Cañada Rosquín is a small town (comuna) in the . It is located in the San Martín Department

San Martín Department, Santa Fe

The San Martín Department is an administrative subdivision of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the center-south of the province...

, 138 km (86 mi) from the provincial capital (Santa Fe

Santa Fe, Argentina

Santa Fe is the capital city of province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paraná and Salado rivers. It lies opposite the city of Paraná, to which it is linked by the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel. The city is also connected by canal with the...

). It has a population of about 5,000 inhabitants .

The town was founded in 1891 by Rafael Escriña. As of 2005, the communal president is Hugo Baltazar Dallari, of the Partido Vecinal.

The well-known pop-folk music composer and interpreter León Gieco

León Gieco

Raúl Alberto Antonio Gieco, better known as León Gieco is a pop-folk music composer and interpreter. He is known for mixing popular folkloric genres with Argentine rock, and for lyrics with social and political connotations...

is a native of Cañada Rosquín.