Rafael Obligado, Buenos Aires

Rafael Obligado, formerly Esteban Echeverría,[1] is a town in Rojas Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is named after Rafael Obligado, an Argentine poet and playwright.[2]

Rafael Obligado
Rafael Obligado is located in Argentina
Rafael Obligado
Rafael Obligado
Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 34°21′S 60°47′W
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
PartidoRojas
Founded20 March 1887
Government
 • MayorClaudio Rossi (UCR)
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2010 census [INDEC])
 • Total901
CPA Base
B 6001
Area code+54 2475

History

Founded on 20 March 1887,[3] the town was first named in honor of poet and writer Esteban Echeverría. Later, the name of the town was cut short to Echeverría. In the late 1920s, the town was renamed in honor of playwright and poet Rafael Obligado; the name change was in large part made to avoid confusion with Esteban Echeverría Partido, also in Buenos Aires Province.[2]

Fiesta Provincial de la Galleta

Every November since 1971, a biscuit festival is held in Rafael Obligado. The event includes traditional parades, shows, the election of a "queen", and a lunch of asado and traditional biscuits from the region. The fiesta is an opportunity for a reunion of members of the region and those who have left it for work or personal reasons.[4]

Notable people

References
  1. "Rafael Obligado, Argentina Page". Falling Rain. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. "Rafael Obligado" (in Spanish). Municipio de Rojas. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. "La localidad de Rafael Obligado cumple 125 años" [The town of Rafael Obligado celebrates 125 years]. Diario Democracia (in Spanish). 18 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  4. "Este domingo Rafael Obligado celebrará su Fiesta Provincial de la Galleta" [This sunday Rafael Obligado will celebrate its Provincial Biscuit Festival]. Diario Democracia (in Spanish). 9 November 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. "Lisandro López íntimo, para una página de Racing" [Intimate Lisandro López, for a Racing page]. Rojas Ciudad (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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