Santiago del Estero is a town in northern Argentina, capital of Santiago del Estero Province, on the Dulce River. Its population is 230.614 (according to the 2001 census). Map of Argentina highlighting Santiago del Estero province Flag of Santiago del Estero Province Santiago del Estero is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. ... Río Dulce (Sweet River) is a river in Guatemala. ...

The town stands in the middle of an extensive but largely semiarid agricultural region. In fact, it was originally a forest area, but their forests were exhausted by timber industries of English capital during the 19th century.

Santiago del Estero was founded in 1553 (although there were exploratory expeditions from 1543, and some historians consider that its real foundation was in 1550), It is the oldest city in Argentina, but except for several churches, it preserves little of its former colonial architecture. // Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey...

The town houses a national university (1973) and a Catholic university (1960). 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Its climate is warm and it practically does not have winter.

Some important figures related of the history of Santiago del Estero are, colonel Juan Francisco Borges, leader of the Independence War (ancestor of Jorge Luis Borges, the writer), the 19th-century painter Felipe Taboada, as well as the revolutionary leaders Mario Roberto and Francisco René Santucho, founders of the PRT (Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores, Workers' Revolutionary party) and the ERP (Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo, People's Revolutioanry Army). In the field of the arts, the town provided important representatives, such as Ramon Gómez Cornet, Carlos Sánchez Gramajo, Alfredo Gogna, Ricardo and Rafael Touriño (plastic arts); Jorge Washington Ábalos, Bernardo Canal Feijóo, Clementina Rosa Quenel and Julio Carreras (h), in Literature. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

But the most outstanding feature of Santiago del Estero is its musical heritage. Special and individual, along with the tango, its rates, the chacarera and the zamba, they are most symbolic of the Argentine culture in the world. They have provided to the Argentina of great musicians, for example The Ábalos Brothers, The Manseros Santiagueños, Alfredo Ábalos, Jacinto Piedra, Raly Barrionuevo and many others.

External links

• Historia de Santiago del Estero
• El Portal de Santiago del Estero (unofficial Page; in Spanish)