Venado Tuerto

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Venado Tuerto
Province Santa Fe
Department General López
Location 33°45′ S 61°58′ W
Population 69,626
Demonym venadense
Area 567 km²
Density 122.79 inhab/km²
Phone code +54 3462
Mayor José Freyre
Party Justicialist Party
Founder Eduardo Casey
Foundation April 26, 1884

Venado Tuerto is a city in the south-west of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, 322 km from the provincial capital. It has about 70,000 inhabitants (2001 census [INDEC]).

Venado Tuerto was founded on April 26, 1884 by Eduardo Casey, born in Lobos, Buenos Aires, in 1847. He was the son of two Irish immigrants who had amassed considerable wealth. Casey bought a large extension of land from where the natives had been recently expelled, to be employed for farming and horse breeding.

The name of the town literally means one-eyed deer, and its origin is unknown, though several folk legends circulate about it. In any case, it was not considered tasteful by some, and on several occasions a change was formally requested, though never carried out.

The town was declared a city on December 16, 1935. As of 2008 its Mayor is José Freyre, of the Justicialist Party.

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