Its beginnings are
attributed to a royal donation registered around 1665, in the old Pago de los Arroyos
and nearby a humble chapel where an image of Nuestra Señora
del Rosario used to be venerated. That concession gave origin to the building of
a small colony, next to the Paraná river, which happened to grow in a
slow way.
However, there does not
exist a foundation act of Rosario and, even though some people claim to have
taken place in the year 1793, it is considered to be officially founded on October 7th, 1793. It
was declared a city on August 3rd, 1852.
This city is one of the
main urban centres of the country.
Today, it shows the visitors its building progress and an urban plan that
constantly modernizes and is characterized by its promenades and boulevards.
Rosario has become a great
commercial and industrial center. It is considered a first grade port, with
large piers, and a point of convergence for a large quantity of the goods coming
from the central and northern part of the country and Bolivia. It is worth
seeing its trading dock and its grain elevators at work.
This urban development goes
in accordance with its economic development that can also be observed when
walking along its avenues, promenades and parks; among which we can mention the Belgrano
Park and Parque Nacional de la Bandera (the Flag's National Park), that
encloses the monument in homage to our native insignia and its creator,
the General Belgrano.
Appart from all the above
mentioned, it has to be added the excellent hotels, restaurants, discos, and
theatres; attractives that turn it into one of the main citites in
the country.