4-609: Gualeguay may refer to: Gualeguay, Entre Ríos Gualeguay Department Gualeguay River [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gualeguay&oldid=541709640 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
8-570: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gualeguay, Entre R%C3%ADos Gualeguay is a city in the province of Entre Ríos , Argentina, on the Gualeguay River , about 226 km from the provincial capital Paraná and 234 km north-west from Buenos Aires . It has a population of about 39,000 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [ INDEC ] . It should not be confused with Gualeguaychú (another city, 86 km away). Gualeguay
12-531: Was founded on March 20, 1783, by a military surveyor, Tomás de Rocamora , sent by the Viceroy of the Río de la Plata , Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo . Rocamora was also the official founder of Gualeguaychú and Concepción del Uruguay and the one who named the province Entre Ríos ("Between Rivers"). The new village received the name of San Antonio de Gualeguay because it was under the protection of St. Anthony . Gualeguay
16-425: Was the birthplace of post-impressionist painter Cesáreo Bernaldo de Quirós and anthropologist Juan Bautista Ambrosetti (both among the best-known Argentines in their fields), as well as Jorge Burruchaga , a football player and manager and scorer of the winning goal in the 1986 FIFA World Cup final and Fernando Ayala , a major Argentine cinema director and producer. Notable actress and comedian Beatriz Bonnet
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