San Francisco, Córdoba
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San Francisco is a city located at the far east border of the
San Francisco is located on Cordoba and Santa Fe's provincial borders. The city is also located in a geographic depression. Frequently during the heavy summer rains the entire city floods with up to two feet of water that covers the city's streets. The city is centered on Plaza San Martin which is a large brick plaza used for a variety of demonstrations and festivals. Most of the city streets are laid cobble stone that have been polished black from traffic.
History
The town was founded on 9 September 1886 by José Bernardo Iturraspe, as part of a colonization plan of the provincial government. The current location of the city is slightly south of the original settlement and dates from 1888. Around that same time railroads of the Córdoba Central Railway reached the area. The settlement was officially declared a city in 1915. A large portion of the city's population is made up of immigrants and World War I and II refugees from Europe, a large concentration of them being from the region of Piedmont, Italy.
San Francisco was without running water services until the 1940s. It was also at this time that the city was connected by Route 19 with the provincial capitals of Córdoba and Santa Fe. The old train tracks of the Central Córdoba Railway were removed in the 1960s from what had become the city center, which was modernized.
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Economy
San Francisco's economy is centered on agriculture. However, there are also many metal work factories that create electrical panels (WEG [1]), parts for cars (ZF SACHS [2]), and tolvas (AKRON [3]). Construction jobs and renovation projects make up the vast majority of jobs in San Francisco. Due to the high population of Italian immigrants there also exists several pasta factories.
In 2005, Arcor had 31 manufacturing plants, with 27 in Argentina alone and the remaining spread among Brazil, Chile and Peru. It is one of the largest producers of candies worldwide and the largest producer of cookies in South America, with exports to over 117 countries.
Notable people
San Francisco is the birthplace of:
- Domingo Cavallo, Former Ministry of Economy and presidential candidate.
- Mariano Puerta, tennis player
- Juan Pablo Francia, football player, FC Girondins de Bordeaux and Sportivo Belgrano
- Juan Roldan, professional boxer, three time world title challenger
- Gonzalo Taborda, former Argentine footballer
Sources
- H.R.Stones, British Railways in Argentina 1860–1948, P.E.Waters & Associates, Bromley, Kent, England, 1993.
External links
- San Francisco Virtual — Portal and official website of the municipality.
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- Córdoba Global
- Useful information to visiting San Francisco from abroad