Official Name: | La Pelada |
Pushpin Map: | Argentina |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Argentina |
Coordinates: | -30.8658°N -60.9678°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Santa Fe |
Subdivision Name2: | Las Colonias |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1892 |
Population Total: | 1,377 |
Elevation M: | 51 |
Postal Code: | S 3027 |
Postal Code Type: | CPA Base |
Leader Title: | Communal president |
Leader Name: | Cesar Mathey (PJ) |
La Pelada is a town in the Las Colonias Department of Santa Fe Province, Argentina.[1]
La Pelada was founded by Juan Bernardo Iturraspe in 1892. A fort used to be located in the town to defend against the Malón offensives of the Mapuche.[2]