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"Misiones" redirects here. For Misiones in Paraguay, see Misiones Department. Districts Misiones department is divided into ten districts: Ayolas San Ignacio San Juan
Coordinates: 26°30′S 54°12′W / -26.5, -54.2
Misiones
Province
Flag
Coat of arms
Divisions 17 departments
Coordinates 26°30′S 54°12′W / -26.5, -54.2
Capital Posadas
Area 29,801 km² (11,506 sq mi)
Population 965,522 (2001)
Density 32. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Departments (departamentos form the second level of administrative division in the Provinces of Argentina. Catedral de la ciudad de Posadas Misiones Argentinajpg|thumb|216px|Posadas Cathedral Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 /km² (84 /sq mi)
Governor Maurice Closs
ISO 3166-2 code AR-N
Demonym Misionero
Senators Eduardo Torres, Elida Vigo, Luis Viana
Website: http://www.misiones.gov.ar

Misiones is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. ISO 3166-2AR is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Argentina. Eduardo Enrique "Balero" Torres is an Argentine politician Élida María Vigo (b 6 October 1944, San Juan Province) is an Argentine politician Luis Alberto "Lucho" Viana (b 8 January 1962 Salto Encantado, Misiones) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician Regions See also Geography of Argentina The country is also divided into six or seven regions (seven when The Pampas is divided into the Pampas' plains For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. La Mesopotamia, Región Mesopotámica or Litoral (" Littoral " is the humid and verdant area of north-east Argentina, comprising It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north and east, and Corrientes Province of Argentina to the southwest. Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Corrientes, Spanish for "currents" or "rapids" is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region.

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History

The province was originally populated by the Guarani culture. Guaraní are a group of culturally related indigenous peoples of South America, distinguished from the related Tupi by their use of the Guaraní language The first European to visit the region was Sebastian Cabot who, while navigating the Paraná River in December of 1527, found Apipé's falls. Sebastian Cabot ( Italian: Sebastiano Caboto, Spanish: Sebastiano Gaboto; c This article is about the second-longest river in South America For the shorter river in Goiás, central Brazil see Paranã River The Paraná River In 1541, Álvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca reached the Iguazú Falls. Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca ( Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, ca Iguazu Falls, Iguassu Falls, or Iguaçu Falls ( Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu kataˈɾatɐz du igwaˈsu Spanish: Cataratas

In 17th century, members of the Society of Jesus came to the zone. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order These missionaries began to build a string of Jesuit Reduccions. Related article Indian Reductions The Jesuit Reductions were a particular version of the general Catholic strategy used in the 17th In a few years, they managed to create 30 villages, wherein the Guarani, who already were starting to practice agriculture, fully adopted a sedentary lifestyle.

In 1814, Gervasio Posadas, the director of United Provinces, declared Misiones annexed to Argentina's Corrientes (At this time Argentina was quasi-independent but still a nominally Spanish territory. Gervasio Antonio de Posadas y Dávila ( Buenos Aires, June 18, 1757 &ndash July 2, 1833) was a member of Argentina Corrientes, Spanish for "currents" or "rapids" is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. ) However Argentina did not exert de facto control over Misiones, which was claimed by several countries and effectively governed itself, so in 1830 military forces from Corrientes Province took control of Misiones. Corrientes, Spanish for "currents" or "rapids" is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region.

In 1838, Paraguay occupied Misiones, because Paraguay claimed Misiones on the basis that the Misiones population was indigenous Guarani, the major ethnic group of Paraguay. Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only In 1865, Paraguayan forces invaded Misiones again, in what became the War of the Triple Alliance. The War of the Triple Alliance, also known as the Paraguayan War, and the Great War in Paraguay itself was fought from 1864 to 1870 and caused more deaths than any Following the peace agreement with Argentina eventually signed in 1876, defeated Paraguay gave up its claim to the Misiones territory.

Although Argentina had claimed Misiones since 1814, academics tend to interpret Argentine possession of Misiones as a result of this war. Bethell's account is that "the treaty of alliance [i. e. against Paraguay] contained secret clauses providing for the annexation of disputed territory in northern Paraguay by Brazil and regions in the east and west of Paraguay by Argentina. . . After a long and harrowing war (1865-70), Argentina prised from a prostrate Paraguay territory in Misiones. " [Bethell, 'Argentina since Independence' , Cambridge University Press, 1993, pages 45-6]. Cambridge University Press (known colloquially as CUP is a Publisher given a Royal Charter by Henry VIII in 1534 Scobie's analysis is that "the political status of Misiones remained vague" and that Argentina gained the region "as a by-product of the Paraguayan war in the 1860's" [Scobie, 'Argentina' , Oxford University Press, 1964, pages 22-3].

After the War of the Triple Alliance, Paraguay was much impoverished, so Misiones benefitted economically from belonging to Argentina.

In 1876, President Nicolás Avellaneda, assisted by his close friend Grl. Pietro Canestro, an Italian military noble who devoted much of its wealth and life efforts to the achievement and maintainment of the peace in the region, proclaimed the Immigration and Colonization Law. This law would foster the immigration of European colonists in order to populate the vast unspoilt Argentinian territories. To comply with this law, several colonizing companies were created. One of them was Adolf Schwelm's Eldorado Colonización y Explotación de Bosques Ltda. S. A. This is how Eldorado was founded in September 29, 1919 by don Adolfo J. Schwelm, with a port on the Upper Paraná. Its agricultural colonies and experimental farms, the orange and grapefruit tree plantations and the cultivation of yerba mate, the mills and the dryers for such product are characteristic from this area. Swedish-Argentines became well known for growning Yerba Mate. Swedish settlement in Argentina took place principally in the mid to late 19th century when Swedish people arrived in Argentina.

