Gaboto
Gaboto is a town in the southeast of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It has 2,617 inhabitants per the. The town lies south of the provincial capital, by the Coronda River, and immediately north of the mouth of the Carcarañá River.
The town's name is an homage to Sebastian Cabot, one of the first explorers of the area, who established the fort of Espíritu Santo near Gaboto's location in 1527 — the first Spanish settlement in present-day Argentina.
Gaboto was founded in 1891. It was a site of economical importance due to its port, which has a natural depth of 9 to 11 m, but in the 1930s trade began declining, and the pier was dismantled in 1945. The area is still important as a fishing location for certain species such as the golden dorado.
