Barranca de Yaco or Barranca Yaco (from the Spanish

Spanish language

Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

 barranca (ravine

Ravine

A ravine is a landform narrower than a canyon and is often the product of streamcutting erosion. Ravines are typically classified as larger in scale than gullies, although smaller than valleys. A ravine is generally a fluvial slope landform of relatively steep sides, on the order of twenty to...

) and the Quechua yaku (water)) is a geographical feature along the ancient camino real

Inca road system

The Inca road system was the most extensive and advanced transportation system in pre-Columbian South America. The network was based on two north-south roads with numerous branches. The best known portion of the road system is the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu...

 (royal road) of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata

Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata

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, located between Villa Tulumba

Villa Tulumba

Villa Tulumba is a town in Córdoba Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Tulumba Department....

 and Sinsacate, in the province of Córdoba

Córdoba Province (Argentina)

Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country. Neighboring provinces are : Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, La Pampa, San Luis, La Rioja and Catamarca...

, Argentina

Argentina

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.

The place is famous because General Juan Facundo Quiroga

Juan Facundo Quiroga

Juan Facundo Quiroga was an Argentine caudillo who supported federalism at the time when the country was still in formation.-Early years:...

, Governor and caudillo

Caudillo

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of La Rioja

La Rioja Province (Argentina)

La Rioja is a one of the provinces of Argentina and is located in the west of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Catamarca, Córdoba, San Luis and San Juan.-History:...

, was assassinated there by a gang led by Santos Pérez, on 16 February 1835. Santos Pérez along with the former Governor of Córdoba José Vicente Reinafé and two of his brothers were judged and hanged for this crime in 1837. Since 2009 there is a memorial square that remembers Quiroga and those killed with him.