Libertador San Martín

Municipality and village in Entre Ríos, Argentina

32°04′00″S 60°28′00″W / 32.06667°S 60.46667°W / -32.06667; -60.46667Country

ArgentinaProvince

Entre RíosElevation

23 ft (7 m)Population

(2010)^[1]

• Total6,545Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)

Libertador San Martín is a municipality in Entre Ríos Province, central Argentina.^[2] It is located alongside National Route 131, near the city of Crespo, and about 60 km from provincial capital Paraná.^[3]

The town is home to the Universidad Adventista del Plata (founded in 1898) and the Sanatorio Adventista del Plata (founded in 1908).^[3] The majority of its residents are Seventh-day Adventists.

History

The town had its beginnings in 1898, when a group of Christian, Seventh-day Adventist immigrants arrived in Entre Ríos province with the aim of opening a new school to teach agriculture and theology.^[3] From 1909 until the late 1960s, trains were an important means of transport, with the Puiggari train station being the main hub used by people travelling to and from Libertador. This is the reason Libertador San Martín is known today also as "Puiggari".^[3]

In 1971, Libertador earned official city status.

Gallery

View of Plaza San Martín on a rainy day
Fountain at Plaza San Martín
Iglesia de los Pioneros, church and oldest building in town
A view of the entrance to Universidad Adventista del Plata on a rainy day
Restaurant at night
Main street, 25 de mayo, at night
Fountain at Plaza San Martín at night

Twin towns

Loma Linda, California

References

^ "Population of 2010". Archived from the original on 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
^ Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Información General | Libertador San Martín, Entre Ríos". www.munlsanmartin.gob.ar. Retrieved 2015-11-20.