Everything about Corrientes totally explained
Corrientes is the capital city of the
province of
Corrientes,
Argentina, located on the eastern shore of the
Paraná River, about 1,000
km from
Buenos Aires and 300 km from
Posadas, on
National Route 12. It had a population of 328,689 at the .
The city
Corrientes, as the provincial capital, is the most important city in the province, its economical centre, and holds the authorities and governmental institutions.
It has a mix of colonial and modern architecture, several churches and a number of
ceibo,
jacaranda, and
orange trees. Its also home to one of the biggest
carnival celebrations in the country.
The annual average temperature is 20
°C, with maximum and minimum averages of 33 °C and 10 °C respectively. The annual
rainfall is around 1,200
mm.
Transportation
The
General Belgrano Bridge crosses the
Paraná River that serves as the natural border with the neighbouring
Chaco Province. On the other side of the bridge is
Resistencia, capital of Chaco. To the west and up the Paraná, between
Paraguay and Argentina, lies the
Yaciretá dam, one of the largest
hydroelectric power generators in the world.
The
Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport at coordinates, 5 km away from the city, serves the city.
History
In 1516,
Juan Díaz de Solís commanded the first expedition to reach the area populated mainly by
Guaraní aboriginals, but his expedition was attacked and Solís perished in the adventure.
Sebastián Gaboto established in 1527 the
Sancti Spiritu fort upstream of the
Paraná River, and in 1536
Pedro de Mendoza reached further north into the basin of the river, searching for the
Sierras of Silver.
Juan Torres de Vera y Aragón founded on
April 3 1588 San Juan de Vera de las Siete Corrientes ("Saint John of Vera of the Seven Currents"), which was later shortened to
Corrientes. The "seven currents" refer to the seven
peninsulas on the shore of the river at this place, that produced wild currents that made difficult the navigation of the river through this part.
Nevertheless, its position between
Asunción in present
Paraguay, and
Buenos Aires made it an important middle point, specially because of its 55-metre-high lands that prevent flooding when the water level rises.
In 1615
Jesuits settled near the
Uruguay River. In 1807 the city resisted the
British invasions. During the
Argentine War of Independence it was in permanent conflict with the centralist government of
Buenos Aires, but the
War of the Triple Alliance united them after the city was attacked by
Paraguayan forces in 1865.
In Fiction
The
Graham Greene spy novel "The Honorary Consul" (
1973) takes place in Corrientes.
Further Information
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