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Encyclopedia > Cruz del Eje
Cities and towns
in Argentina
Cruz del Eje
Province Córdoba
Department Cruz del Eje
Population 28,166
Demonym
CPA base X5280
Phone code +54 3549
Mayor Mario A. Blanco
Party Unión por Córdoba

Cruz del Eje is a city in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It has about 28,000 inhabitants as of the 2001 census [INDEC]. It is the head town of the department of the same name, which has a population of about 52,000. This is a list of cities in Argentina. ... Argentina consists of 23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and 1 federal district (Capital Federal *). Capital Federal * Buenos Aires Catamarca Chaco Chubut Córdoba Corrientes Entre Ríos Formosa Jujuy La Pampa La Rioja Mendoza Misiones Neuquén Río Negro Salta San Juan San Luis Santa Cruz Santa Fe Santiago... Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the centre of the country. ... Departments (Spanish: departamentos) form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... The Argentine postal code is a system that assigns at least an unique alphanumeric postal codes to each municipality. ... ISO 3166-2:AR is an ISO standard which defines geocodes: it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Argentina. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... Major changes were made to the telephone numbering plan of Argentina in 1999. ... A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... Argentina consists of 23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and 1 federal district (Capital Federal *). Capital Federal * Buenos Aires Catamarca Chaco Chubut Córdoba Corrientes Entre Ríos Formosa Jujuy La Pampa La Rioja Mendoza Misiones Neuquén Río Negro Salta San Juan San Luis Santa Cruz Santa Fe Santiago... Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the centre of the country. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Spanish Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, INDEC) is the Argentine state institution responsible for the recolection and processing of census and statistical data, created in 1968. ... Departments (Spanish: departamentos) form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. ...


The area of the city was originally inhabited by Comechingón aboriginals, which were thoroughly displaced or exterminated by the Spanish conquistadores by the end of the 17th century. The first official owner of the lands was Francisco de Baigorri, as recorded on 1735-09-22, which is taken as the foundation date of the city. Conquistador (meaning Conqueror in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who achieved the Conquista (this Spanish term is generally accepted by historians), i. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Events April 16 - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ...


The settlement was linked by a road to the provincial capital, Córdoba, in 1878, and it was declared a municipality on 1890-05-08; at the time it had about 4,000 inhabitants. On the latter year the train station was also opened. Cruz del Eje's position as a railroad node would lead to a rapid growth in importance, until the dismantlement of the railway workshops in the 1970s. Avenida Colón, Córdoba Córdoba is a city located in the foothills of the Sierra Chica mountains on the Suquía river, the center of Argentinas most productive agricultural area. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ...


Reference

  • Municipal information - Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.
  • Portal of the city

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From 1929 onwards, after moving to Cruz del Eje, he begun an intense political activity, which he alternated with his professional life.
In 1935 he was elected Provincial Senator for the department of Cruz del Eje, in the elections that took place on November 17.
In the elections that took place on March 10, 1940, he was elected Vice-Governor of the Córdoba Province, with Santiago del Castillo, which became governor.
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Cruz del Eje is pierced in the region known as Cuenca del Sol (Basin of the Sun), called in this manner due to its dry weather and more than 300 sunshiny days yearly.
It was the family house of this authentic patron of Cruz del Eje, whose father, who had the same name, arrived in the country in the mid XIX century coming from Aragon, in Spain, and became Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment of the National Guards, and one of the most outstanding figures in this zone.
The first printing-house in Cruz del Eje dates back to the year 1877 and it was installed at the Siquiman Ranch, though it did not last long.
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