Simón de Iriondo was an Argentine

Argentina

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 politician of the National Autonomist Party

National Autonomist Party

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, who was twice governor of the province

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 of Santa Fe

Santa Fe Province

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, from 1871 to 1874 and from 1878 to 1882.

Iriondo was also the Government Minister of governor Mariano Cabal

Mariano Cabal

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 ,...

 and part of the cabinet of President Nicolás Avellaneda

Nicolás Avellaneda

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. After his second term in office, in 1883, he was appointed senator

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.

As a governor, Iriondo supported the policy of colonization, as Santa Fe was scarcely populated at the time except for the large cities of Santa Fe

Santa Fe, Argentina

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 and Rosario

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 on the banks of the Paraná River

Paraná River

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. He founded a colony in the north of the province which become the present-day city of Reconquista

Reconquista, Santa Fe

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.

His administration amended the Provincial Constitution of 1863, and created public libraries in Santa Fe, Rosario, San Carlos and Coronda

Coronda

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. http://www.rosario.gov.ar/sitio/historia/verHistoriasEscuela.do?id=630&visualizacion=escuela