 the Supreme Director Gervasio Antonio Posadas, using the extraordinary powers given by the Constituent Assembly, named Concepción del Uruguay as the capital of the province of Entre Ríos at the time of its creation. On June 29, 1815, General José Gervasio Artigas convened the first congress independence, which was held in the city with the name of Congress East. It was meant for the declaration of independence Argentina and the adoption of the flag created by Belgrano straddles the currency punzó-red diagonal stripe symbolizing federalism.
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