Quequén
Quequén is a port and a resort town in Necochea Partido, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, on the Atlantic coast by the Quequén Grande River, directly adjacent to Necochea. With a population of 14,524 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001) it is one of the most important grain exporting harbours in Argentina.
Quequén, originated from the Puelche word "kem ken", meaning "high gullies" or "deep ravines", in the language spoken by the native people.
The first Europeans to arrive in the area were a few soldiers who accompanied Juan de Garay, the second founder of Buenos Aires, on an expedition south of the río Salado in 1582. Garay describes the lands as fertile and emphasized the rich cattle ranching potential the area presented.
The first explorer and regional cartographer, the Jesuit Cardiel on his famous trip and mission to the Río de los Sauces in 1748, impressed by the deepness of the Quequén Grande River, he notes in his journal: "another very deep river with high banks." In 1748, the Englishman, Thomas Falkner, another Compañía de Jesús missionary, recognized the need to build a port at the mouth of the río Quequén Grande for better communication between the coast and the interior.
Quequén was founded on 3 August 1854. For many years, it was part of Lobería Parish (partido de Lobería) until 1979 when the acting military government elected to annex the city and the nearby seaside town of Costa Bonita into the Necochea Parish (partido de Necochea) since they bordered that parish's administrative seat.
Quequén, originated from the Puelche word "kem ken", meaning "high gullies" or "deep ravines", in the language spoken by the native people.
The first Europeans to arrive in the area were a few soldiers who accompanied Juan de Garay, the second founder of Buenos Aires, on an expedition south of the río Salado in 1582. Garay describes the lands as fertile and emphasized the rich cattle ranching potential the area presented.
The first explorer and regional cartographer, the Jesuit Cardiel on his famous trip and mission to the Río de los Sauces in 1748, impressed by the deepness of the Quequén Grande River, he notes in his journal: "another very deep river with high banks." In 1748, the Englishman, Thomas Falkner, another Compañía de Jesús missionary, recognized the need to build a port at the mouth of the río Quequén Grande for better communication between the coast and the interior.
Quequén was founded on 3 August 1854. For many years, it was part of Lobería Parish (partido de Lobería) until 1979 when the acting military government elected to annex the city and the nearby seaside town of Costa Bonita into the Necochea Parish (partido de Necochea) since they bordered that parish's administrative seat.
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The earliest recorded human presence in modern-day Argentina dates back to the Paleolithic period. The Inca Empire expanded to the northwest of the country in Pre-Columbian times. The country has its roots in Spanish colonization of the region during the 16th century. Argentina rose as the successor state of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, a Spanish overseas viceroyalty founded in 1776. The declaration and fight for independence (1810–1818) was followed by an extended civil war that lasted until 1861, culminating in the country's reorganization as a federation. The country thereafter enjoyed relative peace and stability, with several waves of European immigration, mainly Italians and Spaniards, radically reshaping its cultural and demographic outlook; over 60% of the population has full or partial Italian ancestry, and Argentine culture has significant connections to Italian culture.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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ARS | Argentine peso | $ | 2 |
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EN | English language |
FR | French language |
DE | German language |
GN | Guarani language |
IT | Italian language |
ES | Spanish language |