Reconquista, Santa Fe


Reconquista is a city in the north of the, from the provincial capital. It is the head town of the General Obligado Department, and it has 99,288 inhabitants according to the.
The city lies on a branch of the Paraná River opposite the city of Goya, Corrientes. As of 2005, the construction of a road link between the two cities is under study; at present there is no way to cross the multiple minor branches, streams and wetlands except by boat.
Reconquista was founded on 27 April 1872 as a military fort, established by Colonel Manuel Obligado, in lands formerly belonging to the Jesuit mission Reducción San Jerónimo del Rey. It was declared a city in 1921.

Climate

The climate of the region is wet subtropical, with a mean annual rainfall of.

Transportation

The city is served by commercial airlines using the Reconquista Airport, served, as of 2018, by Avianca..

History

Notable residents