- Venado Tuerto
Venado Tuerto is a city in the south-west of the province|Santa Fe|Argentina, 322 km from the provincial capital. It has about 70,000 inhabitants (census-ar|2001).
Venado Tuerto was founded on
April 26 1884 byEduardo Casey , born inLobos , Buenos Aires, in1847 . He was the son of two Irish immigrants who had amassed considerable wealth. Casey bought a large extension of land from where the natives had been recently expelled, to be employed for farming and horse breeding.The name of the town literally means "one-eyed deer", and its origin is unknown, though several folk legends circulate about it. In any case, it was not considered tasteful by some, and on several occasions a change was formally requested, though never carried out.
The town was declared a city on
December 16 1935 . As of2008 itsMayor is José Freyre, of theJusticialist Party .ources
"In Spanish unless otherwise noted."
* [http://www.venadotuerto.gov.ar Municipalidad de Venado Tuerto] (official website of the Municipality).
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* [http://autos.devenado.com Portal Automotor de Agencias y Concecionarias de Venado Tuerto]
* [http://noche.devenado.com Guia Turistica, Hoteles, Parrillas, Alojamientos, Bares y Cafes de Venado Tuerto]
* [http://guia.devenado.com Guia Comercial, Telefonos, Emails, Mapas, Fotos de Todas las empresas y emprendimientos de Venado Tuerto]
* [http://estudiar.devenado.com Agenda de Venado Tuerto Guia Estudiantil todas las universidades e institutos, Guia de Carreras ordenadas por Instituciones.]
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