Cruz del Eje

Cruz del Eje
City
Estancia Siguimán Estancia Siguimán
Cruz del Eje Location of Cruz del Eje in Argentina
Coordinates:
Country	Argentina
Province	Córdoba
Department	Cruz del Eje
Government
• Mayor	Claudio Sebastián Farías
Elevation	449 m (1,473 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	29,337
Time zone	ART (UTC-3)
CPA base	X5280
Dialing code	+54 3549
Website	Official website

Cruz del Eje is a city in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It had about 28,000 inhabitants at the 2001 census [INDEC]. It is the head town of the department of the same name, which has a population of about 52,000.

The area of the city was originally inhabited by Comechingón aboriginals, which were thoroughly displaced or exterminated by the Spanish conquistadores by the end of the 17th century. The first official owner of the lands was Francisco de Baigorri, as recorded on September 22, 1735, which is taken as the foundation date of the city.

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The Arturo Illia Museum

The settlement was linked by a road to the provincial capital, Córdoba, in 1878, and it was declared a municipality on May 8, 1890; at the time it had about 4,000 inhabitants. On the latter year the train station was also opened. Cruz del Eje's position as a railroad node would lead to a rapid growth in importance; the railway workshops were dismantled in the 1970s. The Cruz del Eje Reservoir, initiated by Governor Amadeo Sabattini, was completed in 1943. The city grew subsequently as a tourist destination.

President Arturo Illia maintained a medical practice in Cruz del Eje from 1928 until his election as President of Argentina in 1963. President Illia's Cruz del Eje home was made a museum in 2003.

References

• Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (Spanish)

External links

• Portal of the city