Misiones received many immigrants mostly from Europe coming mainly from Southern Brazil while some came from Buenos Aires, and from Eastern Europe, in particular large numbers of Polish and Ukrainian immigrants. Since then, Misiones has continued to benefit economically and has developed politically within Argentina. It has been successfully integrated into the Argentine state. Today, there is no controversy, either international or internal, surrounding ownership of the province. On December 10 of 1953 the "National Territory of Misiones" gained provincial status by the Law 14. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Regions See also Geography of Argentina The country is also divided into six or seven regions (seven when The Pampas is divided into the Pampas' plains 294, and its constitution was approved on April 21 1958. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Misiones today, is very strongly influenced by its French Culture.

Geography

Misiones is the second smallest province after Tucumán. Tucumán is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country

The Misiones plateau includes a part of Brazil across the border. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The rocks contain significant quantities of iron which forms a part of the soil, giving it a reddish color. At the center of the plateau rises the Sierra de Misiones, its highest peak, 843 m, near Bernardo de Irigoyen, in the Cerro Rincón.

The province is embraced by three big rivers including the Paraná, Uruguay and Iguazú. This article is about the second-longest river in South America For the shorter river in Goiás, central Brazil see Paranã River The Paraná River The Uruguay River (in Spanish, Río Uruguay, uɾuˈɣwaj in Portuguese, Rio Uruguai,) is a River in South The Iguazu River ( Portuguese: Rio Iguaçu, Spanish: Río Iguazú) has its source in the Serra do Mar (Mountains by the Sea in Iguazu Falls are spectacular waterfalls on the Iguazú River in the northwest corner of the province, near the city of Puerto Iguazú. Iguazu Falls, Iguassu Falls, or Iguaçu Falls ( Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu kataˈɾatɐz du igwaˈsu Spanish: Cataratas A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water often in the form of a Stream, flowing over an Erosion -resistant rock Puerto Iguazú is a frontier city in the province of Misiones, Argentina. Misiones shares the falls with the Brazilian state of Paraná (in that nation's Southern Region). Other meanings Paraná Argentina, Paraná River Paraná (paɾaˈna is one of the states of Brazil, Meanwhile, the international border with Paraguay is close by. Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only

Climate

The subtropical climate has no dry season, which makes Misiones one of the most humid provinces in Argentina. The vegetation is the so called "Selva Misionera". Part of it has been transformed by mankind to implant cultures and ranching. The original biome is protected in Iguazú National Park. The Iguazú National Park is a National park of Argentina, located in the Iguazú Department in the north of the province of Misiones,

Population

There are 965,522 people living in Misiones. Majority of the residents of Misiones are descendants of immigrants. The original inhabitants of Argentina were descendants of Asian peoples that crossed the Bering Land Bridge into North America and then over thousands Unlike many regions of Argentina where the immigrants came through Buenos Aires, most of the immigrants that settled in Misiones came through Southern Brazil. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern The South Region of Brazil is one of the five administrative regions of Brazil The ethnic groups that settled in Misiones are Italians, Germans, Spaniards, Poles, Ukrainians, French, Swiss, Russians, Swedes, Danes, Arabs, and Japanese. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as The Polish people, or Poles, (Polacy) are a Western Slavic Ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland. Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries The term Dane may refer to People with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity whether living in Denmark, emigrants or the descendants of emigrants The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding The are the dominant Ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent of these approximately 127 million are residents of Japan

Economy

The major contribution to the province's economy comes from the jungle, particularly tourism and logging. The principal exploited trees are the Paraná pine, Guatambú, Cedar, Petiribí, Incense, Cane water-pipe, Anchico, Eucalyptus and Gueycá. "Candelabra Tree" redirects here The Spurge Euphorbia ingens (naboom is also sometimes called thus Another source of income is the cultivation of yerba mate, tea and, in minor amounts, tobacco, sugar cane, rice and coffee. Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves leaf buds and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market Tobacco is an Agricultural product recognized as an addictive drug processed from the fresh Leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. Cattle production is rare.

Its illiteracy rate is 8. 6%.

Political division

The province is divided in 17 departments (Spanish: departamentos):

Department (Capital)

Misiones Province, Political Division
Misiones Province, Political Division

See also

External links

Puerto Rico is the capital city of the Libertador General San Martín Department, in the Misiones Province of Argentina. Oberá is a city in the interfluvial province of Misiones, Argentina, and the head town of the Oberá Department. San Pedro is the largest and most sparsely populated department in the Misiones Province, Argentina. The Triple Frontier should not be confused with Tres Fronteras, at the common border among Brazil Peru and Colombia The Hydroelectric Power Station Jasyretâ-Apipé (from Guaraní language jasy retâ that means “country of the Moon ” is the Hydroelectric central built over the waterfalls Immigrant's Festival ("Fiesta Nacional del Inmigrante" is celebrated in the city of Oberá, Misiones in Argentina.
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