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History. Before the arrival of the Spanish conquest, the Kaingang, Charrua and Guaraní lived in a big area that also covered most of the current province of Corrientes. The city of Corrientes was founded on April 3, 1588 by Juan Torres de Vera y Aragón as a mid-stop between Asunción and Buenos Aires; the city flourished thanks to the traffic from the route.
The Scientific, Penal and Criminalistic Investigation Service Corps ( Spanish: Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas, CICPC) is Venezuela 's largest national police agency, responsible for criminal investigations and forensic services. It replaced the Cuerpo Técnico de Policía Judicial (PTJ) in 2001.
Legislature of Corrientes Province. The Legislature of Corrientes Province (Spanish: Legislatura de la Provincia de Corrientes) is the legislature of Corrientes, one of the twenty three provinces that make up Argentina. It is a bicameral body, comprising the Chamber of Deputies (made up of 30 representatives), and the Senate (with 15 ...
Corrientes ( Spanish pronunciation: [koˈrjentes] ⓘ; Guaraní: Taragüí, literally: "Currents") is the capital city of the province of Corrientes, Argentina, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about 1,000 km (621 mi) from Buenos Aires and 300 km (186 mi) from Posadas, on National Route 12. It has a population of 346,334 ...
Term length. 4 years. Inaugural holder. Elías Galván. The Governor of Corrientes ( Spanish: Gobernador de la Provincia de Corrientes) is a citizen of Corrientes Province, in Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor.
Capital Department, Corrientes. / 27.500°S 58.800°W / -27.500; -58.800. Capital Department is a department of Corrientes Province in Argentina . The provincial subdivision has a population of about 329,000 inhabitants in an area of 522 km 2 (202 sq mi), and its capital city is Corrientes, which is located around 1,060 km (660 mi) from ...
Mercedes (Spanish pronunciation: [meɾˈseðes]) is a city in the center of the province of Corrientes, Argentina.It is a first-class municipality with a population of 40,667 at the 2010 census [], and the head town of the department of the same name, which also includes the towns of Felipe Yofre and Mariano I. Loza.
Curuzú Cuatiá. / 29.783°S 58.083°W / -29.783; -58.083. Curuzú Cuatiá is a city in the south of the province of Corrientes in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It had about 34,000 inhabitants at the 2010 census [ INDEC], and is the head town of the Curuzú Cuatiá Department . The area has an undulated terrain, with many small rivers and ...