Mariano Cabal
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Mariano Cabal was the governor of the province
of Santa Fe
, Argentina
between 9 April 1886 and 7 April 1871.
Major achievements of Cabal's administration were, among others, the opening of the first telegraph line between Rosario
and Buenos Aires
, and the railway link between Rosario and Córdoba
(through the Ferrocarril Central Argentino), in 1870.
Cabal pushed the colonized frontiers of Santa Fe Province southward, up to the current towns of Teodelina and Venado Tuerto
(34° S), and northward, up to the latitude of present-day Morteros, Córdoba (about 30° 40’ S), thus bringing the area of the province to 57,000 km². The provincial government continued the policy of sponsoring settlements of European immigrants
as agricultural colonies
. Cabal is acknowledged as the official founder of the city of San Justo
and several smaller towns, including Saladero Cabal and Emilia (named after his wife).
By a decree of 1869, Cabal authorized the creation of a university career including the teaching of Civil Law, Canonical Law and Natural Law at the Law School of the Jesuit
-ruled College of the Immaculate Conception in Santa Fe City. This was the origin of today's Faculty of Social and Juridical Sciences of the National University of the Littoral
.
During the last year of Cabal's rule, Santa Fe contributed with the national government (led by president Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
) to suffocate Ricardo López Jordán
's uprising in the neighbouring Entre Ríos Province
.
Once finished his governorship, Cabal was a deputy for the capital district of Santa Fe between 1871 and 1872, and a senator between 1872 and 1876. He collaborated with the reform of the provincial constitution of 1873. He was succeeded by his personal friend and minister Simón de Iriondo
.
Cabal died in Buenos Aires at the age of 55.
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
of Santa Fe
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
between 9 April 1886 and 7 April 1871.
Major achievements of Cabal's administration were, among others, the opening of the first telegraph line between Rosario
Rosario
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
and Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, and the railway link between Rosario and Córdoba
Córdoba, Argentina
Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
(through the Ferrocarril Central Argentino), in 1870.
Cabal pushed the colonized frontiers of Santa Fe Province southward, up to the current towns of Teodelina and Venado Tuerto
Venado Tuerto
Venado Tuerto is a city in the south-west of the , 322 km from the provincial capital. It has about 70,000 inhabitants .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...
(34° S), and northward, up to the latitude of present-day Morteros, Córdoba (about 30° 40’ S), thus bringing the area of the province to 57,000 km². The provincial government continued the policy of sponsoring settlements of European immigrants
Immigration to Argentina
Immigration in Argentina, can be divided in several major stages:* Spanish colonization starting in the 16th century, integrating the indigenous inhabitants ....
as agricultural colonies
Agricultural colonies in Argentina
Agricultural colonies in Argentina were a demographically and economically important part of the evolution of the country. The Argentine government, faced with large areas of fertile land that were unpopulated or settled by aboriginal tribes , encouraged European immigration, welcoming settling...
. Cabal is acknowledged as the official founder of the city of San Justo
San Justo, Santa Fe
San Justo is a city in the center region of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, 99 km north from the provincial capital. It has about 22,000 inhabitants as of the and it is the head town of the San Justo Department....
and several smaller towns, including Saladero Cabal and Emilia (named after his wife).
By a decree of 1869, Cabal authorized the creation of a university career including the teaching of Civil Law, Canonical Law and Natural Law at the Law School of the Jesuit
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
-ruled College of the Immaculate Conception in Santa Fe City. This was the origin of today's Faculty of Social and Juridical Sciences of the National University of the Littoral
National University of the Littoral
The National University of the Littoral is a university in Argentina. It is based in Santa Fe, the capital of the province of the same name, and it has colleges and other academic facilities in Esperanza, Reconquista and Gálvez, also in Santa Fe Province.-History:The original institution was...
.
During the last year of Cabal's rule, Santa Fe contributed with the national government (led by president Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history...
) to suffocate Ricardo López Jordán
Ricardo López Jordán
Ricardo Ramón López Jordán was an Argentine soldier and politician, one of the last influential "caudillos" in the history of Argentina...
's uprising in the neighbouring Entre Ríos Province
Entre Ríos Province
Entre Ríos is a northeastern province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires , Corrientes and Santa Fe , and Uruguay in the east....
.
Once finished his governorship, Cabal was a deputy for the capital district of Santa Fe between 1871 and 1872, and a senator between 1872 and 1876. He collaborated with the reform of the provincial constitution of 1873. He was succeeded by his personal friend and minister Simón de Iriondo
Simón de Iriondo
Simón de Iriondo was an Argentine politician of the National Autonomist Party, who was twice governor of the province of Santa Fe, from 1871 to 1874 and from 1878 to 1882....
.
Cabal died in Buenos Aires at the age of 55.