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Santa Fe Province
Santa Fe Province
Though Santa Fe’s provincial capital is Santa Fe, Rosario is the most populated city with 1.24 million people—three plus times the population of Santa Fe. Rosario is where Ernesto “Che” Guevara (see Politics and History of Argentina section in Argentine Culture) was born in 1928 before moving with his family to Alta Gracia outside of Cordoba. Rosario, the province’s main city, has a large student population creating a good nightlife as well as many European influenced buildings, such as the Bolsa de Comercio Rosario (Rosario Stock Exchange). Theaters and cinemas abound in Santa Fe as well as small museums such as the Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes Juan B Castagnino (Juan B Castagnino National Art Museum). One of the largest monuments in town is the Monumento Nacional de la Bandera (National Flag Monument), a building with Roman columns on the outside and a high up viewpoint dedicated to the 1812 creation of Argentina’s flag in Rosario.
Spaniards settled the Santa Fe region in 1527. Like Tucuman, Santa Fe endured the seven yearlong military dictatorships (see Politics and History of Argentina section in Argentine Culture) worse than many other provinces outside of Buenos Aires, the capital. Santa Fe produces a hefty amount of soy products, along with wheat, maize, and sunflower seeds. Santa Fe holds many grassy pastures perfect for cattle grazing and thus Santa Fe produces lots of beef and milk products. Santa Fe has a steady continental humid climate.
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